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Latest Iowa Stater uncovers a legacy
The fall edition of Iowa Stater magazine features the story behind former football All-American, World War II veteran and Boone native Tom Smith. Also read about the Child Development Laboratory School's impact on big and little students alike, the inspiration behind senior Elli Allen's winning design for the inaugural Cyclones Take New York apparel contest, and more.
Art and science at work together in the Student Innovation Center
Sculptor Catherine Widgery narrates a three-minute video about Interface, the public Art on Campus work of art (dichroic glass in the vestibules and LED-lit copper panels suspended above the outdoor courtyard) for the building. Its "not static" components are appropriate, she said, "in a building about creativity, innovation and discovering new boundaries."
Why school police officers don't always prevent violence
In an essay for The Conversation, associate professor of sociology Monic Behnken shares five reasons officers assigned to schools actually may make students less safe.
How cities can attract and keep families
In another essay for The Conversation, extension economist and associate professor of community and regional planning Biswa Das writes about the impact on some of the country's largest cities when families with children can't afford to live in them anymore. He offers insight into what young families are looking for.
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