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Find out about the latest research news on campus with the monthly online publication Research at Indiana University, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.
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The Singing Hoosiers presents its annual Spring Concert April 5
April 5, 8 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- Join the Singing Hoosiers of Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music for an annual spring concert, "A Celebration of American Popular Music," on April 5. Directed by Professor Michael Schwartzkopf, America's premier collegiate concert show choir will be joined by the IU Vocal Jazz Ensemble, led by Professor Patrice Madura, chair of the Department of Music Education at the Jacobs School. The ensemble will sing a variety of creative jazz classics, including 'Round Midnight by Cootie Williams and Thelonious Monk. This perennial favorite will include a wide variety of selections designed for the entire family.
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Contemplative, revealing, simplistic -- the strategy game Go has squared off calculating minds for 4,000 years. Today, Go is gaining in popularity because of the Internet. Face-to-face engagement in Bloomington, however, adds a social element with good-natured banter, food and instruction for all ages and backgrounds. "Go exposes your flaws and thinking and emotional overreacting," said Go enthusiast Zoran Rilak. "If you overreact, or if you get angry and place a stone, it shows on the board and it stays there for the rest of the game."
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A discovery by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers could have an impact on the treatment of a wide range of mood disorders, including bipolar illness, post-partum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and assessments for bereavement interventions.
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Overweight but active men responded dramatically better compared to their inactive counterparts in an Indiana University study that examined the vascular response to exercise in overweight men. "Being overweight isn't hopeless," said Janet P. Wallace, professor of exercise physiology in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. "This study shows you can still do some measures to help yourself while you work to lose weight."
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Afterschool programs can boost students' grades; supplement education in the arts, music and culture; provide essential childcare for younger students; and help prevent juvenile crime, teen pregnancies, smoking, drinking and drug use among adolescents. Yet these programs encounter a number of obstacles in disadvantaged neighborhoods, says Alfred Ho, a professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
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Anna Zufall, a registered dietitian with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, discusses healthy food choices that can strengthen one of our most important allies against cancer -- our heart.
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A random telephone survey of Hoosiers' opinions about whether the HPV vaccine should be mandatory for middle school students reveals an "ambivalence about sexuality in our culture," said William L. Yarber, professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. "Parents face a real dilemma," he said. "They want to protect their children, but they're fearful of the protective methods."
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Carol the Coach talks in this column about a tendency many people have to derail their own plans for change. Change is not easy, she writes. It generally is not natural and it requires that nothing interfere with or interrupt the action plan you have developed to reach your goal.
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The Feb. 14 Active for Life has Valentines Day-themed articles about dating online, "love handles" and the Kinsey Institute's revamped sexual health information service. The issue also includes articles about refueling muscles after workouts, children as data miners, nutritional tips for vegetarians and information about IU's third annual Healthy Living Conference.
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Don't miss this year's Mini University on the IU Bloomington campus, June 15-20, celebrating 37 years of lifelong learning. Choose from nearly 100 noncredit classes taught by IU's finest faculty at this award-winning weeklong learning vacation for adults.
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