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Research and Creative Activity fall 2006

Read the latest issue of Research and Creative Activity magazine, "Humanities, Then and Now."

Fireside Chat

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Indiana University President Adam W. Herbert discusses the topic "Growing a Highly Educated Hoosier Workforce Is a Team Activity" in his latest Fireside Chat.

Sound Medicine: Childhood Obesity

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A September 2006 report issued by the Institute of Medicine said that one third of American children and youth are obese, or are at risk of becoming obese. Lloyd Kolbe, a professor of Applied Health Science at IU Bloomington, is an internationally known expert on adolescent health and childhood obesity. Listen to him discuss the issue in the Oct. 15, 2006, issue of Sound Medicine.

Events at Indiana University

Homecoming 2006

Relive the "Glory Days: Hoosiers Past and Present" during this year's Homecoming Weekend. IU's determined Hoosiers take on the Michigan State Spartans at noon in Memorial Stadium. Terry Hoeppner, Indiana's head coach, has issued a challenge -- he wants 50,000 IU fans in the stands. So you like music with your football? Song writer and singer John Mellencamp will perform in Memorial Stadium before the game, and the day ends with a Beach Boys' concert in the IU Auditorium. See you there!

Run a 5K, save a life, run a 10K . . . all in a day for Julie Frey

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Julie Frey had finished the YMCA's Fall Festival 5K only minutes before she heard the cries for help. YMCA fitness director Nancy Parker was yelling for an ambulance. Frey saw that there were many obstacles for the ambulance to get through -- people, tables and the giant timing clock -- to reach the man in need. She ran over to help. "It was the fastest I ran all day," Frey said. When she arrived, there was a man laying on his back near the finish line. "His chest was heaving and I wasn't worried. I figured he had just overexerted himself. It happens a lot. So I elevated his feet and waited for the ambulance," she said. But the situation quickly worsened. "I saw the change. The color drained from his face and he stopped breathing. I checked his pulse but didn't expect to find one. I lifted his shirt and started compressions."

Gift guide: For your hard-to-buy-for older friends or relatives, a boost to their quality of life

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Indiana University Bloomington experts in aging, accessibility and recreation offer some top picks geared toward quality of life. Lesa Lorenzen-Huber shares examples of technology that can keep people active and independent as they age, Jennifer Skulski and Alice Voigt describe gifts that promote access to recreational activities and facilities, and Stori Snyder offers tips on building an "enabling garden."

How women can prevent 'energy vampires' from sapping their health

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You know the friend you have who always sees the negative side of an issue? Or maybe it is a family member who always sees life as a huge, long ordeal? Whoever it is, we all interact with someone who can never see anything positive in life. Marsha Heffron Williamson, IU East School of Nursing, explains how these relationships can affect health and offers her advice on coping with "energy vampires."

Postcards aid Tobacco-Free IUPUI program

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IUPUI's tobacco-free campus policy has been in effect for over two months, banning the sale and use of tobacco products on all campus property. Public health advocates are now charged with the tricky task of spreading the word to tobacco users who may not know the new rules. How do you let someone know that they are violating campus policy when they light up, without causing a major confrontation? The Tobacco-Free IUPUI team came up with a solution that Assistant Vice Chancellor Ellen Poffenberger calls a "pain-free way to approach the topic" -- printed postcards with information about the policy and community resources for help in quitting smoking.

Grab the olive oil, not the PFOA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked U.S. companies earlier this year to greatly reduce public exposure to prefluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical in Teflon. According to EPA, PFOA has caused developmental and other adverse effects in laboratory animals. While EPA states that it does not have any indication that the public is being exposed to PFOA through the use of Teflon-coated or other trademarked nonstick cookware, Diane Henshel, an associate professor at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, said the public should be concerned.

BLOG: Body image trial by fire

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"One year ago, the thought of putting on a swimsuit had me sick with self-consciousness," writes blogger Elisabeth Andrews. "These days, I hurry out to the pool without so much as a towel to cover me. But this is no weight-loss success story. My body hasn't changed, but somehow my feelings about it have altered, after a year of venturing onto the pool deck -- first shyly, then boldly -- and observing that no one pointed, laughed or ran screaming from the room."

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Despite heavy opposition from Iowa's Miguel Merrick (right), IUB's Andrew Means pulls in a pass for a 22-yard gain for the Hoosiers.

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2006 Indiana v. Iowa Football

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2006 Indiana vs. Iowa Football

Hoosier Hellbender

2006 Hoosier Hellbender

Hoosier Hellbender Photo Gallery

2006 Hoosier Hellbender

Hoosier Hysteria

2006 Hoosier Hysteria

Hoosier Hysteria

2006 Hoosier Hysteria

Lotus Fest 2006

Lotus Fest 2006

Lotus Fest 2006

Lotus Fest 2006

Bacteria found living 2 miles underground

Now Online Game on Shakespeare

Aerobics little help for weight

Celebrate 'Glory Days' at IU Homecoming, Oct. 26-28

Indiana University alumni, students and friends are invited to experience IU's "Glory Days" on Homecoming weekend, Oct. 26-28 (Thursday-Saturday), in Bloomington.

Beaux Arts Trio documentary to play nationwide

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An Indiana University-produced documentary celebrating the legendary Beaux Arts Trio and IU Distinguished Professor of Music Menahem Pressler will air nationwide on PBS this Monday (Oct. 23).

These bacteria use radiated water as food

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Researchers from Indiana University Bloomington and eight collaborating institutions report in this week's Science a self-sustaining community of bacteria that live in rocks 2.8 kilometers below Earth's surface. Think that's weird? The bacteria rely on radioactive uranium to convert water molecules to useable energy.

The bard's world virtually recreated through MacArthur gift to IU

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Faculty at Indiana University have received a $240,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation to create a multiplayer synthetic world based on the world of Shakespeare. Their work will both educate students and provide other social scientists with a new research tool.

Good information -- it’s not all about the brain

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A neuroscientist from Indiana University and a roboticist from the University of Tokyo have created a new way to objectively quantify an idea that philosophers, educators and psychologists have discussed for decades -- that the many ways in which our bodies interact with our environment produces better information that helps the brain.

Featured Links

Do you want to learn more about health issues? You can with IU's Mini Medical School. With topics like, "Hey, Sugar!" "Get Personal" or "Your Shin Bone's Connected to Your…" there's no question that this fall's Mini Medical School is meant to intrigue its audience. Offered by the Indiana University School of Medicine, and hosted by Clarian North at 116th and Meridian Streets, the IU School of Medicine Mini Medical School offers the public an array of medical seminars geared toward learning and improved health. Find out more about this year's speakers and register online.