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David Peters—Ex-Iowa House speaker sues Census Bureau, saying it won’t turn over communications about ‘synthetic data’.

August 19, 2021

Paul Lasley: Rural sociologist sees lasting impacts of 1980s farm crisis

August 3, 2021

Ann Oberhauser: Expanding opportunities for women and economic uncertainty are both factors in declining US fertility rates

July 6, 2021

Shawn Dorius: ISU researchers use data to help communities discover and solve biggest problems

May 6, 2021

Dan Krier, Abdi Kusow, and Ann Oberhauser—Why Iowa has become such a Heartbreaker for Democrats

April 28, 2021

Monic Behnken: Reflections on the Chauvin trial and policing reform continue in the Ames community

April 28, 2021

Susan Stewart—Study: Women have been drinking more during the pandemic

April 8, 2021

Susan Stewart—New research: Pandemic-related anxiety associated with women drinking more

April 7, 2021

J. Arbuckle: Wary US farmers weigh up joining Biden’s climate fight

March 18, 2021

Leana Bouffard: Isolation, financial hardship: Pandemic adds barriers between Iowa domestic abuse survivors and aid

February 1, 2021