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EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO 'LISTEN TO UNDERSTAND' |
Conversations about contemporary issues in agriculture can be intimidating for students, especially when they involve controversial topics. Fally Masambuka-Kanchewa hopes to empower her students to overcome these feelings and learn to "listen to understand." The students practiced talking with others about emerging issues in agriculture by creating a podcast series. More |
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INNOVATIVE APPROACH LEADS TO COLLABORATION WITH GLOBAL DRUGMAKER |
Walter Moss and his research lab will work with AstraZeneca scientists to study RNA structure with the goal of identifying new RNA-based drug treatments. More |
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PERSISTENCE REAPS NATIONAL AWARD |
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 her immunology research. More |
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HERBARIUM OFFERS WINDOW INTO PLANT HISTORY |
The Ada Hayden Herbarium on the third floor of Bessey Hall is home to a collection of preserved plant, fungal and algal specimens established in Iowa State’s earliest days and built in part by contributions from some of its most celebrated scholars. It’s akin to a plant library, a resource for documenting and conducting research. 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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AN UNASSUMING FARM LEADER |
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To a man who loved his youth on an Iowa farm but expected he was destined for a farm-less career in industry, a farm manager gig provides a lot of fun days.
Nathan Meyers ('09 ag systems technology) is the manager at the Agricultural Engineering/Agronomy Farm west of Ames, one of the university's 15 research and demonstration farms across the state. He has become the go-to guy for staff at all the Iowa State research farms around the state. More
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WATCH LIVESTREAM OF CARVER DAY CELEBRATION |
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On Thursday, Feb. 1, George Washington Carver (1894 agriculture, 1896 MS) will tell his story in person* in the Durham Great Hall of the Memorial Union.
(*In person - thanks to alumnus Paxton Williams' portrayal of the world-famous agricultural scientist in a performance for the second annual Carver Day celebration at Iowa State.)
The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Durham Great Hall of the Memorial Union and will be livestreamed. More
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