2002 News & Featured Stories Archive
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July 10, 2002
Institute for Social and Behavioral Research information The Institute for Social and Behavior Research was formed in response to health problems that evolved from the farm crisis in the 1980s.
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July 10, 2002
A National Institutes of Health research study about to get under way at Iowa State University could offer a partial alternative to hormone replacement therapy for women who want to prevent bone loss after menopause. D.
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July 8, 2002AMES, Iowa - The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), a center jointly administered by Iowa State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia, received a Secretary's Honor Award from U.S.
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July 2, 2002AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University's Plant Sciences Institute has awarded start-up funding to six Iowa State research projects. Each project received approximately $25,000 for one or two years.
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July 2, 2002
AMES, Iowa - In an effort to spur economic development, Iowa cities have steadily increased their use of a special type of tax district.
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June 30, 2002AMES, Iowa — Air-quality research at Iowa State University continues to address questions about the impact of livestock confinement facilities on the environment and people who live and work nearby. Dwaine Bundy and Steven Hoff, researchers in
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June 25, 2002AMES, Iowa - Apple cider producers in Iowa have taken precautions to make their processing methods safe and sanitary. That's the finding of a recent survey conducted by Iowa State University researchers.
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June 24, 2002AMES, Iowa — Catherine Woteki, dean of agriculture at Iowa State University, has released a letter to alumni and friends that outlines endowment and farm reviews in the College of Agriculture. "Accountability for all our resources and excellen
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June 19, 2002AMES, Iowa - Solon A. (Bud) Ewing, a longtime leader in animal science at Iowa State University, died of septicemia on June 19 in Ames.
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June 10, 2002AMES, Iowa - Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a widespread and serious pest in Iowa soybean fields. An infestation can reduce yields by 50 percent or more.
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June 9, 2002Ames, Iowa — Kendall Lamkey has been named Pioneer Hi-Bred International Endowed Chair in Maize Breeding and director of the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding at Iowa State University.
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May 14, 2002Jian-Kang Zhu, plant sciences department, University of Arizona, will present the first Distinguished Lecturer Seminar on Plant Response to Environmental Stress, Friday, May 31, at 2 p.m. in 1414 Molecular Biology Building.
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May 14, 2002AMES, Iowa — Ultrasonic scanning is widely used by swine producers, breeders, veterinarians and others to measure fat and muscle area in live swine.
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May 14, 2002AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University plant pathologists predict a high risk of Stewart's disease in this year's corn crop due to last winter's warmer-than-usual weather. "Based on 30 years of historical disease and weather data, we are predictin
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May 6, 2002AMES, Iowa - Students from Iowa State University have been selected to present their ideas on sustainability at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in August.
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May 6, 2002AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University study is the first to show how endocrine cells release hormones in the body. "It's a new finding on how the cell operates," said Lloyd Anderson, a distinguished professor of animal science.
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May 5, 2002AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University has named Paul Lasley the new chair of the Department of Sociology. Lasley will begin his new duties on July 1. The professor of rural sociology has been an ISU faculty member since 1981.
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May 5, 2002AMES, Iowa — A member of Iowa State University's student crops team won the National Association of College and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) crops contest in Pomona, Calif. Bart Boehm, a senior in agronomy from Greenfield, Iowa, won the ove
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May 5, 2002AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State Water Resources Research Institute (ISWRRI) presented awards to four Iowans and one organization for their contributions in understanding and conserving water resources during 2001.
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May 5, 2002AMES, Iowa - An Iowa State University senior took top individual honors and her team placed second in the American Society of Agronomy national soil judging contest April 20-26. Meghan Buckley, Greenwich, N.Y., is majoring in agronomy.