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Tuesday, July 5 2011
News
Developing corn for warmer climate is focus of Iowa State University research
The prospect of rising temperatures in Iowa and the Midwest is
predicted to lead to a dramatic decline in corn yield. With a
$5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Iowa
State University researchers Alan Myers and Tracie
Hennen-Bierwagen are looking to develop a corn variety that
maintains the region's high yields even as temperatures
rise. The study is part of the response within the scientific
community to challenges issued by the National Research Council
in their report, "New Biology for the 21st Century:
Ensuring the United States Lead the Coming
Revolution."
Intelligent construction practices developed for roads also apply to levee construction
Iowa State University researchers are using high-tech
construction practices to evaluate the earthworks that make
roadbeds and building foundations. They say emerging
technologies and instruments -- including a device that quickly
subjects earthwork samples to thousands of load tests -- can
help build better roads and foundations. They say the
technologies could also be used to build and test river
levees.
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Board of Regents names ISU presidential search committee members
The Iowa Board of Regents has appointed an 18-member committee to assist in the search for Iowa State's next president.
Bakopoulos earns rave reviews for novel on American unhappiness
ISU economists address Iowa manufacturing, entrepreneurship, the federal debt
Research by Iowa State economists has tackled topics important
to Iowans. Recent reports have addressed the state of Iowa
manufacturing, and entrepreneurship created within the state by
Iowa State grads. An ISU economics class also came up with
their solution on how to fix the federal deficit.
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In the news
Video game violence: what the science shows
Iowa Republicans warm to Perry, even as he sits on the sidelines
For a candidate who is still mulling a White House bid, Texas
Gov. Rick Perry is getting some early love from Iowa
Republicans.
Dave Peterson, a political science professor at Iowa State
University, says it could be indicative that the field is wide
open.