Go! Magazine posted on December 16, 2015 What do you think of as a “typical” high school classroom? To me, what comes to mind is an image of students sitting quietly and taking notes while their teacher lectures. Now, let’s take my idea of a typical classroom and make it more, well, “modern” or “new-aged.”…
Go! Magazine posted on November 30, 2015 “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game. It’s about where we are and where we’re going,” said Nichelle Nichols, former NASA ambassador and actress. Science and technology are the tools engineers use to solve real-world problems and improve the world around…
Go! Magazine posted on October 28, 2015 So far this month we’ve talked about some types of street “movements” and their benefits to communities and people across the globe (see “Creating active communities: The Open Streets movement”). But I was interested in learning that there is an Open Streets movement a bit closer to home—in…
Go! Magazine posted on October 20, 2015 This series is dedicated to “movements,” which are identified as people working together to advance a shared political, social, or artistic idea. In this series, we’ll discuss a few social movements focused on transportation alternatives. In the previous article, “Creating active communities: The Complete Streets movement,” we talked…
Go! Magazine posted on September 23, 2015 In conjunction with our Go! Explore series about the transport and travel of animals, and in this case, invasive species, I wanted to speak to someone that actually tries to prevent their spread specifically in Iowa—my home state. So, I talked with Kim Bogenschutz of the Iowa Department…
Go! Magazine posted on August 17, 2015 Just like the film-making process itself, the world film studies minor offered at Iowa State University (ISU) is interdisciplinary—connecting with a number of departments across campus. Looking beyond just North America’s “Hollywood,” the Department of World Languages and Culture (WLC) mas made the study of film more global….
Go! Magazine posted on July 27, 2015 What’s happening on the road? What’s causing it? Those questions continue to daunt transportation engineers across the country as they attempt to make better decisions and increase roadway safety. Who are you going to call? Well, this isn’t a movie. Real transportation engineers are working to answer these…
Go! Magazine posted on June 18, 2015 Love locks are a symbol of love and commitment. Inspired by an ancient custom, which is believed to have originated in China, lovers lock a padlock on a chain or gate and then throw away the key—symbolically locking their love forever. A historic pedestrian bridge in Paris, called…
Go! Magazine posted on May 20, 2015 Imagine being in a room with a 3D projection system and asked to make life and death decisions as a firefighter rushing into a burning building. Seems pretty neat, right? No, it’s not the latest video game. Instead, it’s the newest way researchers are studying the impacts of…
Go! Magazine posted on April 28, 2015 Hundreds of colleges across the country have implemented bike-share programs on their campuses. Look at New York University whose program began in 2010 and has grown from 30 bikes and two stations to now 80 bikes at 13 different stations. To date, NYU has over 3,000 registered bike…