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Chemists at Indiana University Bloomington have created a symmetrical, five-sided macrocycle that is easy to synthesize and has characteristics that may help expand the molecular tool box available to researchers in biology, chemistry and materials sciences.
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Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie on Thursday bestowed the E. Ross Bartley Award to Jeanne Madison, co-director of the 42nd annual Mini University, now thriving in its 15th year under her careful eye. Named after one of late IU Chancellor Herman B Wells' most valued staff members, the Bartley Award is the highest staff award given by the IU president.
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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.
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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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A new study conducted by a team of Indiana University neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain, plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine that develops after only several days of cocaine use.
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More than 55 researchers from Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the IU School of Medicine participated in the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Indianapolis on May 28 to June 1. This release discusses three studies, involving the difficulty in knowing when elite athletes will peak, relationship between exercise and arterial health, and a simple but success program to help people move more, sit less and lose weight.
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