Ames
Americannoun
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Faculty and staff began accessing the tool this spring, while student access will begin in August, according to Michele Ames, a University of Colorado spokesperson.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
The stakes of Thursday's launch are "huge," said physicist G. Scott Hubbard, a former director of NASA's Ames Research Center.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Iowa State opens against Tennessee State in St. Louis, which is a five-hour drive from Ames, Iowa, but is still a quasi-home game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Ikenna Nlebedim, deputy director of Ames National Laboratory’s critical materials division, said recycling could meet up to 25% of U.S. demand for rare earths within a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Ames gambled that as chief of counterintelligence for the Soviet division of the CIA, approaching the KGB couldn't be simpler.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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