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Academics earn street cred with TED Talks but no points from peers, IU research shows

TED Talks, the most popular conference and events website in the world with over 1 billion informational videos viewed, provides academics with increased popular exposure but does nothing to boost citations of their work by peers, new research led by Indiana University has found. In the comprehensive study of over 1,200 TED Talks videos and their presenters, lead author Cassidy R. Sugimoto, an assistant professor in IU Bloomington's Department of Information and Library Science, and a team of researchers from Great Britain and Canada, also looked at the demographic make-up of TED Talks presenters -- only 21 percent were academics, and of those only about one-quarter were women -- and the relationship between a presenter's credentials and a video's popularity.

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Indiana University trustees to meet June 20 and 21 in Fort Wayne

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The Indiana University Board of Trustees will meet Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21, at the Walb Student Union on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

'Self-cleaning' pollution-control technology could do more harm than good, study suggests

Jonathan Raff

Research by Indiana University environmental scientists shows that air-pollution removal technology used in "self-cleaning" paints and building surfaces may actually cause more problems than they solve. The study finds that titanium dioxide coatings are likely in real-world conditions to convert ammonia to nitrogen oxide, the key precursor of harmful ozone pollution.

IU studies find workplace and financial stress lead to poor health choices

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Two studies from the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington highlight the negative impact workplace and financial stress can have on health behaviors. The lead author urges workplace wellness and smoking cessation programs to consider such impacts as the economy sputters along.

Study: Less time in meetings makes for more committed leaders

Matthew Baggetta

An article that offers new insight into the leadership of volunteer-driven organizations has earned Indiana University faculty member Matthew Baggetta a prestigious honor. Baggetta, an assistant professor in the IU Bloomington School of Public and Environmental Affairs, co-wrote the forthcoming "Leading Associations: How Leadership Teams Generate Leader Time Contributions" in the American Sociological Review.

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