2001 News Releases

D E C E M B E R

Development of Corn Lines with Improved Starch is Checkoff-funded (12/31/01) Leopold Center Seeks Nominations for New Spencer Award (12/21/01) Workshop Explores Specialty Poultry Markets (12/21/01) Flavor the Holiday Season with Safe Apple Cider (12/13/01) ISU Student Groups Honored at National Meeting (12/12/01)* ISU Researcher Receives 2001 Crop Genetics Honor (12/11/01)

N OV E M B E R

Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (11/27/01)* Iowa State Names Agriculture Dean (11/20/01)* Most Iowa Grain Processed Before Leaving State (11/12/01) Iowa State Agronomy Faculty Receive National Honors (11/9/01) Understanding Food Labels Helps Older Americans Stay Healthy (11/8/01)

O C T O B E R

Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (10/25/01)* Agriculture Career Day at Iowa State on Oct. 30 (10/25/01) Leopold Center Director to Receive Sustainable Ag Award (10/24/01) Three Agriculture Dean Candidates to Visit Campus (10/24/01)* Computers May Help Manage Brown Stem Rot in Soybeans (10/23/01) Vigilance to Disease Should be Key Strategy for Soybean Growers (10/19/01) ISU Receives Grant to Help Students Study Global Food Issues (10/19/01) Research: Herbicides do not Worsen Common Soybean Diseases (10/19/01) Groundbreading for Plant Sciences Lab Building will be Oct. 20 (10/17/01)* ISU Student Club Sponsors Ride and Drive Field Day Oct. 27 (10/17/01) Now is the Time to Sample for Soybean Cyst Nematode (10/15/01) ISU Advises Caution on New Tests for Roundup Ready Corn (10/12/01) Four Students in New Graduate Program Receive Assistantships (10/11/01) ISU Researchers See Impact of Global Climate Patterns on Deforestation (10/9/01)* USDA Awards ISU $1.6 million for Graduate Training in Animal Agriculture and Computational Biology (10/3/01)* Iowa State Sociology Alum to be Honored, Present Seminar (10/2/01)

S E P T E M B E R

Gift to ISU Helps Agriculture Scholarships, Capital Projects (9/27/01)* Iowa State Process Uses New Soybean with Improved Digestibility (9/27/01) Leopold Center Seeks Projects, Partners for New Initiatives (9/27/01)  Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (9/26/01)* Link Between Soil pH and Soybean Stress Seen in Yield Studies (9/26/01) Myths and Realities of U.S. Farm Policy and Ag Trade Program Oct. 8 (9/24/01) Two Well-known Ag Economists to Debate Ag Structure on Sept. 24 (9/18/01) ISU Professor to Lead International Food Safety Group (9/18/01) Rose Gardens at Iowa State Named Nation's Finest (9/10/01)* ISU Ag Sorority to Host Farm Safety Camp Sept. 22 (9/4/01)

A U G U S T

Corn Germplasm Field Day Planned Sept. 19 (8/29/01) Catnip Drives Cats Wild, But Drives Mosquitoes Away (8/27/01) Soybean Study Examines Factors Influencing Brown Stem Rot (8/27/01) ISU Names New Leaders in Ag & Biosystems Engineering, Animal Science (8/27/01) Ensuring 'Fast and Furious' Soybeans May Improve Yields (8/24/01) ISU Center to Lead National System to Enhance Seed Exports (8/21/01) Rural Summit Media Advisory (8/20/01) Greenhouse Studies Put Spotlight on Herbicide Injury in Soybeans (8/20/01) New Chair Names for Iowa State Horticulture Department (8/15/01) Iowa State Research Shows Decline in Iowa Mussel Populations (8/13/01) 2001 Pierre Lecture in Soil Science Sept. 12 at Iowa State (8/13/01) Three Iowa State Student Clubs Capture National Honors (8/13/01) Daylily Disease Spotted in Iowa for the First Time (8/13/01) ISU NASA Food Center Featured at Iowa State Fair (8/8/01) Soybean Cyst Nematode Responsible for Yellow Soybean Fields (8/3/01) Iowa State Prepares Students for Careers in Bio-based Industry (8/1/01)*

J U L Y

Grant Establishes Metabolomics Research Lab for Iowa State University Plant Scientists (7/31/01)* ISU Bioinformatics Professor Named DuPont Young Professor (7/31/01)* Proposed Federal Regulations Would Harm Iowa Livestock Producers (7/30/01) ISU to Host International Pig Veterinary Society Congress in 2002 (7/27/01) Pest-resistant Soybean May Excel at Drawing Water from Soil (7/27/01) After All These Years, Soybean Pest's Damage Still Dramatic (7/26/01) Don't Be Chicken, Attend Acreage/Garden Field Days (7/23/01) Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (7/19/01) ISU Scientists Part of National Effort to Assess Ag Bioterrorism (7/17/01) Intervention Reduces Youth Aggression and Subsance Use (7/12/01) ISU Researchers Study Damaging Effects of Discrimination (7/9/01)

J U N E

Iowa State Team Competes in National Food Science College Bowl (6/25/01)* New Study Questions Wide Spread Use of Bt Corn to Combat Corn Borer (6/25/01)* Norman Borlaug Unable to Speak at Research Farm Anniversary (6/20/01) Research and Demonstration Farm Field Days Begin June 12 (6/5/01)

M A Y

Iowa State's Plant Science Institute Awards Research Grants (5/31/01)* New Book: Sustainability Benefits Rural Communities (5/31/01) Norman Borlaug To Help Mark Farm Anniversary (5/30/01) Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (5/21/01)* New Leader for Master Gardener Program (5/10/01) ISU Launches Ag Dean Search (5/10/01)* New Project Addresses Multiflora Rose Infestations (5/9/01) Iowa State Professor to Speak in Israel on Ethics of Genetically Modified Foods (5/2/01)*

A P R I L

Clear Lake Community Learns Results of Research on Lake Quality (4/30/01) ISU Ag Economist Speaks on Farm Economy and Trade to U.S. Senate Committee (4/27/01) Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (4/17/01)* Awards Presented by ISU Agriculture Honor Society (4/16/01) Acting Head of Animal Science Department Named (4/10/01) Klonglan Retirement Reception to be held May 3 (4/2/01)

M A R C H

Plant Science Centers Partner with European Universities (3/30/01)* No Fee at Reiman Gardens for at Least a Year (3/28/01)* ISU's Leopold Center Director: Research Should Pass Sustainability Test (3/27/01) Iowa State Researcher Helps Sniff Out Moth Smell Signals (3/27/01)* Iowa State Plant Scientists Discover Gene Important to Oil Production (3/27/01)* State's Best Science Projects on Display at Iowa State (3/23/01)* ISU Ag Quality Systems Meeting to be held March 28 in Lewis (3/15/01)* Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (3/13/01)* Ag Week release: A Commitment to Iowa's Rural Communities and Families (3/12/01) Ag Week release: Volunteerism Comes Naturally to these Nature Lovers (3/12/01) Ag Week release: Research Farms--Where Iowans Reconnect with Agriculture (3/12/01)

F E B R U A R Y

Water Quality and Agriculture Conference March 5-7 at ISU (2/27/01) Leadership Summit Goal: Develop and Connect Iowa's Leaders (2/26/01) Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (2/23/01)* Feb. 17-24 Proclaimed FFA Week for Ames and ISU (2/21/01) Biotech Grain Issues Addressed at ICN Conference on March 8 (2/16/01) Iowa State's Ahrens Named to USA Today Academic Second Team (2/16/01)* U.S. Ag Export Value to Increase for First Time Since 1996-97 (2/14/01) ISU Agricultural Forum March 2 on Changing Food Demands (2/12/01) Details Finalized for Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture (2/8/01) Plant Sciences Institute Colloquium Set for Feb. 17 (2/8/01)* Romantic Choices Influenced by Child-parent Relationships (2/7/01) Potential Members Invited to Meetings of Innovative Growers LLC (2/2/01) ICIA News Release: 2000 Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Growers Receive Awards (2/1/01)

J A N U A R Y

Contribution Helps Grow Internship for Minority High School Students (1/25/01) Penn State's Steven Fales to Lead ISU's Agronomy Department (1/22/01) ISU College Presents Awards to Agriculture Faculty and Staff (1/19/01) Pesek Lecture Forum to Focus on Sustainable Agriculture (1/18/01) Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (1/18/01)* Summit to Showcase Agriculture's Significance (1/5/01) ISU Professor Honored by International Engineering Association (1/2/01)

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