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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… Read More

April 12, 2018
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… Read More

February 27, 2018
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… Read More

February 9, 2018
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… Read More

December 1, 2017
Dr. Shawn Dorius – Fulbright Specialist
Dr. Shawn Dorius was recently recognized as a Fulbright Specialist for a three year term. Read More

October 19, 2017
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. Read More

October 19, 2017
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. Read More

October 16, 2017
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. Read More

September 13, 2017
Monic Behnken wins seat on Ames school board
The Ames school board will look vastly different when it meets for the first time later this month after three new members were elected Tuesday. Read More

September 13, 2017
A Critical Pedagogy with College and High School Students in St. Louis Post-Mike Brown
Shaneda Destine and Walda Katz-Fishman present an article on critical pedagogy for a racially oppressed working-class community, situated in this current moment of capitalist crises. Read More

September 12, 2017