2012 News & Featured Stories Archive
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December 11, 2012Students shared research results from their fall semester projects at a poster presentation in Kildee Hall on Dec. 5. The Science With Practice program gives students the opportunity to work with mentors, research their area of interest, earn credits and get paid.
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November 30, 2012
AMES, Iowa -- Helping livestock producers cope with higher feed costs is a top priority for Iowa State University researcher Kurt Rosentrater in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.
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Life Sciences Featured in STORIES
November 28, 2012Developing chemicals with biomass, DNA engineering and cleaning up Iowa’s lakes are among the life science research featured in the latest issue of the college's alumni magazine STORIES in Agriculture and Life Sciences from Iowa State University.Read More about Life Sciences Featured in STORIES -
November 27, 2012
AMES, Iowa -- Developing chemicals with biomass, DNA engineering and cleaning up Iowa's lakes are among the life science research featured in the latest issue of STORIES in Agriculture and Life Sciences from Iowa State University.
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November 15, 2012
Ames - Iowa State University economist Mike Duffy was recently honored for his service to agriculture by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA).
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November 14, 2012AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University and the Iowa Soybean Association were members of a research team that received a national award for excellence in multistate research for its response to an emerging threat to the nation's soybean growers.
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November 14, 2012AMES, Iowa -- The first complete sequence of the pig genome by a team of researchers including Iowa State University animal scientists has provided a genetic comparison of the domesticated pig and its wild cousins and offers clues to how the animal e
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November 14, 2012
AMES, Iowa -- An Iowa State University faculty member has received national recognition for teaching excellence and engaging and preparing students for the future.
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National teaching honor
November 14, 2012Read More about National teaching honorMichael Retallick in the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies was honored with the New Teacher Award at a national ceremony Nov. 11.
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Animal scientists on team that sequences pig genome
November 14, 2012Read More about Animal scientists on team that sequences pig genomeThe international effort included ISU's Max Rothschild, Chris Tuggle and Jim Reecy. Its findings promise to expand the ways pigs are used in human health and medical research.
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November 14, 2012
ISU and the Iowa Soybean Association were part of a national team honored for multistate research excellence.
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November 7, 2012
AMES, Iowa -- A new faculty member in Iowa State University's Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering is researching and working with livestock producers on manure management and water quality matters.
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November 1, 2012
AMES, Iowa -- A researcher in food safety and grain quality has joined Iowa State University in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering .
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A delicious rendition of Cy.
October 23, 2012The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences commissioned sculptor Sarah Pratt to create a life-sized butter replica of the beloved mascot to mark the university's centennial homecoming. Check it out on YouTube.Read More about A delicious rendition of Cy. -
October 22, 2012
AMES, Iowa -- A USDA Agricultural Research Service scientist at Iowa State University is part of an international research effort that has resulted in an integrated physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome.
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October 19, 2012
AMES, Iowa -- Kevin Lauver, who was an Iowa State University freshman in 1977, shares something in common with his son, Jacob, who is a freshman in agricultural studies at Iowa State this fall.
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October 18, 2012
AMES, Iowa -- Worldwide there's a variety of animal breeds raised for food, but the nutritional differences of those meats has never been documented -- until now.
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Curtiss Hall area turned into art gallery
October 11, 2012The Dean's Art Gallery features seven Christian Petersen sculptures, a four-piece pastel drawing sequence by Iowa artist Ellen Wagener and judging trophies awarded to Iowa State student teams.Read More about Curtiss Hall area turned into art gallery -
October 10, 2012
AMES, Iowa — Agriculture’s place in Earth’s ecology will be the focus of the 2012 Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture Oct. 29 at Iowa State University.
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October 9, 2012
October is Pork Month and the Iowa Pork Industry Center has prepared a PDF of swine projects, research, and programs coordinated or led by Iowa State and ISU Extension specialists.