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IOWA CITY, IA

HIGHLIGHTS

The state plays an important part in the

nation’s agricultural industry, producing corn

and soybeans and raising livestock for

consumption and export. Iowa’s agriculture

fuels a growing biofuels industry and the state

is one of the nation’s largest producers of wind

energy. In addition to large-scale farming, the

area has a thriving consumer-supported

agriculture sector, food-cooperatives and

urban farms that focus on sustainability.

The University of Iowa also houses numerous

research centers and one of the nation's

largest academic medical centers. Research at
the university includes cutting-edge projects,

such as the Virtual Soldier, the development of

the Ponseti Method for treating club foot, the

UI Research Park, a public-private business

start-up program, and environmental and

sustainability initiatives, many developed in

the aftermath of the historic 2008 flood.