Meet Leo P, a new dwarf galaxy identified by astronomers using the WIYN 3.5m telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Southern Arizona (WIYN is owned and operated by the WIYN Consortium, which consists of University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale University, and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory). IU Bloomington astronomer Katherine Rhode worked [...]
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A team of American and Italian neuroscientists has identified a cellular change in the brain that accompanies obesity. The findings could explain the body’s tendency to maintain undesirable weight levels and identify possible targets for pharmacological efforts to address obesity. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, identify a switch [...]
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The Indiana University and Jacobs School of Music communities mourn the passing of Distinguished Professor of Music and Grammy Award-winning cellist Janos Starker. Starker, 88, died at his Bloomington home on April 28, 2013. “All of us at Indiana University are deeply saddened by the passing of Janos Starker, one of the greatest cellists to have [...]
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IU Bloomington media specialist Tracy James blogs about an upcoming conference hosted by Brenda Weber, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Gender Studies at IU Bloomington. Weber has organized Reality Gendervision, a conference focused on “sexuality and gender on reality TV” that is drawing researchers from as far away as New [...]
By David Haberman
Six IU Bloomington students have received the Provost’s Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, recognizing their exceptional work.
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An Indiana University professor’s new paper looks at how people write to break up today, including through texts, emails, and social media. According to Ilana Gershon, associate professor of communication and culture in IU’s College of Arts and Sciences, the medium is partly the message when it comes to breaking off relationships. “It wasn’t until after [...]
When Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — the first woman to be elected president in modern Africa — shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel committee’s citation for the prize noted, “We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all [...]
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Indiana University has been awarded $4.2 million by the U.S. Agency for International Development, through Higher Education for Development, for a 2½-year project to promote women’s access to and success in higher education in South Sudan. Through IU’s Center for Social Studies and International Education, the project will be headed by Terry Mason, professor of curriculum [...]
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Indiana University’s Mathers Museum of World Cultures marks its 50th anniversary this month with a new exhibition and a series of free programs The “Treasures of the Mathers Museum” exhibition opens Sunday, April 28. As its name suggests, the exhibition is an overview of the breadth of the museum’s collections. “While it’s a celebration of the museum’s [...]
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