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LAS faculty explain how voters have changed their minds on candidates
The Washington Post published an article by LAS Professor David Peterson and assistant professor Tessa Ditonto about the shift in presidential candidate preferences in Iowa.
January 29, 2016
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Source of political information varies by gender, age and candidate preference
In addition to questions about candidate support, a team of Iowa State LAS researchers asked likely caucus-goers where they get their political information. Out of 511 respondents, 61.9 percent said national TV news.
January 29, 2016
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E.J. Dionne, Jr. to present 2015-2016 Manatt-Phelps Spring Lecture
Syndicated Washington Post columnist will provide insight on the presidential debate and political climate.
January 27, 2016
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New Iowa State/WHO-HD poll shows tight race as Iowa caucus-goers change their minds
As the candidates make their final push across Iowa, many caucus-goers are still trying to decide which candidate they’ll support. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Ted Cruz lead their respective parties, according to a new Iowa State University/WHO-HD Iowa Caucus Poll. However, there is little room separating them from the…
January 26, 2016
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Canfield selected for executive role in APS
Distinguished Professor Paul Canfield was elected to serve in an executive role for the American Physical Society. Canfield was elected Vice Chair for the Division of Condensed Matter Physics. [feature_image] Canfield will serve for four years, and will chair the division in his third year.
January 21, 2016
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Student mock trial returns two guilty verdicts
The thirteenth annual reenactment of a landmark groundwater trial by the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Science’s hydrogeology class led to guilty (liable) verdicts in two separate trials. Each year, department chair Bill Simpkins’ class reenacts the 1986 trial that became a book and motion picture titled, “A Civil…
January 19, 2016
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Phillips named APS Rising Star
Associate professor Alison Phillips was selected as a Rising Star in the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The honor is awarded to “the best and the brightest of psychological science,” according to Sarah Brookhart, executive director for APS. Phillips was recognized for her early accomplishments in high-quality published works, her…
January 13, 2016
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English Dept Lecturer Jennifer Knox reviewed in NYTimes Book Review
Congratulations to Jennifer Knox, lecturer in the English Department, for a recent excellent review in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, on Dec. 24, 2015
January 6, 2016