In the News
2009
September 18
First year of Center for Biorenewable Chemicals builds bridges to science, industry
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September 15
ISU researchers study insecticide-free method for control of soybean aphids
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September 10
William D. Beavis named interim director of the Plant Sciences Institute
at Iowa State University
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September 10
Plant Sciences Institute Director, Stephen H. Howell assumes new
position with the National Science Foundation
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September 3
Pioneer Hi-Bred and the Plant Sciences Institute at ISU Announce Research Collaborations
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August 20
Several Plant Sciences Institute researchers among Iowa State faculty attracting $7.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants
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July 20
Iowa State University researchers develop process for ‘surgical’ genetic changes
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May 14
Martin Spalding speaks about microalgae and carbon dioxide in a podcast interview by Genetic Engineering News editor John Sterling
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April 14
ISU's Plant Sciences Institute awards funding to seven research projects that address new challenges to Iowa's agriculture and industry
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April 8
ISU researcher identifies protein that concentrates carbon dioxide in algae
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April 1
Plant Sciences Institute Researchers examine bacterial rice diseases, search for genetic solutions
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April 1
Iowa State chemist synthesizes carbohydrates, launches startup company
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March 16
Professor Named to Lead ISU's BioCentury Research Farm
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March 3
ISU research examines how plants produce high-energy storage organs
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January 6
Anex Named to U.S. EPA Advisory Group on Sustainability
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2008
October 30
Iowa State Crop Genomics Lab Largest in Nation
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October 13
Iowa State University researcher developed forerunner of Nobel research in 1986.
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October 8
Expanded Seed Science Center to open at Iowa State University
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September 16
Plant Sciences Institute's Innovative Grants Program funding and Crop Protection Research Initiative leads to National Science Foundation Funding of $2.1 Million Soybean Disease Project at Iowa State
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July 24
UI and ISU establish shared DNA sequencing instrumentation
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July 14
MISRA NAMED TO DEAN'S CHAIR FOR DISTINCTION
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July 8
The Plant Sciences Institute at Iowa State Welcomes New Board Member
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June 26
The Plant Sciences Institute at Iowa State Welcomes New Board Member
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May 20
Iowa State University's Plant Sciences Institute awards funding to six innovative research projects
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April 7
Relationship of plants and climate change is subject of upcoming ISU conference
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2007
November 26
ISU agronomy professor named center director in Plant Sciences Institute
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October 1
Iowa State Plant Sciences Institute research center changes name to reflect expanding research scope
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September 28
Iowa State University Plant Sciences Institute's aphid researchers comb through insect viruses on way to developing biopesticide
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August 13
Why sweet corn is sweet and other good fortunes
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August 2
Research sheds light on Asian soybean rust infection
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July 31
Plant Sciences Institute jump starts new research
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June 4
New screening method to help find better biofuel crops
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May 17
Iowa State scientists demonstrate first use of nanotechnology to enter plant cells
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May 3
NIH renews funding for botanical supplement research center at ISU with $4.4 million grant
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April 2
Symposium will address risks, benefits and regulations of ag biotech at ISU April 18
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2006
December 6
Daniel Voytas, professor of genetics, development and cell biology, named fellow by American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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October 23
Miller to lead Center for Plant Responses to Environmental Stresses
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October 6
Iowa State names Munkvold new endowed chair in seed science
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October 2
Pohl named Caldwell Chair of Chemistry
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September 26
Researchers Bioengineer Plants Resistant to Devastating Pathogen
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August 25
Iowa State's Plant Sciences Institute funds new innovative research
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August 18
Iowa State professor appointed to Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board
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August 1
Iowa State University plant pathology professor named to endowed chair
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July 31
Iowa State researcher studies gene families to explore diversity and evolution
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July 24
Iowa State plant pathologist honored for innovative research
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June 30
Bioinformatics symposium set for July 13-14 at Iowa State University
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June 22
Iowa State plant scientists tweak their biopharmaceutical corn research project
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May 31
Turning corn fiber into ethanol
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May 30
ISU Borlaug Interns begin research adventures in China, Mexico
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May 10
Iowa State researchers study relationship between obesity and hormore that stimultes food intake
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May 8
Iowa State University plant scientists begin to unravel the mystery of hybrid vigor
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April 27
Bioethics Institute at ISU will address bringing ethics into life science classes
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April 5
Ag biotech communications, policy and regulations focus of ISU symposium April 18
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March 31
National barley project involes Iowa State researchers
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January 10
Diane Birt named interim director of ISU's Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition
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2005
December 15
ISU researchers contribute to Maize Genetics and Genomics Database
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December 14
ISU graduate student receives national honor
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November 21
ISU plant scientist leads national effort to use metabolomcs to unlock gene functions
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November 21
Thomas Baum named Plant Pathology Department Chair
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November 15
Iowa State University scientists part of $29.5 million project to sequence the maize genome
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September 22
Iowa State scientists develop new surface patterning method for the carbohydrate chip
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September 14
Making Plant Cells Work Like Miniature Factories
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September 1
Iowa State researcher contributes computer expertise to chimp genome project
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August 31
ISU RESEARCHERS GET $2 MILLION GRANT TO STUDY PLANT DISEASE DEFENSES
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August 24
ISU receives $3 million grant for bioinformatics teaching and research
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July 24
Iowa State researcher's paper in 'Nature' details genetic origins of corn on the cob
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July 18
Schnable appointed Plant Sciences Institute associate director
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July 7
ISU researcher returns from Brazil with genetic material to study Asian soybean rust
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June 13
Iowa State scientist hopes to boost a flower's production of chemotherapy drugs
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June 10
USDA approves ISU permit to conduct biopharmaceutical crop research
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June 2
ISU has applied for permit to conduct biopharmaceutical crop research
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May 25
Scientists converge on Ames to discuss meristems -- the stem cells of plants
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May 16
Iowa State's Plant Sciences Institute awards innovative research grants
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April 26
ISU researchers seek females for study on energy expenditure
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April 25
ISU conference to explore tailoring plants for bioenergy and biobased products
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April 1
Leading experts to discuss biotech policies and safeguards at ISU April 19
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2004
December 4
Iowa State researchers identify unusual enzymes in carbohydrate biosynthesis
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November 11
Iowa growers support new ISU research on soybean rust
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October 29
Monsanto Gift Establishes Graduate Student Fellowship
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October 5
2004 World Food Prize Laureate to visit ISU October 12
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July 22
ISU researcher studies benefits of moderate fat in human diets.
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July 2
New Plant Sciences Institute research targets Iowa ag issues.
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June 1
ISU researchers study chemical processes that govern life in new metabolomics lab.
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April 22
ISU Symposium will tackle biopharming issues.
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March 30
Iowa State professors receive National Science Foundation early career awards.
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January 30
Transgenic corn developed at Iowa State has greater frost tolerance thanks to tobacco gene.
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2003
October 22
ISU receives support from Iowa Values Fund to build Biologics Facility at Research Park.
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October 14
Iowa State to dedicate new building devoted to plant biotech research and entrepreneurship on October 18.
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October 14
Iowa State will help develop high beta-carotene corn to reduce malnutrition in Africa.
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September 12
Animal specialist now makes a difference in human nutrition.
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July 30
Students From Throughout the Country Attend ISU's Summer Institute in Bioinformatics.
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June 18
Plant Sciences Institute awards start-up funds.
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May 30
Top reseachers from around the world will attend Plant Sciences Institute Symposium.
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April 22
Plant Sciences Institute research aims to give a legume a leg up.
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March 13
Iowa State project will develop a science-based tool to assess the risk of pharmaceuticals in corn.
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February 11
Director of the Center for Crops Utilization Research elected vice president of American Oil Chemists' Society.
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2002
December 5
ISU Plant Scientist Receives NSF Plant Genome Young Investigator Award.
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October 21
Plant Sciences Institute names board.
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September 30
Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug to speak at ISU October 15
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September 13
Engineering plants for enhanced nutrition is focus of Sept. 18 talk.
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August 30
New director named for ISU's Center for Designing Foods To Improve Nutrition.
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July 24
NIH awards $6 million to ISU and UI to study Echinacea and St. John's wort.
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July 3
Plant Sciences Institute awards start-up funds for promising research.
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June 25
Recent Iowa State grad named first Borlaug Intern by Plant Sciences Institute and World Food Prize.
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June 13
Plant Science Institute symposium scheduled for June 20-23.
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June 10
New director named for a Plant Sciences Institute center.
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April 18
Research by Iowa State plant scientists provides new insight into basic mechanism of evolution.
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March 7
Plant Science Institute researchers develop metabolic mapping technique.
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February 25
Plant Sciences Institute professors awarded $5.5 million for plant genome research.
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January 8
Corn Growers Recognize Iowa State Professors' Achievements in Plant Sciences.
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2001
October 18
A Plant Sciences Institute center interim director named endowed chair in biological statistics
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October 17
Plant Sciences Institute breaks ground for co-laboratory
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September 24
National Cancer Institute administrator to take directorship of the Plant Sciences Institute's bioinformatics center.
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August 1
A Plant Sciences Institute center participates in new $1 million biobased product graduate program.
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July 31
Grant establishes metabolomics research lab for Iowa State's Plant Sciences Institute.
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July 31
Plant Sciences Institute professor receives a $75,000 DuPont Young Professor grant.
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May 31
Iowa State's Plant Sciences Institute awards research grants.
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March 30
Plant Science Institute centers partner with European universities.
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March 28
ISU announces candidates for director of Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition.
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March 27
Iowa State plant scientists discover gene important for oil production.
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March 26
Director candidates announced for the Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics.
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March 23
Plant Sciences intern featured on IPTV: A Lamoni High School student who interned last summer in the Plant Sciences Institute will be featured on Iowa Public Television's "Student Voices" program. The program will air at 1 p.m., Monday, March 26, and be repeated at 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 6. The show will highlight Iowa high school students who participated in research internships supported by the World Food Prize Youth Institute. Michael Clark of Lamoni spent sevenweeks at the institute, learning about genetically modified organisms inagriculture.
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February 18
Take Clues From a Mustard Plant - Success with Genome Blueprint Shows Importance of Biotech Research (by Stephen Howell).
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February 8
Plant Sciences Institute colloquium set for February 17.
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2000
September 28
Iowa State University appoints director for the Plant Sciences Institute.
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September 18
Center for Designing Foods joins Plant Sciences Institute
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September 12
Six receive Plant Sciences Institute graduate fellowships
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September 8
ISU Plant Sciences Institute partners with international maize center
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September 7
Iowa State University's Plant Sciences Institute hires three new faculty
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August 24
Stern named interim director of Iowa State University's bioinformatics center
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August 4
Iowa State plant sciences administrator to speak at Royal Agricultural Society of England
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July 6
Finalist named for director of Plant Sciences Institute
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June 14
Consortium will advance biobased industry in the Midwest
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May 19
Iowa State University names center for distinguished plant breeder
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May 19
From cow chips to cow barns
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May 1
Science with wisdom
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April 10
Abstracts for Plant Sciences Symposium due April 28
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March 31
Planting seeds of collaboration
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February 18
Seed center gift to fund chair, new programs
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February 15
Iowa State receives $5 million gift for Plant Sciences' Seed Center
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February 4
Search begins for Plant Sciences Institute director
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February 4
Carver gift adds co-lab to Plant Sciences Institute
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January 27
GMO issues examined at Feb. 15 Seed Technology Conference
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January 25
Iowa State University receives $3 million gift for Plant Sciences Co-Laboratory
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1999
November 1
Initiative excites faculty
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November 1
$10 million gift for institute
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November 1
$80 million gift largest in Iowa State University history
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November 1
Plant Sciences Institute takes root at Iowa State University
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October 16
Iowa State University receives $10 million gift for new plant sciences center
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October 5
Iowa State University Plant Sciences Institute research center directors named
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October 5
Iowa State University Plant Sciences Institute holds inaugural lecture event
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October 1
Iowa State University receives $2.9 million grant for corn genome research
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September 20
Scanes named interim director of Iowa State University Plant Sciences Institute
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September 9
Iowa State University announces $80 Million gift
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