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Read more about IU Nobel winner Elinor Ostrom, and see a day in the life of The College in this issue of The College magazine.
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Cirque Dreams will light up Bloomington at IU Auditorium
Big top meets Broadway when Cirque Dreams: Illumination creates a magical, neon city at Indiana University Auditorium, 1211 E. Seventh St. on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. on the IU Bloomington campus. Cirque Dreams: Illumination mixes the European cirque style with American Broadway musical theater, transforming a seemingly ordinary city and its residents into a unique fantasy world. Cirque Dreams is the first company to produce this type of production on Broadway. Tickets are on sale now.
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Dear diary, today I ate way too . . .
If losing weight figures into your New Year's resolutions (again), a food journal can be a useful and fundamental tool for your efforts. Food journals, ranging from low-tech notebooks to Web programs and smartphone apps, keep track of such things as types and quantities of foods eaten, nutritional analyses and calories burned through physical activity. Alyce Fly, associate professor in IU's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, walks us through the whys and hows of this useful weightloss tool.
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Athletes' superstitions and rituals can help them get psyched up for contests, but when these rituals involve non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- which many athletes gobble down before and during events -- they could be causing more harm than good. "You need to think of pain as not a hindrance, but as a signal that something is not quite right," says Stuart Warden, whose research at IUPUI focuses on musculoskeletal health and sports medicine.
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Gossip in the workplace can be a weapon in reputational warfare or a gift and can offer clues to power and influence not found on organizational charts. Research by IU sociologist Tim Hallett details how the weapon is wielded -- and its influence muted -- in a rare study that catches this national pastime on video.
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As high school athletes push their bodies this winter sports season, they become more vulnerable to viruses and other bugs going around school or home. Their immune systems need some TLC -- good nutrition, hydration and vaccinations for both the seasonal and H1N1 flu, says Douglas McKeag, M.D., director of the IU Center for Sports Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
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One of the greatest gifts parents can give themselves and their children is swim lessons, say aquatics experts at IU's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. "It's the best total body workout you can get, and it's suitable for all ages, ranging from toddlers to the elderly," said Emily Ward, director of aquatics at the Division of Campus Recreational Sports in the School of HPER.
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Involving family members of pediatric cancer and hematology patients in medical rounds benefits both the family and the medical team, according to an IU School of Medicine study. Riley Hospital for Children, where the study was conducted, is one of only a small number of hospitals nationwide routinely offering these parents the opportunity to join their child's medical team as active participants in the discussion and planning of their son's or daughter's care.
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IU staffer Nicole Roales began watching her food intake in her early 20s. In this blog, she writes about the tool that has helped her succeed at maintaining a healthy weight. The tool is one that researchers commonly suggest to people to help them stay on track.
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The Nov. 12, 2009, Active for Life includes holiday-themed tips concerning making changes during anxious times, staying active, keeping an eye out for adolescent drinking, and back-to-basics familiar greetings. Researchers discuss a study examining the body's immune system response to dental plaque and how it varies by gender and race. Active for Life also offers expert tips to help prevent eye injuries at home and information about the 13th annual IU Blood Donor Challenge.
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Have you heard the latest news from the IU Pervasive Technology Institute? If not, check out the latest issue of its Cyberinfrastructure Newsletter.
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