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Webinar Series Unlocks Potential of Perennial Groundcovers in Corn and Corn/Soybean Production Systems
A five-week lunch-and-learn webinar series starting in January 2025 will explore the innovative use of perennial groundcovers in corn and corn/soybean production systems as a cover crop. This series, sponsored
RegenPGC grad student honored at 2024 World Food Prize
RegenPGC Graduate Education Community member Prathyusha Cheguri (4th from left) earned a significant award from the World Food Prize’s “Norman Borlaug Lecture Poster Competition for Graduate and Undergraduate Students.” Prthyusha’s
Introducing youth to perennial groundcover
Research through the eyes of children can’t help but be inspirational. That’s a key takeaway from the latest video featuring our RegenPGC perennial groundcover project. Maya Hayslett, Iowa State University
RegenPGC Graduate Students selected for prestigious fellowship
Not one, but two! RegenPGC graduate students Oluwatuyi (Tuyi) Olowoyeye and Vipul Kumar have been awarded prestigious FFAR Fellowships. Since 2018, the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR) has
Research? Just never stop learning.
“Withut deviation progress is not possible.” This is probably the first time a USDA-NIFA report has inspiration in a quote attributed to Frank Zappa! The quote is interesting, but we
What a team! ISU’s RegenPGC Team Honored
WHAT A TEAM! The RegenPGC Team has won the 2024 Iowa State University Award for Interdisciplinary Team Research. This award “recognizes an interdisciplinary team of two or more faculty researchers
A teacher ‘takes one’ for the kids
Some teachers are willing to go all the way for their students. That’s what James Wenman of the Holy Trinity Catholic School in Des Moines, Iowa, did when he spent
Inspiring a Math Teacher
Amy Jurasek is a math teacher at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, who participated in our 2024 Research Experience for Teachers program. As a teacher, Amy
Flip the Script – When the Teacher Went to School
Meggan Lint is a teacher who spent much of her summer in our Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program. Meggan has a goal of continuous learning so she can “embolden
Graduate students are our Research Project’s Superpower
Marvel and D.C. Comics have a lot of superpower characters; we have our Graduate Education Community! Granted, our 19 grad students don’t wear flashy tights, but they represent the future
Undergrad Research Experiences, Influencing Two Generations
Education is a large part of our RegenPGC project. With our summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program, we get to influence two generations of learners! Mikayla Sampson-Pagan (University of South
New research released on the economics of perennial groundcover
There is an adage that says if you want to find something, follow the money. Our researchers, Cynthia Bartel, Keri Jacobs, Ken Moore, and Raj Raman, did just that with