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Read the special Founders Day edition of IU Home Pages. This issue includes profiles of faculty award winners.
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Electronic Waste Collection Days: A Free Event Hosted by IU Bloomington and IUPUI
April 30, May 1-2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., various locations -- All public and private schools, universities, businesses and nonprofit organizations are invited to drop off e-waste Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the IU Bloomington and IUPUI campuses. The program will be open to the general public Saturday, May 2, also from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In Bloomington, the collection event will take place in the parking lot to the north of Memorial Stadium. The drop-off location for Indianapolis will be the parking lot directly south of the Indiana State Fairgrounds at the corner of 38th Street and Coliseum Ave.
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Teens and the big C
When the psychological effect of cancer is considered, teenagers often are "lumped together" with children even though teens differ in many aspects, says Melissa Carpentier, assistant professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. "We need to take teens' unique perceptions into account and listen to what they are struggling with," says Carpentier, coathor of the book Adolescents With Cancer: The Influence of Close Relationships on Quality of Life, Distress, and Health Behaviors.
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Fear of falling can cause older adults -- even those who have not fallen -- to limit their social and physical activity. This effort to avoid falls can create a harmful cycle that can diminish health and quality of life. Researchers in Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation have found promising results in an exploratory study involving hatha yoga practice and this harmful fear.
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If you have ever gotten home after a full day's work and felt completely exhausted, even though your day was not particularly stressful or difficult, you may be among the thousands of Americans who can blame their computer. Steve Hitzeman, Indiana University School of Optometry clinic director, has some tips for avoiding computer vision syndrome, which can cause neck and backaches, eyestrain, general fatigue and more.
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Problem gambling among college students is more than double that of the general population. College students have easy access to credit cards and online gambling opportunities with more than 2,000 betting Web sites available. "Most people can gamble responsibly and never develop a problem," says Mary Lay, project manager of the Indiana Problem Gambling Awareness Program, which is part of Indiana University's Indiana Prevention Resource Center. "Problem gambling can lead to financial devastation, crime and poor physical and mental health including an increased risk of substance abuse, depression and suicide."
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Researchers have long known that children who grow up in an aggressive or violent household are more likely to become violent or aggressive in future relationships. What has not been so clear is the developmental link between witnessing aggressive behavior as a child and carrying it out as an adult. Reseachers in Indiana University's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences shed light on this social concern.
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If you know that you -- or your kids -- need to be more active but don't know where to start, Uncle Sam has some pointers that might help. Comprehensive Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans discuss how much of specific types of exercise are enough, offering suggestions for different age groups.
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Everyone is different, but there are clearly mindsets and strategies that separate the winners from the losers and the successful from the disparaged. When people possess the strength of resiliency they are able to move past their situation and grow stronger. Carol the Coach offers suggestions for how to assess one's resiliency and areas for improvement.
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The March 12, 2009, Active for Life includes articles about restful sleep, the peanut products recall, basketball warm-up moves from IU Athletics, cognitive science research involving how we search for items or thoughts, balance training and last-minute travel tips. A blog from breast cancer expert George Sledge, M.D., discusses how to be careful -- not paralyzed -- about breast cancer prevention.
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The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center staff knows that thinking about cancer can be worrisome. The good news is that today there are more than 10 million cancer survivors. We are fortunate for scientific advances in the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer, but so much information and research can be hard to understand. Now, there is a Web site to help answer your questions about cancer.
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