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Gardens' program takes on hunger and nutrition
Heading into its final week, Reiman Gardens' voluntary Grow and Give program had distributed more than 15,000 of fresh vegetables and fruits to nine Story County food pantries this growing season. Local residents plant an extra row or two in their summer gardens and bring their produce to the gardens Monday mornings for distribution to the pantries.
ISU genetics research team receives $4 million
Iowa State geneticists will receive $4 million over four years from the National Institutes of Health to refine their tools to study genetics of health and disease in freshwater zebrafish (which share about 70% of their genome with humans). The funds will support training of other researchers and students.
A proposal to find and fill rental housing
Housing researcher Jane Rongerude, community and regional planning, believes rental registries -- a public database of rentals -- would contribute to greater stability in cities' housing markets and improve communication between local government and residential property owners.
LAS Study Abroad will launch seven programs
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is launching seven programs this academic year. Students can explore destinations ranging from the bustling streets of Taipei, to the medieval castles of Portugal, to a floating leadership laboratory in the Bahamas. Some of the programs offer hands-on opportunities that tie directly to students' professional interests.
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