Weaknesses in the law governing how elections are run and votes counted in Congress led to the Jan. 6 insurrection. An election law scholar analyzes legislation just passed to fix those problems.
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What’s it like for an election law scholar to work at a polling place on Election Day? A law school professor sees how election laws work – or keep election workers guessing – at the ground level.
The attempt by Donald Trump’s supporters to reverse the 2020 presidential election results shows the need to update the nation’s landmark law for counting presidential votes.
Students of color graduate at higher rates when they go to colleges where there are larger portions of the student body and faculty who are also of color.
Jane Elliott wanted her white students to experience what it was like for Black students. But instead of teaching about the root causes of racism, she engaged in cruelty and shame.
Concerned about problems in counting Electoral College votes that determine the next president, lawmakers are considering changes to the Electoral Count Act. What is the act, and what’s wrong with it?
Voting rights are the subject of intense conflict between Democrats and Republicans. Does the degree of political outrage match the threat to voting rights?
New research shows people experience the ‘endowment effect’ of valuing an object more when they can touch it, even in virtual settings.
The ‘Eureka!’ moment is a myth – an altogether naïve and fanciful account of innovation.
The legacy of eugenics is still active in the U.S. Paternalistic attitudes and policies on the reproductive agency of disabled people is one way it manifests.
Not all new laws labeled “voter suppression laws” are, in fact, voter suppression laws. An election law expert takes a closer look.
Are the election law changes proposed in statehouses across the country really as bad as some say? An election law scholar cuts through the yelling to take a sober look at the new voting landscape.
Users do spend some time thinking about whether information is true; the decision to share it (even if it’s fake news) depends on the topic and the type of message.
The more that educators of color feel the need to tiptoe around issue of racism in schools, the less likely they seem to stay in the job, new research shows.
Experts explain five big threats to this year’s election, from Russian interference to voter intimidation at the polls – plus some tips to make sure every vote is counted.
Russian agents reportedly placed malware in U.S. voter registration systems in 2016 and are actively interfering in the 2020 election. Here’s the state of election cybersecurity.
Understanding isolation’s effects on regular people, rather than those certified to have ‘the right stuff,’ will help prepare us for the future, whether another pandemic or interplanetary space travel.
Un médecin atteinte de sclérose en plaques qui a connu un ralentissement de son déclin en changeant son alimentation cherche maintenant à comprendre comment c’est arrivé.
What role do foreign actors play in African elections? Cambridge Analytica’s case sheds some light.
Our extinct, distant cousins still lived in Indonesia 110,000 years ago.
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Associate Vice President for Research and Bighley Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa
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Professor and Chair of English, University of Iowa
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Assistant Professor of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies and Anthropology, University of Iowa
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Iowa
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Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
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Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Endowed Chair of Rural Safety and Health, University of Iowa
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Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
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Associate Vice President of Research, University of Iowa
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Iowa
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Ph.D. Candidate in Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa
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Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies, University of Iowa
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Professor of History and Program Coordinator, Native American and Indigenous Studies, University of Iowa
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Associate Professor of Sport Media, University of Iowa
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Iowa
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Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa
