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IISU to lead research projects through Department of Energy initiative

Iowa State University researchers are contributing to a new, national consortium with their efforts to integrate artificial intelligence with different areas of study and development. The Ames university announced in a news release that ISU will lead four projects and collaborate on four more for the Genesis Mission, an initiative created by the U.S. Department of Energy to use AI and accelerate research and innovation in areas like advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, nuclear energy and semiconductors. The Department of Energy announced the awards Wednesday, according to the ...

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Conservation board meets today Hamilton County Conservation Board meets today at the Hamilton County Conservation office at 9:30 a.m. The conservation office is located at 2490 Briggs Woods Trail in Webster City. On the agenda are project updates, the golf course superintendent report, strategic planning update from Bolten an Menk, Endowment funding with EHCF, financial reports and executive director report. Faith at the Fair is Sunday The Ministerial Association of Webster City will again host the “Faith at the Fair” worship service during the Hamilton County Fair. The ...

First Congregational UCC gives over $13,000 in scholarships

The First Congregational UCC presented over $13,000 in scholarships last Sunday during the regular church services. Scholarship Sunday occurs each summer, with funds distributed to those who have a family connection to the church members. Each student receiving funds updates the ...

Hot, dry weather keeps Iowa crops ahead of schedule

Temperatures across Iowa were, on average, more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit above the climatological normal over the past week, and the statewide average precipitation was near zero according to the weather and crop report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship for July 13 through July 19. The abnormally dry and hot temperatures, for a second week in a row, helped Iowa corn to continue to tassel and silk across the state. According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 72% of corn acres were silking during the reporting period, which is 14 percentage ...

University of Iowa building AI model to forecast nitrate fluctuations

Researchers at the University of Iowa are building an artificial intelligence system that will find patterns between extensive NASA satellite data and Iowa water quality sensors to forecast nitrate fluctuations. Several water treatment systems in Iowa are working with the researchers, who hope the AI system will deliver forecasts utilities can use to plan for changing nitrate concentrations in surface water sources. Jesus Gomez-Velez, the project lead and an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, said the nitrate modeling will help water treatment systems ...