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War-torn beginnings to women's empowerment: My journey with Norman Borlaug
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoI was born in the midst of the Indo-Pakistan war in December 1971. Bombs were falling, and my father...
Bridges: Borlaug's impact still resonates today
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe recent report that University of Texas engineering professor Dr. John B. Goodenough, along with Stanley Whittingham of New York and Akira Yoshino of...
Science our best bet to fight and beat food insecurity
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn July this year, India halted the export of basmati rice to prevent domestic shortages, triggering...
Artist commissioned to design Christa McAuliffe memorial
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 12—State officials have commissioned an artist to design a memorial to Christa McAuliffe to be placed on the State House lawn. The Christa McAuliffe Memorial State House Commission chose ...
How many Texans have won the Nobel Prize? Here is a list.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoThree Texans, including Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in...
Ag innovator celebrated for humanity, wisdom on Iowa's first George Washington Carver Day
Ames Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeorge Washington Carver's mission was "to help the farmer and fill the poor man's dinner pail." His...
Iowa 'Citizen Diplomacy' can promote peace through agriculture in Africa
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe impact of Iowa’s "Citizen Diplomacy "was on full display at the Nov. 15 dinner in San Francisco that featured a keynote address by Chinese president Xi Jinping, which drew over 600 of the ...
What the world would look like if the 1pc gave 10pc
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoImagine the possibilities if the richest one per cent of the world’s population each donated 10 per cent of their income, or 2.5 per cent of their total...
