In the April IU Health & Wellness, Indiana University experts in qigong, ergonomics and sexual health discuss office qigong and a new public opinion survey that asked Hoosiers questions about classroom instruction involving the correct use of condoms.
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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Safford United School District No. 1 v. Redding, the case of an eighth-grade female honors student who was strip-searched by school officials looking for ibuprofen pain reliever. Craig Bradley, Robert A. Lucas Professor of Law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, says the court may rule that the search was reasonable.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today (April 17) that it intends to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Faculty experts at Indiana University express different reactions but agree that the decision could and should put pressure on Congress to take action on greenhouse gases.
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Piracy taking place off the coast of Somalia is, from a legal perspective, very close to terrorism, and there are legal mechanisms for dealing with both, says Steve Russell, associate professor in the Indiana University Bloomington Department of Criminal Justice.
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Timothy Waters, a professor at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington and a frequent contributor to policy debate on international law and politics, comments on the Russia-Georgia conflict and its relationship to U.S. support for independence for Kosovo.
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Bedbug outbreaks across the United States require a proactive approach, according to Marc Lame, clinical assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and an expert in pest management. Lame says operators of housing that is susceptible to infestations -- such as hotels, college dorms, apartments and shelters -- should make plans for preventing and responding to the problem.
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Stephanie C. Kane, associate professor in Indiana University's Department of Criminal Justice, discusses piracy, poverty and global trade in the wake of several recent high-profile pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia.
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Faculty members in the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs comment on the the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which Congress has approved and President Barack Obama is expected to sign soon.
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Alexander McCall Smith, author of the best-selling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series of novels, will speak at 5 p.m. on April 20 in Whittenberger Auditorium of the Indiana Memorial Union.
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