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Catch up with the students, faculty and alumni of IU's College of Arts and Sciences in The College magazine.
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IU Bloomington geologist David Bish took this picture on the flight from Lewis Cliff Ice Tongue back to McMurdo Base in Antarctica. Bish studies the formation of cryogenic evaporite.
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Sunken Cities and Shipwrecks: The Growing World of Underwater Museums
Now-Dec. 19, various times, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- This exhibition delves into the world of underwater museums and addresses the related issues of treasure hunting and site preservation. Admission to the museum is free.
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Scientist at Work: Sara Pryor
Some university faculty members prefer research. Others prefer teaching. But with Indiana University Bloomington atmospheric scientist Sara Pryor, there is neither preference nor choice. Her research is informed by her teaching, and her teaching is improved by her research. Department of Geography Chair Scott Robeson calls Pryor one of the "most productive research scientists at IU," noting that she inspires her graduate students to be equally productive.
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Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and soft tissues. A team of 13 scientists led by Indiana University Bloomington biologists found that the invasion of dying embryo cells by bacteria can completely replace embryo cell structure, generating a faithful replica of the embryo.
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Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie recently announced that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the university $15 million over five years to establish the Pervasive Technology Institute, which will lead IU to a new level of achievement in developing advanced information technology and informatics innovations and delivering their benefits to researchers, educators, students and society.
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Indiana University's improving marriage between intellectual and entrepreneurial capital sweetened Nov. 18 when ground was broken for its new $10 million Bloomington Incubator, one of IU's first major initiatives under its new Innovate Indiana program. The 40,000-square-foot facility is designed to accommodate both life science and Internet technology start-ups.
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Indiana University Informatics Professor Alex Vespignani has been elected to fellowship in the American Physical Society, the preeminent organization of physicists in the United States. Vespignani was honored for his contribution to the statistical physics of complex networks, in particular his seminal work on the spreading of viruses in real networks.
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The effects of Amazon deforestation where agriculture production has been ramped up through increased mechanization will receive further study by an Indiana University anthropology professor thanks to a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
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A consortium of scientists, including Indiana University Bloomington chemist Michael VanNieuwenhze, has helped secure a $38 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research fats, cholesterols and other lipids.
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The Nov. 18, 2008, issue of IU Discoveries featured a profile on Mark Kelley, an IU School of Medicine cancer researcher. Also in this issue were stories about the most-intact-ever fossil of a Homo erectus pelvis, a revisiting of the famous 20th century Stanely Miller-Harold Urey experiment, a groundbreaking for an ecology laboratory, and more.
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Some recent titles by IU researchers
"The role of the anterior cingulate cortex in women's sexual decision making," Neuroscience Letters, Jan. 2009, by Rupp HA, James TW, Ketterson ED, Sengelaub DR, Janssen E, Heiman JR
"Bisphosphonates and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Moving from the Bedside to the Bench," Cells Tissues Organs, 2009, by Allen MR
"Managing referrals for children with receptive language delay," Clinical Pediatrics, Jan. 2009, by Fagan MK, Montgomery TR
"Ecolabeled paper towels: Consumer valuation and expenditure analysis," Journal of Enivronmental Management, Jan. 2009, by Srinivasan AK, Blomquist GC
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IU President Michael A. McRobbie delivered his first State of the University address on Oct. 14, 2008, in the University Place Conference Center Auditorium on the IUPUI campus. In the address, McRobbie, who became IU's 18th president in July 2007, provided an update on the strategic priorities he announced during his 2007 inaugural address. McRobbie reviewed faculty and staff accomplishments and laid out a course for achieving continued and growing excellence in IU's two core missions, education and research. The speech is now available on the Internet in text and video formats.
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