Brazilian scientist wins $500K World Food Prize
Microbiologist Mariangela Hungria of Brazil has won the World Food Prize 2024 worth $500,000 for advancing biological nitrogen fixation and reducing chemical fertilizer use. Her work with soil bacteria and plant roots boosted yields of crops including soybeans, wheat, and corn, aiding Brazil’s rise as a top soybean producer.
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World Food Prize Foundation
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Norman Borlaug
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Argentina
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Gebisa Ejeta
South America
Ejeta
Antonio Neto
Iowa President Finds Kind Note With Cash At Campus
University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson and her husband found an anonymous note near Burge Residence Hall offering four dollars for coffee and apologizing for a bike reflector. The note included the line Your coffee's on me and was taped to the bicycle, prompting a citywide appeal to locate the owner.
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University of Iowa
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Center Point Dentist Given Remedial Training and Probation
A Linn County dentist Terra Hickey of Center Point Family Dentistry is charged with practicing in a manner harmful to the public and must complete a comprehensive remedial education program plus an ethics course. Her Iowa license, active since July 2000, will be on one year probation with a dental practice monitor and a $1200 probation fee.
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Iowa Dental Board
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Center Point
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Center Point Family Dentistry
Gazette Publication Details and Contact Information
The Gazette is a daily digital and thrice weekly print newspaper published by Gazette Communications Inc. in Cedar Rapids Iowa delivering at 116 Third St SE with postal services and subscription options listed including rates for in state and out of state delivery and contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries.
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