News & Featured Stories Archive
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March 13, 2024
Adult monarch butterflies covered approximately 2.2 acres of forest canopy in Mexico, an area about three acres smaller than last year, according to the 2023-2024 overwintering monarch population report released by the World Wildlife Fund-Telcel Foundation Alliance and others involved with monarch tracking. The winter surveys provide critical data to assess status and trends of the North American eastern monarch population and inform conservation practices in Mexico, Canada and the United States. The goal to maintain a long-term average of 15 acres of occupied forest canopy during the winter shapes objectives for establishing breeding habitat in the Midwestern states, including Iowa through the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium.
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March 6, 2024
A new, two-year project led by Iowa State University builds on decades of work at two organic research sites in Iowa. It will also add a third on-farm research site that brings a new layer of engagement with interested stakeholders. The research is funded by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and The Organic Center.
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March 1, 2024
Elizabeth Macias, newly hired data analyst, will work with faculty and staff researchers, as well as students to collect, organize, analyze and share their data in standardized formats so it is easy to understand, replicate and reuse in future studies. Her primary focus will be collaborating with CALS researchers, but her services are available to any Iowa State faculty member.
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February 20, 2024
Award-winning researcher, educator and author John Reganold, Regents Professor of Soil Science and Agroecology at the Washington State University, will present the 2024 Shivvers Lecture on March 18, at 7:30 p.m., in Room 2226 Bessey Hall, 2200 Osborn Drive, on the Iowa State University campus.
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February 19, 2024
Shawn Dorius' Study USA course SOC 234: Conservation Ethics & Values lets students learn about the history of American conservation in the heart of the Mountain West.
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February 14, 2024
“Everything starts with an idea,” according to Sotirios Archontoulis, professor of agronomy at Iowa State University, who will co-lead a five-year, $16 million project to explore some big, interconnected questions impacting agriculture in the Corn Belt and Great Plains.
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February 13, 2024
Brett Ramirez has been appointed interim director of the Egg Industry Center at Iowa State University. He has served as the center’s assistant director since April 2023, leading alongside former EIC director Richard Gates, who passed away in November 2023.
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February 7, 2024
Last fall, the Vine and Wine Club officially became an Iowa State University-recognized student organization. Open to any student 21 years of age or older, the club meets monthly to discuss viticulture (the science of growing grapes), taste different wines and learn about the winemaking process.
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February 5, 2024
With a demonstrated record of building community within the department and effectively managing resources, Dan Nettleton has been approved to continue leading Iowa State University’s Department of Statistics.
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February 1, 2024
Increased job opportunities and higher median pay are among the highlights included in a newly released report on the economic impacts of the bioprocessing industry in Cedar Rapids. The report is the result of a unique public-private partnership between Iowa State University and Cedar Rapids, established in 2015 to understand and support further development of the bioprocessing and manufacturing industries in the eastern Iowa town.
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January 29, 2024
Department of Animal Science faculty Jim Dickson, professor, Nick Gabler, professor and associate chair of research, and Juan Steibel, professor, were all recognized during a medallion ceremony Jan. 19 in Kildee Hall for their appointments as holders of named and endowed positions.
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January 19, 2024
Conversations about contemporary issues in agriculture can be intimidating for students, especially when they involve controversial topics. An important goal for Fally Masambuka-Kanchewa is to empower her students to feel more confident addressing and communicating about such issues before they graduate.
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January 8, 2024
Asheesh “Danny” Singh, professor of agronomy with expertise in soybean breeding and phenomics at Iowa State University, has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center (ISRC) as a co-director. He will work closely with founding director Greg Tylka and the ISRC's partners as the center prepares to observe its 10th anniversary in July.
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January 4, 2024
Catarina Bittencourt exemplifies the phrase, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Her drive to not give up led to her winning a national award for research in immunology.
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December 15, 2023
Ajay Nair will bring an across-the-board enthusiasm for all aspects of horticulture and global resource systems, and more than a decade of experience as a faculty member as he takes the helm of Iowa State University’s Department of Horticulture next year.
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December 12, 2023
Iowa State University researchers are illuminating the role of light sensing in the lives of simple bacteria. The scientists discovered that several types of bacteria that grow on plants and in soil can use light to anticipate an imminent, potentially deadly loss of water from their environment. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrate a level of sophistication not usually attributed to bacteria.
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December 8, 2023
Students across Iowa State University teamed up to tackle food insecurity in the second annual Food Insecurity Challenge. The competition, hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Ivy College of Business and the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, aims to teach undergraduate and graduate students about the multitude of issues those who are food insecure face by challenging them to find reachable solutions.
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December 8, 2023
Megan Decker, senior in agricultural and rural policy studies, and international agriculture, credits her success at Iowa State University to the peers and mentors she had to lean on and draw inspiration from. She is the fall 2023 recipient of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Council Outstanding Senior Award.
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December 8, 2023
Volunteering has been an important part of Grace Spindler’s life since she was 13. She has continued giving back to others as an Iowa State University student, resulting in her being selected for the CALS Council Distinguished Service Award.
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December 8, 2023
When Colton Holdgrafer began at Iowa State University, he didn’t expect how far his impact would stretch. He has been selected as the fall 2023 recipient of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council Outstanding Ambassador of Agriculture and Life Sciences Award.