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INNOVATING TO BRING THE WORLD TO THE CLASSROOM |
Lee Burras (’81 agronomy, ’84 MS soil science), Morrill Professor in the Department of Agronomy, has been taking Iowa State students to countries around the world since 2002. While on these study abroad trips, students experience other cultures and see first-hand how agricultural practices differ from those in the United States. When the COVID-19 pandemic put a temporary halt to all of Iowa State’s study abroad trips, Burras found an innovative way to offer international experiences to students. More |
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ENSURING SAFETY WHILE EXPLORING MICROBIOLOGY |
Claudia Lemper-Manahl, assistant teaching professor in plant pathology and microbiology, has taken a number of precautions to safeguard her students and staff in her in-person medical microbiology lab. Her efforts prevent not only the spread of COVID-19, but also the spread of pathogens being studied in the lab. Students who take this course learn how microbiology plays a role in human health, agriculture and veterinary medicine. Video |
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CARVER HONORED BY INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS |
George Washington Carver, Iowa State’s first African American student and faculty member, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Institute of Food Technologists Include Award. Cathie Woteki, professor in food Science and human nutrition and former dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was a part of the special presentation. This video honors Carver's life and legacy in celebration of this award. |
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NEW MINOR ADDRESSES GLOBAL HEALTH |
Students interested in a career in human health will benefit from the new global health minor being offered in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Betsy Matos ('01 MS entomology, '05 PhD entomology, horticulture), assistant teaching professor of global resource systems and assistant director of environmental health and safety, is one of the people involved in creating the minor. Matos (above left) speaks with students in her Global Health Disparities class last semester, one of the minor’s required classes. More |
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$1.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON PRAIRIE STRIPS |
The Bia-Echo Foundation has committed $1.1 million to support a faster-paced adoption of prairie strips, a farmland conservation practice, through Iowa State’s Science-based Trials of Row-crops Integrated with Prairie Strips project (STRIPS). More |
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$1 MILLION TO STUDY MANURE, ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE |
Researchers in agricultural and biosystems engineering received a $1 million grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study how manure management systems may give rise to antibiotic resistance. More |
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$2 MILLION FOR GROSS-WEN TECHNOLOGIES ALGAE PROJECT |
Gross-Wen Technologies was awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The company was founded by Zhiyou Wen, director of the Center for Crops Utilization Research, and Martin Gross (’11 biology, ’13 MS food science, ’15 PhD food science, ag and engineering), assistant teaching professor. More |
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WANG, NIKOLAU NAMED AAAS FELLOWS |
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named Kan Wang (left) and Basil Nikolau to its class of 2020 AAAS Fellows. Wang is the Global Professor in Biotechnology in agronomy and co-director of the Crop Bioengineering Center. Nikolau is the Frances M. Craig Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, director of the Center for Metabolic Biology and director of the W.M. Keck Metabolomics Research Laboratory. AAAS is the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. More |
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RESEARCHING NUTRIENT LOSS IN LANDSCAPE WET SPOTS |
With the help of an innovative new monitoring system, Iowa State researchers looking at nitrogen and phosphorus losses to water and the atmosphere are better able to pinpoint nutrient fluxes. In the process, they are refining knowledge of where -- and when -- to expect nutrient-loss hot spots. More |
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CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS SPECIES DIFFERENTLY |
A new study shows how climate change is having a much greater impact on birds than small mammals in the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States. The study could inform conservation practices and shed new light on how climate change affects various species differently. More |
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UV LIGHT SHOWS PROMISE IN MITIGATION OF SWINE VIRUS |
Iowa State research testing the ability of ultraviolet light to stop the spread of a costly virus for pork producers has shown promise. Ultraviolet light analyzed in experiments irradiates aerosolized droplets of the virus that causes porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome. More |
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AG DECISION MAKER UPGRADES FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY |
Ag Decision Maker, published by ISU Extension and Outreach, unveiled a new design for its 25th anniversary. The new site offers the same timely information Iowans and farmers across the Midwest have depended on for years, but in a more accessible and mobile friendly format. More |
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BEEF TEACHING FARM MANAGER RECEIVES IBIC AWARD |
David Bruene (’13 ag studies), manager of the Beef Teaching Farm, was recently awarded the 2020 Cow-Calf Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Award from the Iowa Beef Industry Council. BQA certification helps cattle producers implement best management practices and demonstrate commitment to food safety, quality and animal welfare. More |
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REDDY RECEIVES ISUAA INSPIRATION AWARD |
Manju Reddy, Professor and the Doris A. Adams Endowed Chair in food science and human nutrition, is a recipient of the 2021 Faculty-Staff Inspiration Award. The ISU Alumni Association established the award in 2011 as a way for former ISU students to recognize ISU faculty or staff who had significant influence in their lives. More |
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IOWA PORK INDUSTRY CENTER HONORED |
The Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC) at Iowa State was presented with the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s first President’s Award this week. The award recognizes all employees at IPIC for their work and dedication to helping Iowa’s pig farmers manage through so many extraordinary challenges to the industry in 2020. More |
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HAMILTON POULTRY TEACHING, RESEARCH FACILITY RECEIVES NEW GIFTS |
The ISU Department of Animal Science has received several gifts to operationalize the pedigree room in the Robert T. Hamilton Poultry Teaching and Research Facility. Feinhage Poultry-Solutions contributed the pedigree room pens, and several farm groups within Versova, including Hawkeye Pride Farms, CenterFresh Farms and Iowa Cage-Free, donated funds for penning installation. When tallied together, these contributions provided a savings of $100,000 to the facility. In addition, Chore-Time donated hopper bottom bins that will provide feed to the pedigree room, with Goodman Classic donating the installation. More |
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ISU EXTENSION AND OUTREACH RESOURCES, EVENTS |
These are just a few of the many new and updated resources and upcoming events from ISU Extension and Outreach - Agriculture and Natural Resources. See more.
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ALUMS FEATURED AS YOUNG FARMERS READY FOR 2021 |
At the 2021 Iowa Pork Congress banquet in January, the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) awarded their top honors to several college alumni.
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Rod Fee (’64 animal science), co-owner of Fee Farms Show Pigs near Ackworth, Iowa, 2020 Master Seedstock Award.
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Mark Dolan (’03 ag systems technology), farmer near Masonville, Iowa, 2020 Pork All-American Award.
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Lucas Bravard (’16 ag studies), farmer near Jefferson, Iowa, 2020 Iowa Master Pork Producer Award.
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Tom Miller (’79 animal science), retired ISU Extension and Outreach swine specialist, 2020 Honorary Master Pork Producer Award.
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ACKLEYS HONORED WITH SUSTAINABLE AG AWARD |
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Paul Ackley ('67 farm operations) and his late wife, Nancy, were honored with the Practical Farmers of Iowa 2021 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award. Ackley operates a diversified crop and livestock farm near Bedford, Iowa, raising hair sheep, cattle, corn, soybeans, hay, winter wheat and a diverse mix of cover crops. The operation has a history of incorporating conservation practices like no-till, rotational grazing, terraces, wetlands, grass waterways and riparian buffers. More |
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PILCHERS HONORED AS EMERGING PHILANTHROPISTS |
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KELLOGG FEATURED FOR PARTICIPATION IN ISU LEARNING COMMUNITIES |
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Logan Kellogg ('15 ag studies), right, parent seed supply chain planner for Corteva Agriscience, was featured by Iowa State News Service for his participation in the Iowa State Department of Agricultural Education and Studies learning community while an undergraduate student. In a note to Ben Chamberlain, the learning community advisor, Kellogg wrote, "You invested in me years ago and I have had the opportunity to pay it forward to others in my career thus far. Know that your work has changed lives.” More |
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