Go! Magazine posted on April 3, 2015 Have you ever wished that instead of textbooks you could learn through something more interactive? What if you could learn about Newton’s three laws, the quadratic equation, and kinematics while playing a video game? Sounds too good to be true, right? The creators of the Design of Aerospace…
Go! Magazine posted on February 27, 2015 Human trafficking is the act of trading humans for sexual slavery or forced labor. Though this seems like an issue from the 19th century, the issue of human trafficking is still a very real problem, with an estimate of 20 to 30 million slaves worldwide today. The United…
Go! Magazine posted on February 20, 2015 Do you ever wonder how many total vehicles are on the road in the US? As of 2011, there were over 254 million registered vehicles (US DOT)! Of this total, 10.9 million were considered medium- or heavy-duty vehicles (think trucks and vehicles with six or more tires). Having…
Go! Magazine posted on January 30, 2015 Did you know that Iowa has identified thousands of historic sites in just the past 30 years as part of the transportation planning process? I bet you’re wondering “Why should I care about historic sites?” or even “Whose job is it to find these sites?” Well, even for…
Go! Magazine posted on December 17, 2014 Have you ever wondered where rain goes after it lands on a parking lot? Stormwater systems work to move water away from streets, buildings, and land by transporting water straight to local waterways. It’s important because these systems keep potential flooding problems under control. Two important reasons for…
Go! Magazine posted on December 12, 2014 Boats are different from cars in that they do not travel on a paved road to get to a destination. The ocean offers millions of different paths to get to the same place. At the same time, there is one main similarity between cars and boat travel: the…
Go! Magazine posted on October 31, 2014 Do you see a lot of rail cars passing by with what looks like a lot of different stuff? Ever wonder just how much “stuff” the railroad carries each year? This stuff being carried is referred to by the railroads freight or cargo. As a matter of fact,…
Go! Magazine posted on October 31, 2014 In this Driving with a Disability series, we are focusing on barriers to safe driving. At what point, should a person should give up their car keys and focus on other ways of maintaining mobility? In our society today, mobility is one of the biggest ways in which…
Go! Magazine posted on September 29, 2014 When you are driving on a highway, do you ever imagine what the land was like before the road was constructed? For instance, do you consider the difficulty in building a road into a mountain side or over a hill? Many transportation workers—like construction managers, geotechnical engineers, and…
Go! Magazine posted on September 19, 2014 Are you currently in high school? Do you often wonder how you will combine your interests into a job in the future? Well, if you are one of many students interested in pursuing architecture, construction, engineering, or other related design careers, you have a unique opportunity to find…