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STORIES Online January 2012College News
A WORLD IN FOCUS: THE YEAR’S BEST IN STUDY ABROAD PHOTOSView winning images from the 14th Ag Study Abroad Photo Contest. More...UNLOCKING MYSTERIES OF MEDICINAL BENEFITS OF PLANTSISU researchers are developing resources that may lead to discovery of new, medicinally important compounds found in plants. Their efforts may make it possible to engineer plants to produce larger quantities of medicinally useful compounds and different versions with therapeutic potential. More...A PERSPECTIVE ON RECORD-HIGH LAND VALUESIowa farmland values are at an all-time high. See values by county, and hear from ISU Extension Economist Mike Duffy in a video of his December news conference. More...RESOLVE TO FIND YOUR DREAM JOB, OR FIND JUST THE RIGHT HIRE?Alumni and students are invited to participate in the CALS spring Ag Career Day Feb. 1, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. in the ISU Memorial Union. There is still space available for those interested in recruiting for full-time or internship opportunities. (And save the date: the fall Ag Career Day is set for Oct. 16.) Contact Mike Gaul for assistance: mikegaul@iastate.edu. For a list of companies: More...
TRASH MEETS ARTTrash collected by the freshman biology learning community (aka Skunk River Navy) recently found new life as art. J.C. Renteria, a CALS biology and animal ecology major, made three animal masks from sheet metal and plastic pulled from the Skunk River. The art-meets-science-at-the-river project was the brainchild of Denise Hix, academic adviser and coordinator of the biology learning community of about 150 freshmen. See more student art and learn more about the project. More...Alumni NewsYoung Alum of the MonthLaynnea Jones 
Class NotesJerry Chizek (‘79 agricultural education, ‘83 MS), left, has been named a regional extension education director for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. He began his duties on Dec. 1. He will work in Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster and Wright counties. Chizek most recently served as an extension regional director for neighboring Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Ida, Pocahontas, and Sac counties. 
WIEMERSLAGE NAMED FRIEND OF THE FAMILY FARMERTeresa Wiemerslage (’96 MS plant pathology), program and communication coordinator for ISU Extension and Outreach in Northeast Iowa, received a Friend of the Family Farmer Award from the Iowa Farmers Union at the organization’s annual meeting Dec. 3. More...
KROG NAMED ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE AT ISU’S AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVEDavid Krog ('80 agronomy, '82 MS economics, '88 PhD), co-founder of E-Markets and former CEO of AgraGate Climate Credits Corp., has been named the inaugural Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative. More...
BERVEN NAMED TO IOWA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAMEBruce Berven (‘70 animal science, ‘73 MS) has been inducted into the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Hall of Fame. He led the association as its top executive from 1978-1984, then again in 2006-2010. Berven provided leadership for the association and several other cattle industry organizations for more than three decades. Berven also worked as a county director and area livestock production specialist for ISU Extension. More...
ULCH CHAIRS SOY TRANSPORTATION COALITIONEd Ulch (’68 ag business) of Solon, Iowa, has been re-elected chairman of the Soy Transportation Coalition. Ulch is currently vice chair of the National Biodiesel Board and serves on the Iowa Soybean Association Board of Directors. The Soy Transportation Coalition is comprised of 11 state soybean boards, the American Soybean Association and the United Soybean Board. |
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