Academics & Research

Emily Eherenman the vice president of Students for Life writes down the template of emails the club will be sending off regarding the issue of purchasing aborted baby brains for Alzherimer’s study on Tuesday. The club will be sending emails specifically to Fred Cate, the IU Vice President of Research, Dr. Debmoy Lahiri, a psychiatry professor, Dr. Bruce Lamb, the Executive Director of IU Stark’s Neuroscience Research Institute, and the IU Board of Trustees.

Students for Life urges University to halt fetal tissue research

By Emily Miles · Tuesday, Dec. 6,2016 9:25 p.m.

The student group parsed through facts and composed emails to faculty and trustees.

Kelley School of Business ranks second among public institutions in new list

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Dec. 6,2016 6:50 p.m.

The school was also ranked seventh overall by Poets & Quants.

Katherine Rowe talks about video games as a virtual global theatre Monday.

Playgoing in the digital world could help understand literature, professor says

By Hussain Ather · Monday, Dec. 5,2016 9:25 p.m.

Playgoing in the digital world could be a matter of reality, one professor says.

Graphic designer came to IU as last-minute addition to book tour

By Hannah Reed · Monday, Dec. 5,2016 7:26 p.m.

Graphic designer Aaron Draplin gave a talk to the Graphic Design Club about his book, Pretty Much Everything.

Senior named Rhodes Scholar

By Kate McNeal · Monday, Nov. 28,2016 7:02 p.m.

Morgan Mohr is one of 32 students who will study at the University of Oxford for two years.

Two IU faculty members to be named AAAS fellows

By IDS staff · Monday, Nov. 28,2016 6:55 p.m.

The distinction recognizes contributions to the progress of science and research.

Professor says male birth control study may have had sexist bias

By Hussain Ather · Sunday, Nov. 27,2016 3:08 p.m.

Medical researchers work on hormonal conception for men.

Bees gather around the entrance to retired IU biology professor George Hegeman's hive. At full strength in the summer, the hive can hold as many as 60,000 bees.

Sophomore maintains beehives in hopes of business endeavor

By Hannah Reed · Sunday, Nov. 27,2016 2:57 p.m.

"Ladies love the bees," David Ray, a geology major and brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon, says.

Enrollment in online classes reaches new heights

By Kelly Evans · Sunday, Nov. 27,2016 1:55 p.m.

Students turn to online course alternatives for more flexibility in their schedules.

Digital economy could pose environmental risks, professor says

By Hussain Ather · Thursday, Nov. 17,2016 4:21 p.m.

The economy at our fingertips is more than meets the eye.

School of Education receives NSF grant

By IDS staff · Monday, Nov. 14,2016 9:01 p.m.

The grant will fund a video game, which allows students in small groups to collaborate on solutions.

Patrick O’Meara welcomes Dr. Narendra Jadhav to the stage in Presidents Hall in Franklin Hall. Jadhav is a member of the Indian Parliament and obtained his Ph.D. in economics at Indiana University.

Indian Parliamentarian links racism and economic growth

By Chris Mura · Monday, Nov. 14,2016 7:40 p.m.

Narendra Jadhav said that Indian liberation leaders were inspired by American abolitionists.

Liberal arts challenges career-driven education

By Hussain Ather · Monday, Nov. 14,2016 7:25 p.m.

Students should enrich themselves with the liberal arts, professors say.

IU professor to study techniques to diagnose learning disabilities

By IDS staff · Sunday, Nov. 13,2016 9:11 p.m.

Physicist and neuroscientist Jorge José is part of a team that received a grant from the National Science Foundation.

IU to offer joint master's degree with Australian National University

By IDS staff · Sunday, Nov. 13,2016 1:53 p.m.

Students from both universities can begin studying these areas of cultural administration in fall 2017.

Speaker discusses white male sexuality

By Bailey Cline · Thursday, Nov. 10,2016 10:23 p.m.

Male masculinity is arguably strengthened by homosexual activity, the speaker said.

Nature's patterns revealed by mathematics

By Hussain Ather · Thursday, Nov. 10,2016 7:31 p.m.

Researchers explain the reality of mathematics.

Nobel prize-winning physicist zooms through history of the universe

By Hussain Ather · Wednesday, Nov. 9,2016 8:13 p.m.

The universe is calm and beautiful, astrophysicist says.

Carbon recycling could increase energy efficiency

By Hussain Ather · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2016 4:46 p.m.

Unexplored chemical reactions can reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

American Studies students listen in as guest lecturer Abdul K. Baram dives into the topic of Islamophobia and cultural racism during the "Islamophobia: Myth or Reality" presentation Monday afternoon in the Fine Arts building. Baram's lecture is a piece of Bloomington Against Islamophobia; a week-long event combating myth of the Islamic threat due to differences in cultural views.

Professors open doors against Islamophobia

By Emily Miles · Monday, Oct. 31,2016 7:20 p.m.

Until Thursday, anyone can attend classes focusing on Islam and Islamophobia.

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