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NSF awards grant to study impacts, responses to COVID-19 in small Iowa towns
Associate Professor of Sociology David Peters has received a rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation to study the COVID-19 impact on small Iowa towns.
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David Peters: COVID in rural Iowa
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Arbuckle receives multiple accolades from the Soil and Water Conservation Society
Congratulations to J. Arbuckle, professor of sociology, for his recent awards from the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
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New study by David Peters shows regional trends in opioid overdose deaths
A new study co-authored by David Peters, associate professor of sociology, reveals that the U.S. is suffering from several simultaneous opioid epidemics.
John Major Eason delivers address at 2019 George M. Beal Lectureship
John Major Eason discussed the prison boom in rural America at the 2019 George M. Beal Lectureship in Rural Sociology on Oct. 29.
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David Peters publishes study on the resiliency of declining small towns in Rural Sociology
David Peters, associate professor of sociology, is the sole author of a study titled, “Community Resiliency in Declining Small Towns: Impact of Population on Quality of Life over 20 Years,” published in the Jan. 1, 2019, online edition of Rural Sociology. In this paper, Peters seeks to understand why some small towns have an improved … Continue reading David Peters publishes study on the resiliency of declining small towns in Rural Sociology
Save the date: Beal Distinguished Lectureship in Rural Sociology is Oct. 29
John Major Eason is the invited speaker for the 2019 George M. Beal Distinguished Lectureship.