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News for: 12/01/2005 - 1/01/2006
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12/29/2005 Ohio State Offers Bioterrorism Course COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University's Department of Plant Pathology, in collaboration with the International Studies Program, will be offering undergraduate students a new course on a much-needed aspect of global and homeland security.
12/22/2005 Chow Line: Count Calories in, out for weight loss (for 1/1/06) I always vow to lose weight and get fit at the beginning of the year, but that seems so hard to do during the winter. Any ideas?
12/22/2005 Chow Line: More children with peanut allergies (for 1/8/06) Is it just me, or are there a lot more kids with peanut allergies than there used to be?
12/21/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Narwhal Tusk (for the Week of Dec. 25, 2005) Dear Twig: Narwhal whales have a long, pointy tusk. What for?
12/21/2005 New Tests Added to Corn Performance Trials COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The scope of this year's Ohio State University Ohio Corn Performance Trials has been broadened to accommodate increasing interest in other production practices.
12/21/2005 Trials Help Poinsettias Get New Look for the Holidays COLUMBUS, Ohio — Most of them are red and heart-shaped. But others are white, pink, red-orangey, peachy, lime or red with white speckles, and look more like a rose, a carnation or a holly leaf.
12/16/2005 Chow Line: Thank fermentation for buttermilk (for 12/25/05) I use buttermilk once year, for holiday baking. What exactly is it?
12/16/2005 Corn Surprises, Despite Rough Growing Season COLUMBUS, Ohio — One couldn’t tell from Ohio’s average corn yield that 2005 was a rough season for growers.
12/15/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Snowbirds (for the Week of Dec. 18, 2005) Dear Twig: My mother said a snowbird came to our bird feeder. What’s a snowbird?
12/14/2005 Media Tips (week of Dec. 11) Here are the latest media tips and news from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences for the week of Dec. 11. Please note that these are the final news tips for the month of December due to the holiday. The news service will resume the week of Jan. 1.
12/11/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Toxic Killer Whales (for the Week of Dec. 11, 2005) Dear Twig: I like orcas — killer whales. I just heard them called “the most toxic mammal in the Arctic.” Why?
12/9/2005 Chow Line: Fats, grains gaining in popularity (for 12/18/05) I know that Americans eat more food than we used to. But what are we eating more of?
12/8/2005 Tom Worley New Director of Ohio State’s South Centers COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon has named Tom Worley its new director.
12/7/2005 Midwest Liner Market Possible with Retractable Roof Greenhouses COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Containerized tree liners grown in retractable roof greenhouses before being transferred to field production have higher growth and survivability rates than field bareroot material, according to Ohio State University horticulture and crop science research.
12/7/2005 Family Fundamentals: Plan Now for Your 2006 Holiday Spending (Dec. 2005) Despite our hope that this year would be different, my partner and I are spending more than we planned for the holidays. We don't want to get in the same rut next year. Any ideas?
12/5/2005 Conference to Make the Case for Local Foods COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Most people have no idea where their food comes from, but many like the idea of locally grown foods. That's one reason why Ohio State University's Social Responsibility Initiative (SRI) is sponsoring a Jan. 11 conference, "The Case for Local Food Systems."
12/4/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Reindeer Noses (for the Week of Dec. 4, 2005) Dear Twig: OK, Rudolph’s nose is red. But what color noses do reindeer really have?
12/2/2005 Chow Line: Americans piling on the plates, pounds (for 12/11/05) I just returned from an extended stay in Europe, and I'm surprised at how fat Americans seem compared to European counterparts. Why is this?
12/2/2005 Soybean Crop Approaches Record Yields COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Despite varied rainfall and high insect populations, Ohio's soybean crop may be headed for a record-breaking year in yields.
12/2/2005 OARDC Bio-energy Project Receives Federal Funds WOOSTER, Ohio -- An Ohio State University project aimed at generating clean energy from farming and food-processing wastes has received $1.5 million in federal funds, thanks to the support of U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula of Ohio's 16th District.
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