Tera Jordan, associate professor of human development and family studies at Iowa State University, says the U.S. divorce rate is declining, falling 18% between 2008 and 2016. The driving factor, she said, are young adults being more decisive in both the timing of their nuptials and who they marry. Jordan notes that adults over age…
David Swenson, associate scientist of economics at Iowa State University, asserts that most of the nation’s smaller urban and rural counties are not growing and will not grow in the future. He urges policymakers to develop policies that assure necessary access to public services and modern technologies.
Manimaran Govindarasu, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Iowa State University, and Dominic Saebeler, adjunct instructor of business administration at the University of Illinois, Springfield, contend that protecting the electricity grid from computer hackers will be expensive, and electricity customers will likely pay for it.
Steffen Schmidt, Lucken Endowed Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University, says Donald Trump pulled some pretty unseemly stunts to win the 2016 United States presidential election. But he says Trump isn’t the first candidate to use deceptive, underhanded and dubiously legal tactics to discredit their opponents.
Mahdi Al-Kaisi, professor of agronomy at Iowa State University, and Jim Ippolito, associate professor of environmental soil quality/health at Colorado State University, contend that many long-term problems farmers face from floodwaters are steeped in the soil. They conclude that farmers may need to take far more active measures to manage soil health in the future…
Chad Gasta, professor of Spanish and chair of the department of world languages and cultures at Iowa State University, offers seven safety tips for students studying abroad.
When a student borrows money from the government to go to college and then has serious trouble paying it back, should the college be on the hook to help pay back the government? That question lies at the heart of a proposed idea known as “risk-sharing.” Risk-sharing has the potential to improve the outcomes of…
Sarah Ryan, professor of industrial engineering at Iowa State University, contends that making electrical generation more flexible while increasing access to stored gas would be the best way to help keep the lights on without sacrificing warmth when cold snaps strike.
Robert Urbatsch, associate professor of political science at Iowa State University, investigates how our looks shape our attitudes about sex.
Mack Clayton Shelley, University Professor of political science, statistics, and School of Education, and chair of the department of political science at Iowa State University, asserts that politicians can get away with lies so easily because the public is not trained to critically consume statistical information or to defend against other (dis)information that is deliberately…
