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1. Haila sees Ames' future tied to Iowa State (iowastatedaily.com) — Ames Mayor John Haila outlines how the city's future is closely linked with Iowa State University, highlighting shared growth, housing needs, and new developments like CyTown and The Linc. He also urges residents to stay united as debate continues over a possible data center and other contentious local issues, stressing objective decision-making and steady progress on sustainability and quality of life.
2. NBA Round-Up: Luka Doncic's Euro-League Bid, Tyrese Haliburton Escapes 'Hell', & Other Unmissable NBA Stories (essentiallysports.com) — Tyrese Haliburton made his long-awaited return from an Achilles tear in Ames, playing 16 minutes for the Pacers in a preseason win at Iowa State's Hilton Coliseum and buying tickets for the entire student section. He called Ames the perfect place to end 16 brutal months of rehab and health challenges, while the rest of the piece rounds up other major NBA storylines.
3. Unique lakes help demonstrate a better way to measure nitrogen loss in aquatic ecosystems (eurekalert.org) — Iowa State University researchers in Ames are helping pioneer a new way to precisely measure how nitrogen is lost from lakes and other water bodies, which could eventually improve how Iowa manages farm runoff and drinking water quality. Their work with rare nitrogen isotopes, done in collaboration with national partners, uses unique Minnesota lakes as testbeds but is rooted in ISU's expertise.
4. DOE Puts 29.5 Million Into Rethinking How Ore Gets Broken (shalemag.com) — Ames National Laboratory in Ames is receiving about $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to test a new, more energy-efficient way of breaking rare-earth ore. While the work is still at the lab stage, it reinforces Ames' role in critical-minerals research and could eventually influence how domestic mines cut energy use and improve mineral recovery.
5. USDA to Increase Research into U.S. Seed Stores, Partner With DOJ to Investigate Seed Industry (newsbreak.com) — Federal agriculture officials are boosting seed research nationwide and plan to invest $12 million in a new National Plant Germplasm System distribution center in Ames, strengthening the city's role in safeguarding crop genetics. The USDA also announced a $6 million grant to expand Iowa State's Energy Agriculture Innovation Lab, while partnering with the Justice Department to scrutinize seed industry pricing and competition.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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