Research Results: New research, Scientific Journals
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Summaries
Easy-to-read summaries are available for these recently completed projects funded by Leopold Center competitive grants. Find them on our Research Results web page.
- Leveraging student expertise to solve food production marketing problems
- Strengthening the local and regional food system in the Iowa Valley: Iowa Valley Regional Food Initiative
- Strengthening the regional and local food systems in the Iowa Valley: Enhancing the sustainability of the University of Iowa food system, a Factor-10 approach
- Investigating the feasibility of establishing food processing and distribution centers for western Iowa
- Grinnell Area Petroleum Replacement Initiative, Phase 2
- Mapping biomass markets in Iowa
Scientific Journals
Leopold Center-supported projects have resulted in these papers, recently published in peer-reviewed journals. Check at a research library or the journal’s Web site for abstract or full report.
- Dermisis, D., Abaci, O., Papanicolaou, A.N. and C.G. Wilson (2010). Evaluating Grassed Waterway Efficiency in Southeastern Iowa using WEPP, Soil Use and Management 2009: 209.
Leopold Center Ecology Initiative special project, Impacts to the land-water-human system of rural Iowa from high intensity continuous maize production with L.Burras (ISU) and T. Papanicolaou (U of Iowa)
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