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Tuesday, November 30 2010
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Neighborhood session on new sports complex, ag pavilion planned
ISU officials working on plans for a new outdoor sports complex and an agriculture pavilion near the Towers residence halls are inviting Campustown neighbors to a Dec. 8 meeting on the projects. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Knapp Storms Dining Complex.
Patrick Schnable, Agronomy
ISU researcher, collaborators, re-sequence six corn varieties, find some genes missing
Researchers at Iowa State University, China Agricultural
University and the Beijing Genomics Institute in China recently
re-sequenced and compared six elite inbred corn (maize) lines,
including the parents of the most productive commercial hybrids
in China, and found
entire genes that were missing from one line to another.
Iowa State, Ames Lab researcher develops new way to study single biological molecules
Sanjeevi Sivasankar will work with Novascan Technologies Inc.
of Ames to continue development of a unique microscope that
allows researchers to study single molecules. The microscope is
designed to advance the study of structural biology. The Grow
Iowa Values Fund is supporting commercialization of the
instrument.
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ISUs dairy products evaluation team lands runner-up honors at international competition
ISU's Dairy Products Evaluation Team earned a second place finish in the overall category, a first place in yogurt, a second place in cheddar cheese and a third in cottage cheese for the team competition and also scored individual awards including a first in yogurt at the annual, international competiton.
ISU economist addresses state's holiday retail prospects as economy struggles
English professor Percy earns rave reviews as a rising literary star
WinterFest 2008 at the Memorial Union. Photo by Bob Elbert, ISU News Service
Friday's WinterFest to feature day of activities
In the news
Gotham Group buys rights to werewolf tale by Iowa State professor
A new plan for nurturing business
The Des Moines Register
Curt Carlson, chief executive of BodyViz, a visual medical solutions company in Ames, said Iowa can be a difficult state in which to raise money, especially as investors have pulled back in the recession. The company Carlson leads uses virtual-reality technology developed at Iowa State University to give doctors a three-dimensional look inside patients' bodies.