Category Archives: Education

Independent Stave Co., Boswell Family Give $1 Million for Spirits Maturation Warehouse at University of Kentucky

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Independent Stave Co. and the Boswell Family are giving $1 million to the University of Kentucky to further spirits research at the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits. The gift will fund a maturation facility that will allow the Beam Institute … Continue reading →

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Dads-to-Be Should Stop Drinking 6 Months Before Conception: Study

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Not only should women stop drinking one year before becoming pregnant, but men should stop drinking six months before a baby is conceived, according to a new study from Central South

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Willamette Valley’s Bernau: Use Tax Windfall to Support OSU Agriculture

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Oregon winemaker Jim Bernau urged Oregon lawmakers to use part of the state’s historic windfall in tax revenues for Oregon State

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University Embraces Brewing to Enhance STEM Education

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Students at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology are delving into the science and engineering of beer brewing in a new year-long class. Only students who are 21 and older are allowed to take the

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Jim Beam Gives $5 Million to University of Kentucky to Teach Distillers

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Jim Beam Bourbon will donate $5 million to the University of Kentucky to establish the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits. The institute will support a curriculum to educate the next generation of distillers with the skills needed to succeed … Continue reading →

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Jim Wolpert, UC Davis Viticulture Chair, Dies at 67

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

As a researcher, he focused on rootstock evaluation and scion clonal trials. But it was he work at chair, in creating the vision for the

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