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ATI dedicates new beef cattle handling facility
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/ati-dedicates-new-beef-cattle-handling-facility
ATI livestock student Emily Painter, pictured right, wielded the scissors at the ribbon cutting for ATI's new beef cattle handling facility on Oct. 12. About 100 people attended the program, which showcased the Temple Grandin-designed facility to t ...
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Grow your own lettuce in space? Students, researchers build system for NASA
Say you're on Mars and you fancy a salad. Unless the Curiosity rover can make an unexpected find of fresh romaine somewhere on the dusty Red Planet, you're looking at a nine-month trip to the nearest produce aisle on Earth. A better option? Grow ...
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I, Eco-Bot: 4-H holds STEM program
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/i-eco-bot-4-h-holds-stem-program
Using inch-long "Eco-Bots" made from the head of a toothbrush, a small vibrating motor, and a watch battery, thousands of youth around the U.S. devised ways to clean up a simulated toxic spill on Oct. 10 in the "Eco-Bot Challenge," the ...
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Growing numbers: CFAES enrollment up 3.3 percent
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/growing-numbers-cfaes-enrollment-33-percent
Attracting more students and creating a diverse population of undergraduate and graduate students each year has always been one of CFAES's goals, and this year is no exception. Comparing autumn enrollment numbers from 2011 to 2012, undergraduate en ...
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'The Science of Chocolate' and more: 4-H Science Saturdays start soon
Youth "learn by doing" in 4-H, and those who attend Ohio 4-H Science Saturdays can explore and experience firsthand the science behind everyday things. This program engages third- to sixth-grade students in hands-on, interactive activities about ...
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Stone Lab to partner with BGSU on STEM-related grant
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/stone-lab-partner-with-bgsu-stem-related-grant
Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory are partnering with Bowling Green State University on a five-year National Science Foundation project that focuses on teacher professional development and student engagement in science. Led by BGSU's Northwest ...
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Why 'climate change doesn't seem so remote' now
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/why-climate-change-doesnt-seem-so-remote-now
Climate change tends to pop into public conversation every few months or so, but for Ohio State's Climate Change Outreach Team, the topic has stayed relevant since the team's inception in 2008. The group focuses on localizing climate change to ...
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Drawing a line in the sand: Keeping clean, green marinas
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/drawing-line-in-the-sand-keeping-clean-green-marinas
Marina operators, boaters, and other Great Lakes residents are invited to learn about best practices for preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) during a Clean Marina Webinar on Nov. 7 from 2-3:30 p.m. EST. This is the third webinar in a s ...
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Healthy, wealthy, and wise: What worksite wellness means to people... and how Extension helps
Employers increasingly offer worksite wellness programs to employees, for good reason: a 2010 analysis in Health Affairs showed a decrease of $3.27 in medical expenses and $2.73 saved in absenteeism costs for every dollar invested in worksite wellness ...
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Lake's effect on housing prices?
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/lakes-effect-housing-prices
Researchers Mark Partridge, Elena Irwin, and Heather Stephens, all of the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, have found that Lake Erie attracts highly educated people to its communities and that homeowners are will ...