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The key to extinguishing memories: Remembering to forget

2013-05-20 17:15:00

All psychotherapists -- and most criminal attorneys -- know that memories are fragile things. Once a seemingly well-entrenched memory for a given event -- what psychologists call a declarative memory -- is taken out for inspection, it is subject to...

The kind of salad dressing you use can make veggies healthier

2012-06-20 13:19:00

Dieters often say, “Hold the dressing,” but hold on: That might make those virtuous vegetables less nutritious, a study shows. Researchers at Purdue University found that some fat matters – and that the kind of fat matters too. For...

SDSU announces new Plant Science Department head

2013-06-14 01:05:25

BROOKINGS - David Wright is the new Plant Science Department Head at South Dakota State University, pending approval of the Board of Regents. "David Wright brings with him extensive industry experience as well as a renewed commitment to relevance and...

Circular economics

2013-06-14 01:05:28

FAIRMOUNT, N.D. - Wallie Hardie is one of many North Dakotans who would like to see nitrogen fertilizer produced locally, rather than imported from 7,000 miles away. A nationally known corn grower leader from Fairmount, N.D., Hardie says the price of...

Good for you: June 10, 2013

2013-06-09 21:39:00

�Morgan Gunderson of Aberdeen received a Presidential Distinction Scholarship from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. Gunderson is the daughter of Robert and Gail Gunderson, a 2013 graduate of Roncalli High School, where she was active in varsity tennis...

Washington County 4-H educator says program offers 'something for everyone'

2013-06-02 15:05:00

When Jamie Kenton saw the job description for Extension educator, 4-H Youth Development for the Washington County Extension office, she thought her background was a perfect fit. “It seemed like a nice fit to use all my skills,” Kenton said of...

Aberdeen Central High School awards and scholarships

2013-05-31 01:05:22

SOCIAL SERVICE AWARDS American Legion School Citizenship Awards: Brynn Flakus and Stetson Heirigs. Brown County Teen Court participants: Kaitlyn Bristlin, Michael Buchanan, Alex Grandbois, Brianna Haugen, Amanda Mages, Cassandra Poitra, Shelby...

SDSU Extension hosts Seedstock Symposium June 27-28 in Sioux Falls

2013-05-24 01:05:38

BROOKINGS - Each year about 1.5 million calves are born in South Dakota. SDSU Extension is hosting a Seedstock Symposium June 27-28 in Sioux Falls at the SDSU Extension Regional Center to provide producers with research-based information on the use of the...

Planting for our future

2013-05-17 12:14:00

It truly is crunch time in ag land as we’re been dealing with the coldest spring in years. Many planters and tractors are set to roll, but with soil temperatures still in the 45-50 degree range, it’s still a waiting game. Our front page...

Ruth Eileen Paddock, 86

2013-05-03 07:21:00

Ruth Paddock, of Pellston, Mich., left us on May 1, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan hospital after falling. Her family was in attendance at her passing. She was born March 2, 1927, to Mary Emma and Michael Frederick Knuths in Ames, Iowa. It was a...

Judge: Iowa State University must shield 'pink slime' data

2013-04-19 01:05:29

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A judge has blocked Iowa State University from releasing documents about food safety research conducted for the beef-processing company that makes the product dubbed ''pink slime'' by critics. District Judge Dale Ruigh ruled...

Genome mapping: Now serving cattle

2013-04-19 01:05:35

WORTHINGTON, Minn. - Ongoing research in the beef industry may one day soon make it possible for producers to grow cattle that produce meat containing lean protein and good fats yet still provide the great taste today's consumers look for at the meat...

Paul M. Black has been named president and CEO of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. He previously served as chief operating officer and chief sales officer of Cerner Corporation.

2013-01-03 15:30:00

Michael Spory (center), a 2011 EMU graduate and cords of distinction recipient, was one of 16 students nationwide accepted into the Lilly Graduate Fellows Program operated by Valparaiso University, and will attend Iowa State University in the fall of 2012.

2012-06-25 13:32:00

Why: Bill Nye had come to talk to them, and a few thousand of their friends, at Iowa State University. If he were a politician, college students would be his base.

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