2021 News & Featured Stories Archive
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November 4, 2021
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University and Alliant Energy will collaborate on a solar farm to be established on university land south of Ames.
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November 4, 2021
AMES, Iowa — Latham Hi-Tech Seeds, located in Alexander, Iowa, has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner.
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November 3, 2021
AMES, Iowa – For the past year and first time in school history, Iowa State University has served as the home of the official 2020 National Thanksgiving Turkey following last year’s National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation at the White House.
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November 1, 2021Jill Paxton, assistant teaching professor of animal science, recently published her first children’s book, “The Adventures of Logan and Bailey: Lost in the Woods.” The light-hearted tale depicts a boy and his dog who venture into a forest and must find their way home.
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October 22, 2021
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Iowa State University Alumni Association presented awards at the annual Honors and Awards Ceremony on Oct. 22.
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October 21, 2021
AMES, Iowa – The large concrete structure that quite literally rose out of the ground near the intersection of Highway 30 and State Avenue Ames’s west side generated quite a buzz in conversations and on social media earlier this fall.
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October 19, 2021
AMES, Iowa – Chemicals used to “grease proof” everything from food packaging to carpets have built up in the environment for decades and contaminate ecosystems across the globe, and a new study is calling for a better understanding of the risks po
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October 14, 2021Diversifying one’s résumé can set them apart from others when applying for an internship or job. Students can do this by including leadership experiences, special skills or notable achievements. Ben Miller, sophomore in agricultural business, is focusing on the latter and adding “America’s Best Bagger” to the top of his list.
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October 13, 2021
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Soybean Research Center recently awarded funding for four soybean research projects at Iowa State University, the largest level of funding invested in a single year by the ISRC since its inception in 2014.
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October 12, 2021
AMES, Iowa — The relationship between the United States and China may be at its lowest point in recent history, but both countries continue to need each other to achieve strategic goals in agriculture, food production and food security.
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October 11, 2021
AMES, Iowa — Innvictis Seed Solutions distributed by Simplot Grower Solutions has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner.
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October 8, 2021Trees in the newly planted orchard at the Horticulture Research Station will soon be bursting with apples thanks to an innovative growing technique.
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September 30, 2021
AMES, Iowa — A new study underway by economists at Iowa State University aims to better understand nutrient impacts through the lens of local recreation and tourism, with a focus on assessing the economic impacts of water quality improvement on
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September 29, 2021
AMES, Iowa - The American Society for Microbiology, or ASM, recently presented Nancy Boury with its 2022 Carski Award for Undergraduate Education.
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September 29, 2021
AMES, Iowa — The Distillers Grains Technology Council, administered at Iowa State University, will cover the latest research for industries that produce and use distillers grains at its 25th annual symposium, Oct.
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September 28, 2021
AMES, Iowa – Lisa Schulte Moore, a professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University, has been named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow.
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September 27, 2021
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is excited to resume its annual, on-campus career day on Oct. 12.
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September 23, 2021When a call came asking for help preparing the Major League Baseball field at the Field of Dreams, CALS alum Casey Scheidel jumped at the opportunity.
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September 22, 2021
AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University professor has been appointed to a White House advisory group on science and technology.
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September 21, 2021The Students of Color Network, an organization geared toward Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering students, emphasizes acceptance and inclusion of people of color, and the group has since flourished into a supportive community.