Stories Tagged "colleges"
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Budgets Squeezed at Agriculture Colleges
posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:07 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- As university budgets take a beating across the country, agricultural schools and extension programs are feeling the impact.
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Agriculture Colleges Reduce Herds to Cut Costs
posted on July 16, 2010 at 2:07 PM
BURLINGTON, Vt (AP)— The fields and long red barns at the University of Vermont will soon house fewer cows as low milk prices, high costs and budget cuts have forced the university to sell its herd.
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Kansas State Approved to Conduct Bioscience Research With Potentially Dangerous Toxins
posted on May 28, 2010 at 3:05 PM
MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) -After mounds of paperwork and months of preparation, Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute has been approved to conduct research projects using several dangerous agents.
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Family Donates $7M Cattle Ranch to Missouri State
posted on February 19, 2010 at 12:02 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Mo (AP)--A family known in the cattle market as top breeders are donating a ranch worth $7 million to Missouri State University.
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Community College Educates New Employees For Wind Turbine Industry
posted on August 8, 2008 at 8:08 PM
ISU Ag School Enrollment Mirrors Booming Farm Economy
posted on April 18, 2008 at 8:04 PM
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Enrollment at Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is mirroring the farm economy -- it's booming.
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Illinois State University to Introduce Renewable Energy Degree
posted on July 6, 2007 at 8:07 PM
NORMAL, Ill (AP) - Illinois State University hopes a new degree program catches a wave of jobs expected to rise as the US steers away from fossil fuels.
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