The June 17, 2008, issue of IU Discoveries featured an article on Geoffrey Fox -- an IU professor in the School of Informatics who is working to bring predictability to the natural world. This issue also included a story about the $25 million clinical research grant awarded to IU, details on the IU coal geologist who received a national honor , details on the 2008 Gill Award recipients, an in-depth look at the IU Cyclotron, and a feature on a donut made of a math maze.
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The May 20, 2008, issue of Discoveries featured a story on IU bioanthropologist Frederika Kaestle. Also in this issue were stories about the 65-million-year-old asteroid impact that triggered a global hail of carbon beads, details on IU biologists who received top American honors, a look at the IU scientist who was named Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world, details on the historical development plot an IU professor created to improve roadways globally, and information on gluon - the strongest glue in the universe.
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The April 22, 2008 issue of IU Discoveries featured a profile on Manjari Mazumdar, a researcher in the IU School of Medicine's Medical Sciences Program in Bloomington. Also in this issue were stories about the $1.2 million NIH project to track and predict epidemics, details on the final chapter of the IU Asteroid Program's "records," information on the first 3-D view of an anti-cancer agent by IU scientists, and a profile on the inaugural Adam W. Herbert graduate fellow.
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The March 25, 2008, issue of Discoveries, highlighted Dale Sengelaub, a professor in Indiana University's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Also featured in this issue were stories about the climate change threatening Amazonian small farmers, a story on the downside of a good idea, details on new information regarding the "Bible of Particle Physics," and a look at what IU chemists have recently discovered in the laboratory.
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The Feb. 19, 2008, edition of Discoveries featured Sarah Trimpin, an IU research associate in the Chemistry Department. Also highlighted in this issue were stories about honors bestowed on an IU biologist, details on the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Ariz., an overview of the School of Optometry's future Eye Care Center, and information that breaks down Huntington's disease one protein at a time.
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The Jan. 22, 2008, issue of Discoveries highlighted Jim Musser -- pianist, astrophysicist and IU professor. Also highlighted in this issue were stories about the new Department of Energy funding to aid climate change research and technology development, details on the increased reforestation in southern Indiana, a look at IU's digital microscopes, and a video highlight of The Stone Age Institute.
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The Dec. 18, 2007, issue of Discoveries featured a story on Indiana University Professor Roger Temam. Also highlighted were stories about new mud research, details on NSF funding for a digital data tool, surprising news about tree bark, and information on a new informatics laboratory.
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The Nov. 20, 2007, issue of Discoveries featured Joel Stager and Jim Brown -- IU researchers who will use cutting-edge technology and a $1 million federal grant to examine the toll firefighting takes on firefighters' health. Also featured in this issue were stories about the business of life science, details on five IU faculty who were elected AAAS fellows, information on a study that reveals the shortcomings of modern genome analysis, highlights of a study that found that high-impact activities during college boosts students' performance, and details of a study that shows a clearer link between prenatal exposure to alcohol and conduct problems.
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The Oct. 16, 2007, issue of Discoveries featured a study by Indiana University Bloomington and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency researchers that found high levels of chemical flame retardants in house cats and raised the possibility that exposure to the chemicals could be linked to feline hyperthyroidism, a serious disease in cats. Also featured in this issue were stories about a genetically engineered corn study, a feature on why conservation efforts often fail, details on the $1.69 million IU research labs received, and information on the $1 million grant that will broaden the scope of sexual health research at IU.
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The Sept. 18, 2007, issue of Discoveries featured a profile on Hans-Otto Meyer, professor of physics at Indiana University Bloomington. Also highlighted in this issue, was a new IUPUI study that reveals that rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels will drive dandelions to grow taller, details on IU's new food PhD., details on what people really want when choosing a mate, and information on the $1.9 million that IU research labs recently received.
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The July 17, 2007 issue of Discoveries featured a profile on scientists working at the Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics at Indiana University Bloomington. Also highlighted in this issue were stories on divorce and children, modeling the restless brain, a new technique for predicting patient success for hepatitis C treatment, and details on the "Indiana Energy Report 2007."
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The May 15, 2007, issue of Discoveries features the thoughts of two Indiana University genetics faculty who shed light on the science and issues raised by author Michael Crichton in his latest book, Next. Also featured in this issue are stories about a new approach to treating human cancers, modern forests in the United States and gene induced eyes. Plus, learn more about what lead researcher Scott Bellini had to say about the findings in two new studies at Indiana University that demonstrate that videos depicting exemplary behaviors can be effective in helping children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders develop social skills and daily living skills.
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The second issue of Discoveries profiles Richard DiMarchi, chair of the Chemistry Department at IU Bloomington. Also in this issue are articles about the WIYN telescope's major improvements, details about a new hand-held testing device that could revolutionize health care, how to deal with malware targets and a new discovery from IU scientists that could provide an important clue in flowering plants.
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This debut issue of Discoveries features Indiana University School of Library and Information Science Associate Professor Katy Börner. Also included are stories about how trees manage water in arid environments, plummeting kisspeptin levels, vanishing beetle horns and violent video games.
