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Greenlee summit focuses on civility
S.E. Cupp of CNN and Leslie Gaines-Ross of Weber Shandwick will present at the 2019 Greenlee Summit September 5-6, 2019.
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Debra Marquart – Iowa Poet Laureate and ISU Change Agent
Debra Marquart, ISU Distinguished Professor of English and recently named Iowa Poet Laureate recognized as ISU Change Agent.
Performing arts camp to be held at Iowa State
The Performing Arts Passport Camp, a new collaboration between ISU Extension and Outreach 4-H and ISU Theatre, will immerse high school students in storytelling and devised theatre.
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Craig Rood’s After Gun Violence: Deliberation and Memory in an Age of Political Gridlock
Mass shootings have become the “new normal” in American life. The same can be said for the public debate that follows a shooting: blame is cast, political postures are assumed, but no meaningful policy changes are enacted. In After Gun Violence, Craig Rood argues that this cycle is the result of a communication problem. Without … Continue reading Craig Rood’s After Gun Violence: Deliberation and Memory in an Age of Political Gridlock
Changing the conversation about elective sterilization for women
New Iowa State University research details the hurdles many women face and the sharp contrast in information provided for women and men.
Doctors can estimate patient adherence by simply asking about medication routine
New Iowa State University research suggests doctors stop asking patients about missed pills and start asking about their routines.
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Coastal Lives: Nature, Capital, and the Struggle for Artisanal Fisheries in Peru
Peru’s fisheries are in crisis as overfishing and ecological changes produce dramatic fluctuations in fish stocks. To address this crisis, government officials have claimed that fishers need to become responsible producers who create economic advantages by taking better care of the ocean ecologies they exploit. In Coastal Lives, Maximilian Viatori and Héctor Bombiella argue that … Continue reading Coastal Lives: Nature, Capital, and the Struggle for Artisanal Fisheries in Peru
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Charlie Kostelnick’s Humanizing Visual Design: The Rhetoric of Human Forms in Practical Communication published
In the book Kostelnick analyzes the role that human forms play in visualizing practical information and in making that information understandable, accessible, inviting, and meaningful to readers—in short, “humanizing” it. Although human figures have long been deployed in practical communication, their uses in this context have received little systematic analysis. Drawing on rhetorical theory, art … Continue reading Charlie Kostelnick’s Humanizing Visual Design: The Rhetoric of Human Forms in Practical Communication published