Climate change blamed for shifts in crops and rainfall
Speakers at a Thursday briefing attribute changes to human activity and rising heat trapping gases. Iowa corn yields have fallen below the trend line for four years amid unusual weather including record wet May and cold Julys, with shifts in rainfall concentrating earlier in the year threatening future production.
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Wake up call on bias in higher education admissions
A study finds faculty ignored requests from women and minorities more than from white males. Overall 67 percent of emails to faculty drew a response, with gaps by group. for example 62 percent for women and minorities from business professors versus 87 percent for white men. Researchers urge institutions to act and implement policies to counter bias.
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