by Dar Danielson 11/20/09 12:33 PM
Iowa’s unemployment rate went up slightly in October, according to Kerry Koonce of Iowa Workforce Development. Koonce says it did raise a tenth of a percent in October to 6.7% compared to the adjusted rate for September. She says that’s still better than the 10.2% national unemployment rate.
The September rate was originally reported at 6.7%, [...]
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by O. Kay Henderson 11/20/09 12:31 PM
A prestigious academic journal called Science is featuring some Iowa State University research as its latest “cover” story. Patrick Schnable, an I.S.U. agronomy professor, is lead author of research which identifies some of the basic characteristics of “maize” or corn.
“This is a very exciting milestone for me as a scientist,” Schnable says. “But for me [...]
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