Media Relations
Sunday,
November 5,
2006
Social Science
Indiana University experts discuss the A's and B's of sunglasses and UV, challenges parents of teens can face regarding their kids' potential substance use, and insights into pets and their caretakers.
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Indiana University neuroscientist Karin Harman James is involved at both a state and national level this week in raising awareness about the role of handwriting in the learning process. Interest in her research in this area has gained attention as states and schools nationwide debate whether handwriting instruction, particularly cursive, still fits within the curriculum.
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Indiana University shined the brightest in an international competition to promote innovative humanities and social science research using large-scale data analysis, landing a leading number of five scholars on two of 14 winning projects. In all, 67 international teams competed in the Digging Into Data Challenge, with IU as the only university in the U.S. with researchers on two winning teams.
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A line of laboratory mice developed by a researcher from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis drinks more alcohol than other animal models and consumes it in a fashion similar to humans: choosing alcohol over other options and binge drinking.
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Considered a treasure trove of American history sought after by genealogists, urban planners, sociologists and a gamut of other researchers, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, first created beginning in 1867 for assessing fire insurance liability for buildings in U.S. cities, are now available to the public for more than 300 locations in Indiana.
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More than 60 faculty members and graduate students representing 16 universities from four states will gather on the Indiana University Bloomington campus Saturday in an effort to develop regional networks in the Midwest tied to sustainable food systems.
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