2000 News Releases

D E C E M B E R

Animal Scientists Take Classroom to South America (12/27/00) ISU Researchers Put Low-fat Twist on a Holiday Favorite (12/22/00) *Reiman Gardens to begin winter hours (12/14/00)* Researchers are Preparing Soybeans for the Final Frontier (12/11/00)

N O V E M B E R

ISU Faculty Member Named International Fellow (11/29/00) *Symposium Will Address Genetically Altered Crops and Pest Management (11/29/00)* *ISU Prof Looks to Cotton to Improve Corn and Soybeans (11/17/00)* ISU, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Co-sponsor Soybean Travel Tour to Brazil (11/17/00) *ISU Professor Named to EPA Panel Reviewing StarLink (11/16/00)* Siblings can Play Positive Role in Stressed Families (11/15/00) *Ag Quality Initiative Meeting to be Held Nov. 21 in Cedar Rapids (11/14/00)* Employment Growth in Iowa's Agriculture Value-added Industries (11/13/00) Success with Mice Stem Cells Encouraging for Treating Eye Disease (11/9/00) Nutrition Science Class Prevents Weight Gain for Students (11/7/00) Local Ownership Not the Key to Businesses' Involvement in Communities (11/3/00)

O C T O B E R

*ISU "Strengthening Families" Events in Des Moines Oct. 30 (10/26/00)* ISU Student Wins International Prize for Young Researchers (10/25/00) 2000 Pierre Lecture in Soil Science Nov. 1 at Iowa State (10/25/00) Online Paper Outlines Starlink Use and Potential Impact in Iowa (10/20/00) Scientific Index Developed to Assist in Phosphorus Management (10/19/00) *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (10/19/00)* Agriculture Career Day at Iowa State on Oct. 24 (10/17/00) Alternatives to Swine Antibiotics to be Tested at ISU (10/13/00)

S E P T E M B E R

*ISU Appoints Director for the Plant Sciences Institute (9/28/00)* ISU Ag Students Broaden Horizons Through Study Abroad (9/19/00) *ISU Center for Designing Foods Joins Plant Sciences Institute (9/18/00)* ISU Block & Bridle to Hold Youth Livestock Judging Contest (9/18/00) USDA Funding to ISU for Work on Six Multistate Projects (9/15/00) ISU Ag Sorority to Hold Farm Safety Day Camp Sept. 23 (9/15/00) *Six Receive Plant Sciences Institute Graduate Fellowships (9/12/00)* Lauren Christian Swine Farm to Hold Field Day on Sept. 19 (9/11/00) Conjugated Linoleic Acid Topic of Iowa State Mini-symposium (9/11/00) USDA and ISU Agree to Combine Grain Quality Databases (9/11/00) *ISU Plant Sciences Institute Partners with International Maize Center (9/8/00)* *ISU Plant Sciences Institute Hires First Faculty (9/7/00)* Allee Farm to Hold Free-Range Organic Chicken Field Day (9/5/00) New Leopold Center Director to Speak on Sustainable Agriculture (9/1/00)

A U G U S T

Research Publication Takes Broad Look at Farm Information Systems (8/31/00) Common Ground Leadership Award Presented (8/30/00) "Newsmaker" Honor: ISU Project Repels Roaches, but not Reporters (8/29/00) *Stern Named Interim Directory of ISU Bioinformatics Center (8/24/00)* *Iowa Ag Quality Initiative Meeting to be held Aug. 30 at ISU (8/22/00)* Corn Germplasm Field Day Planned (8/21/00) ISU Names Director of Institute for Social and Behavioral Research (8/18/00) International Ag Academics Work on Leadership at ISU (8/16/00) *Agricultural, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (8/15/00)* *Iowa State Wins National Technology Award for Device that Checks for Contaminated Meat (8/8/00)* Finalists Named in ISU's Search for Agronomy Department Head (8/7/00)  ISU Faculty Receive National Honors from Animal Science Society (8/4/00) *Iowa State Plant Sciences Administrator to Speak at Royal Agricultural Society of England (8/4/00)*

J U L Y

Economist Named to Pioneer Chair in Science/Technology Policy (7/24/00) Iowa-produced Food to be Featured at Iowa State's First Football Game (7/24/00) ISU College of Ag State Fair Exhibit Focuses on Food Safety (7/21/00) *Agricultural, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (7/20/00)* Costa Rican Students and Faculty to Visit ISU (7/11/00) *Finalist Named for Director of Plant Sciences Institute (7/6/00)* New Chair for Iowa State University Economics Department (7/6/00) Impact of Targeted Industries on Iowa Employment Studied (7/5/00) *Ross to Serve as Agriculture Dean at ISU (7/4/00)*

J U N E

*Glass Buildings Highlight Rieman Gardens Development (6/30/00)* *ISU Professor Honored for Vitamin A Research (6/29/00)* *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (6/16/00)* *Consortium Will Advance Biobased Industry in Midwest (6/14/00)* *Finalist Named in Ag Dean Search at Iowa State (6/8/00)* ISU Names New Leopold Center Director (6/7/00)

M A Y

Iowa's Land and Environment the Topic of Regional Meetings (5/25/00) Media Advisory--ISU Plant Pathologist to Speak on Climate Change on Capitol Hill (5/23/00) Dates for ISU Research Farms Field Days are Set (5/23/00) *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (5/23/00)* *Spring is Busy Time at Reiman Gardens (5/18/00)* *ISU Names Center for Distinguished Plant Breeder (5/16/00)* Nominations Sought for 2000 State Government Leadership Honor (5/10/00) Gray Leaf Spot in Corn Increases in Iowa (5/8/00) Hungarian Agriculture College Honors Two ISU Faculty (5/2/00)

A P R I L

Awards Presented by ISU Agriculture Honor Society (4/26/00) ISU Meetings Set to Discuss Iowa's Land and Environment (4/26/00) New Manager Named for ISU Seed Testing Laboratory (4/20/00) *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (4/19/00)* Cooperative Conference Publication Now Available (4/13/00) *Abstracts for Plant Sciences Symposium Due April 28 (4/10/00)* World Bank Staff to Learn More About Iowa Agriculture (4/4/00) Scholarship to Honor Verba and Verner Nielsen (4/4/00)

M A R C H

New Report on Iowa Employment Changes Released (3/31/00) *ISU to Host Seminar, Public Hearing on Plant-derived Vaccines (3/28/00)* New Report Released on Iowa Farmland Ownership (3/24/00) *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (3/16/00)* Ag Week Message: What We Talk About When We Talk "Sustainable" (3/20/00) Ag Week Release: ISU Freshman Researcher Busy as a Bee on a Honey of a Project (3/20/00) Ag Week Release: From a Distance, ISU Offers a World of Agriculture Education (3/20/00) Summit Meets March 9 to Map Future of Agricultural Education (3/2/00) This Art Exhibit at ISU Will Give You the Warm Fuzzies (3/1/00)

F E B R U A R Y

Big Crowd Means Location Change for Feb. 28 E-commerce Forum (2/23/00) FAPRI Expects Ag Export Volume to Increase, But Value to Lag (2/22/00) *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (2/15/00)* *Iowa State Receives $5 million Gift for Plant Sciences' Seed Center (2/15/00)* *Keeney Will Discuss International Issues of Sustainable Agriculture at AAAS Meeting (2/11/00)* Viewpoints on Future of E-commerce to be Shared at ISU Forum (2/11/00) Human Fat Gene Leads Iowa State to Discovery on Lean Pigs (2/11/00) ISU Swine Teaching Farm Honored by Iowa Pork Producers (2/8/00) ISU's Ag Forum to Explore Impact of E-commerce on Agriculture (2/4/00) Worst Year Expected for Stewart's Disease (2/3/00) 1999 Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Growers Receive Awards (2/3/00) Feeding Study to Analyze Cholesterol Lowering Properties of Soy (2/2/00) ISU Animal Science Leader Named Honorary Master Pork Producer (2/1/00)

J A N U A R Y

Deer-Related Accidents Studied by ISU Researcher (1/27/00) GMO Issues Examined at Feb. 15 Seed Technology Conference (1/27/00) *Iowa State Receives $3 million Gift for Plant Sciences Co-laboratory (1/23/00)* *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (1/19/00)* ISU College of Agriculture Presents Awards to Faculty, Staff (1/17/00) *Ross Named Interim Dean of ISU College of Agriculture (1/7/00)* New Director Named for Iowa Pork Industry Center at ISU (1/7/00) ISU Announces Leopold Center Director Candidates (1/4/00)

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