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Grant helps fund study on muscles

A $414,000 grant awarded to Dr. Kim Huey, associate professor of physiology at Drake University will help fund a study on muscle growth that may ultimately benefit our aging population and people with muscle weakness.

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American Economic Decline? Exaggerated

Thomas Root, associate professor in finance at Drake University, discusses the position of the U.S. in the global economy. "The largest change over the last 10 to 15 years has been the growth of emerging markets," he says. "The BRIC countries capture the headlines, but many smaller countries, like some in South America and Asia, are having an increase in production."