David Greenwood-Sanchez, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, is working on a series of nationally representative surveys that aim to capture the practices and motivations of front yard gardeners. He wants to know where the line is between plants that are acceptable and unacceptable so he can inform change.

The Center for Social Science Innovation and the Office of the Vice President for Research are exploring the renewal of an institutional membership with the Central Plains Federal Statistical Research Data Center. The membership would provide UI researchers access to a wide range of restricted-use federal datasets at the Iowa Federal Statistical Research Data Center in Ames. Learn more about the membership and submit an interest form by Jan. 31, 2026.

The Center for Social Science Innovation seeks tenure-track faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to apply for its Faculty Research Fellowship. Fellows receive one course buyout, a $1000 credit toward CSSI research services, and an office at the Social Sciences Research Building to collaborate closely with CSSI staff. Apply by January 12, 2026.