Iowa State is an international university with a friendly welcoming personality. Students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries come to Ames, Iowa, to choose from 100 majors, study with world-class scholars and hone their leadership skills in 800-plus student organizations. Iowa State offers a great environment where students can enjoy reaching their potential and discovering their passions.
Online lies can often be easy to detect, by searching for images and phone numbers and exploring social media profiles. Some people lie anyway – and countless others take the bait.
Para las marcas que venden pastel de calabaza, como Borden’s, Snowfrift y Mrs. Smith, el Día de Acción de Gracias es un mercado importante.
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Érase una vez, el pavo competía con el pato y el pollo por su lugar en la mesa de Acción de Gracias. Fue el marketing, tanto como la tradición, que dio forma a esta cena tradicional en EEUU.
Students who study abroad gain a competitive edge in the job market, research shows.
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In an effort to get a competitive edge in the global jobs market, more US college students are choosing to get international experience, an expert on study abroad says.
Feeling forgotten: Iowa’s rural communities.
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In Iowa, almost 40 percent of residents can’t afford the basic cost of living. That was the setting for the 2018 midterm elections, where rural voters are suffering along with their communities.
Latinos make up 12 percent of all registered voters in the US, but less than half vote regularly.
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Latinos are less likely than other Americans to vote in November, new polling shows. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t expect a Latino blue wave to swing the midterms in their favor.
La escena en Indonesia después del terremoto del 1 de octubre.
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Los miles de millones de dólares que se dan como ayuda cada año para aliviar los daños generados por terremotos y huracanes tendrían mejores efectos si no se concentraran en determinados puntos.
Some believe the color pink can calm unruly inmates. Others say it’s a form of humiliation.
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Famously feminized by the Nazis – and later used in prison cells to limit aggression in inmates – the color pink toes a shaky line between social psychology and gender stereotyping.
What sort of signal does holding a door for a woman send?
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The billions of dollars worth of aid dispatched every year to alleviate the suffering and damage after earthquakes and hurricanes would do more good if it didn’t get clumped up.
A yellow citronella bucket candle is essential for summertime evenings to keep the mosquitos away.
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Bug sprays with DEET feel oily and smell gross. That’s why scientists are developing new mosquito repellents based on natural plant oils. But translating these into commercial products isn’t easy.
Los latinos constituyen el 12 por ciento de las personas elegibles para votar en las elecciones legislativas de medio mandato del 2018.
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Puede que los latinos estén indignados por las políticas antiinmigrante de Donald Trump. Pero no todos saldrán a votar en contra del Partido Republicano este noviembre, por estas cuatro razones.
Latinos make up 12 percent of people eligible to vote in the 2018 midterm elections.
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Democrats hoping that Latinos will punish the Republican Party for Trump’s immigration policies haven’t looked hard enough at the demographics, location and concerns of these 27.3 million voters.
The high-voltage lines carrying electricity across the U.S. aren’t the only potential targets.
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Power utilities’ cybersecurity practices may be effective, but need to evolve over time. And all companies operating elements of the grid – even the small ones – should step up.
Already out of charge – again?!
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US national parks protect some of America’s most spectacular outdoor settings. But new research shows that ozone pollution levels in the parks are roughly as bad as in major cities.
Former President Bill Clinton promotes ‘The President is Missing,’ the new novel he wrote with James Patterson, in New York.
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What happens to motivated, determined and egotistical men when they are forced to abandon the White House? As John Quincy Adams once said, ‘There is nothing more pathetic in life than a former president.’
Many cities collect valuable data on themselves.
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Many cities lack the resources to analyze their own vast troves of administrative data.
Libby’s continues to fiercely compete with pumpkin pie peddlers Borden’s, Snowdrift and Mrs. Smith’s for a place on the Thanksgiving table.
Jean Beaufort
Guam’s trees are in trouble, thanks to the accidental release of a snake species 70 years ago, which has killed off many of the bird species that are vital for the health of the island’s forests.
A cyberattack on the electricity grid happened in Ukraine – could it happen here too?
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University Professor, Bergles Professor of Thermal Science, and Director of the Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education, Iowa State University