News Topic - Iowa State University http://www.news-spider.com/topics/i/Iowa_State_University/index.html Latest news about Iowa State University from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:59:11 GMT External funding up for U of I, ISU http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216898160 Iowa City, Ia. - The University of Iowa and Iowa State University saw outside funding go up in the last fiscal year. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216898160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:54:00 GMT Fewer farmers make hay, so two ISU students do http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216552189 Story City, Ia. - Two Iowa State University graduate students are hoping to sow the seeds of their future farming careers in a 30-acre field northeast of here. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216552189 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:59:00 GMT Restoration of parks can yield big returns http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216033611 Easter Lake generates roughly $9 million annually for the local economy, Iowa State University research shows. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216033611 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:54:00 GMT Ground Cover Can Reduce Impact Of Biomass Harvest http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215788383 Iowa State University researchers are looking at ways to use ground cover, a living grass planted between the rows of corn, in production farming. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215788383 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:25:02 GMT Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215661535 Landfills and plastics don't mix well. It takes several hundred years for an oil-based plastic bottle to breakdown in a landfill. And plastics can consume as much as 25% of the landfill space, accord ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215661535 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 23:08:58 GMT