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ONLINE EXTRAS, Fall 2012

November 14, 2012 Online Extras, Vol. 6 No. 2 It's All About Life Comments Off

Page 2 – “Astonishing Tales of the New Biology” Plant Sciences Institute Comic

Page 5 – Symbi, NSF-funded program placing graduate students in Iowa

classrooms as resident scientists

Page 10 – Learn more about Wes Buchele, ISU professor emeritus in

agricultural engineering, inventor of the large round baler

Page 11 – Biographical video of Allen Christian, former manager of Iowa State

University’s Swine Teaching Farm; George Beal, emeritus Charles F. Curtiss

Distinguished Professor of Sociology STORIES article

Page 13 – Read more about Bethany Olson in the Agriculture Future of America newsletter

Page 16 – Andrew Paxson’s research with the Science With Practice program

Page 17 – Aubrie James’s internship at Harvard Forest

Page 19 – Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust

Page 31 – Global Resource Systems major

Page 35 – Turtle Camp Research and Education in Ecology

Page 36 – Read more about Sarah Myers who overcame cancer and family tragedy to complete her veterinary medicine degree; Visit Fred Hoibar contestant for Iowa State Fair Biggest Boar competition

Page 38 – Farm Service Agency; ISU Extension and Outreach

ONLINE EXTRAS, Fall 2011

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Page 2 – Cool Tools from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Page 8 – Reminisce with Bill LaGrange as he shares his Iowa State experiences as part of the college’s 150th anniversary and his thoughts on working at Moore’s Diary in Ames in 1950.

Page 33 – The American Association of Meat Processors resources for small, independent meat processors.

Page 35 – Get a tour of the carillon studio in the campanile from alumna Amy Brandau.

Page 38 – Visit the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative and view a map of all Regional Food System Working Groups in Iowa.

Page 40 – View photos of the new Horticulture Greenhouses and progress on the Sticks mural.

Become a fan of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on Facebook.

Follow college news on Twitter.

Refer a potential student to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State.

ONLINE EXTRAS, Spring 2011

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Become a fan of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on Facebook.

Follow college news on Twitter.

Support Curtiss Hall Renovation efforts – www.ag.iastate.edu/curtiss.

Page 2 – Check out ISU Extension’s new corn publication “Corn Growth and Development

Page 7 – Learn more about entrepreneur Bruce Rastetter, member of the Iowa Board of Regents and University of Iowa alum that endowed Kimle’s position.

Page 15 – Check out more photos of Matt Burt strutting his Cy Stuff.

Page 16 – Watch the video and read more about the SHOP food pantry: http://www.fshn.hs.iastate.edu/news/theshop.php

Page 21 – Visit the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative online.

Page 27 – Sonoma County is especially known for its Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. Find out more about their wines and the people who grow them at: http://www.sonomawinegrape.org.

Page 29 – See scenes from a day in the life of Hansen’s Dairy.

Page 31 – Meet other ISU Alumni Association “STATE ment Makers.”

Read more about ISU Alumni Association and ISU Foundation awardees.

Read more about Ray Wehde in his ISU athletics profile and in a feature in the Sioux City Journal.

To download podcasts of alumni lectures visit: http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/podcasts/.

Page 33 – Refer a potential student to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State.

Page 36 – Amy Peyton shares what receiving a scholarship means to her: http://www.youtube.com/user/ISUFoundation#p/u/2/_1N5fhdlwWE.

STORIES

FROM THE DEAN – Fall 2012

November 14, 2012

FROM THE DEAN – Fall 2012

Over the summer, I spent an enjoyable evening at the Iowa Turkey Federation’s summer meeting, which had a baseball theme. To fit the theme, I spoke to the audience about recent success stories, or “home runs,” in the college.
Then I listed areas I thought would be “game-changers” that were in the batter’s circle for Iowa [...]

FOREWORD – Fall 2012

November 14, 2012

FOREWORD – Fall 2012

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is all about life. Agriculture is biology in action. Biology is a precursor for agricultural science and practical application.
Whether plant or animal, soil, air or water—it’s all about life.
Here in CALS we break down the stuff of life more than half a dozen ways with faculty expertise in [...]