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DeLisi to contribute to 'None in Three' project to examine effects of abuse on 50,000 youths
Criminology professor at Iowa State, Dr. Matt DeLisi will contribute his knowledge to the None in Three project with colleagues out of Huddersfield University as one of the most widely respected criminologists in the world. The None in Three project […]
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David Peters co-PI on fall 2017 Presidential Interdisciplinary Research Seed (PIRS) Grant Program
David Peters, associate professor of sociology, has been named co-principal investigator on the recently announced fall 2017 Presidential Interdisciplinary Research Seed (PIRS) Grant. The goal of PIRS is to support new interdisciplinary research which may bring in external funding. Peters […]
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Agriculture: Women taking new roles
Dr. Ann Oberhauser, director of women’s and gender studies and professor of sociology and Dr. Carmen Bain, associate professor of sociology discuss women's new roles in agriculture.
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Sociology Research Shows Anti-GMO Articles Tied to Russian Sites
In research led by assistant sociology professor Dr. Shawn Dorius, along with Dr. Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, an associate professor in Iowa State's departments of agronomy and genetics, development and cell biology, anti-GMO articles are tied to Russian sites.
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Dr. Paul Lasley Moderates Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Listening Session
Iowa State University's Dr. Paul Lasley moderated a listening session following State Rep. Beth Wessel- Kroeschell, D-Ames, has introduced a bill in the Iowa Legislature to fund the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State a year after legislators […]
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Iowa State University Study Shows Positives for Small Town Iowa
“People tend to think of rural America as declining. They equate decreases in population with overall decline in quality of life,” said David Peters, an associate professor of sociology at ISU. “We wanted to ask if that’s really true, and […]
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Dr. Shawn Dorius – Fulbright Specialist
Dr. Shawn Dorius was recently recognized as a Fulbright Specialist for a three year term.
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President's 2017 Leadership Award
The Soil and Water Conservation Society awarded the 2017 President’s Leadership Award to Lois Wright Morton, professor emeritus of sociology at Iowa State University at their 72nd international conference, Creating Pathways to Sustainability held in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Go-to advice: Listen to your neighbors
Reporters rely on experts in the field for the best information. This series introduces our go-to sources for crop, livestock and ag tech news.
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Iowa's urban-rural divide may be overblown, poll shows
A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows that Iowans in the cities and countryside don't resent each other as much as you might think.