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Thursday, December 4, 2003

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Teaching via tablet

Civic Quotes, a new resource from the Center on Congress at IU that uses notable quotations and images to teach about American government and citizenship in an engaging, interactive way, is now available as a free app for the iPad tablet computer and online.   Full Story >>

Center on Congress ventures into teaching via tablet computers with Civic Quotes application

Civic Quotes, a new resource from the Center on Congress at Indiana University that uses notable quotations and images to teach about American government and citizenship in an engaging, interactive way, is now available as a free app for the iPad tablet computer and on the Web.   Full Story >>

Printing, cursive, keyboarding: What's the difference when it comes to learning?

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.   Full Story >>

New strain of lab mice mimics human alcohol consumption patterns

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.   Full Story >>

Mellon Foundation grant funds IU seminar on 'Food Choice, Freedom and Politics'

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $172,000 to two Indiana University Bloomington faculty members through its Sawyer Seminars grant program. The award supports a seminar titled "Food Choice, Freedom, and Politics," to be convened by Richard Wilk and Peter Todd.   Full Story >>

Behavior 2011 to draw global contingent of more than 1,100 animal researchers to IU next week

Behavior 2011, the first-ever joint meeting of the International Ethological Conference and the Animal Behavior Society, is expected to draw more than 1,100 researchers from around the world for the July 25-30 conference at Indiana University Bloomington.   Full Story >>



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