By Ronnie Miller/The Tribune
Brent Shanks, an Iowa State professor of chemical and biological engineering, speaks to the crowd during today's announcement of the new $18.5 million grant for an international center for biorenewable research to be based at ISU.
Iowa State University President Greg Geoffroy announced today the National Science Foundation has awarded ISU and its research partners a five-year, $18.5 million grant to establish the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals based at ISU.
Ames junior Ellen Hansen leads a pack of runners that includes Ames’ Rebecca Miller (51), Bryanna Behning (3) and Austin Gerritson (25) Thursday in the Ames Invitational cross county meet in Ames. The Little Cyclones kept a tight pack together to win the invitational with 30 points, five ahead of second-place Johnston.
After Ames High senior Rebecca Miller crossed the finish line at Thursday's Little Cyclone Invite at the ISU Cross Country Course, there was about a 20 second gap until nearly all of her teammates came in one after another.
Ames senior Cale Brakke runs during the varsity boys cross county race Thursday in the Ames Invitational. Brakke finished eighth.
The Ames High boys cross country wanted a better finish at Thursday's Little Cyclone Invite but just the chance to get out and run was fine with the Little Cyclones.
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