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Teaching & Learning

The Spring/Summer 2009 issue of Teaching & Learning focuses on mentoring -- in the classroom, lab and workplace.

DJ McRobbie

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie and IU Jazz Legend and Professor David Baker sat in with host Joe Bourne on WFIU's "Just You & Me"on Friday, April 24, 2009.

Events

Kirkwood Observatory Public Open House

June 3, 2009
10 to 11:30 p.m.
119 S. Indiana Ave.

IU College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Astronomy hosts its weeklly public open house and star viewing from historic Kirkwood Observatory. To confirm that weather conditions will permit viewing, visit this Web site or call the observatory hotline at 812-855-7736 for the latest information.

Scientist at Work: James Goodson

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It may sound strange coming from a neurobiologist, but James Goodson is adamant. "The human brain will never be able to understand the human brain," says Goodson, a neurobiologist at IU Bloomington. "We don't even fully understand the processes of an ant's nervous system, which are really quite remarkable, let alone our own."

It's English, but how do children perceive all those foreign accents?

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With one in five people in the U.S. speaking a language other than English when they are at home, Tessa Bent's research into how children perceive so many different varieties of foreign-accented English has never been more timely. The National Institutes of Health has made Bent one of the first IU faculty members to receive grant funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Dogs, maybe not, but genes can learn new tricks

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A popular view among evolutionary biologists that fundamental genes do not acquire new functions was challenged by a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

IU Bloomington to receive $1.2 million for Huntington's disease research

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The National Institutes of Health has approved a $1.2 million, four-year grant that will allow Indiana University Bloomington scientists to continue their study of Huntington's disease.

IU Distinguished Professor Michael Lynch named a National Academy of Sciences fellow

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Michael Lynch, an evolutionary biologist at Indiana University Bloomington, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, the academy announced from its 146th annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Star crust 10 billion times stronger than steel, IU physicist finds

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Research by a theoretical physicist at Indiana University shows that the crusts of neutron stars are 10 billion times stronger than steel or any other of the earth's strongest metal alloys.

After delays, IU scientists now full-ahead on $278 million neutrino project

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They may be traveling through solid rock at about 200 miles per millisecond, but Indiana University's Mark Messier and a team of 180 other physicists hope that by keeping a close eye on those fast-moving neutrinos they may find an answer to one of particle physics' longstanding quandaries: Why do the most elementary particles have the mass that they do?

Previous Issue

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The April 21, 2009, issue of IU Discoveries featured IU-Purdue University Fort Wayne bioarchaeologist Richard Sutter and his work studying genetically-influenced tooth traits of prehistoric cultures of South America. The issue also included stories about an $8 million NSF project studying economically important plants, advances on work IU physicists are doing on unique particles called exotic hybrid mesons, and more.

U.S.-China Business Cooperation

DJ McRobbie

2009 Men's Little 500

2009 Women's Little 500

Angel Learning acquired for $95 million

Medical Minute 5-4: Mind Wars: Diagnosis Methods

IU announces plans for school of public health

Online ballots available to IU alumni for voting in trustee election

Online ballots for the election of an alumni representative to the 2009 Indiana University Board of Trustees are currently available to Indiana University alumni. Complete information about the election, including the online ballot and profiles of the 2009 candidates, may be found on the Trustee Election Web site.

IU Bloomington launches new Web site

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Starting May 18, visitors to the Indiana University Bloomington Web site will find a new design that includes dynamic, user-friendly features and better access to information. In addition to favorite components of the current site -- such as the A-Z Big List, news and events sections, and both topical and audience navigation -- the new site includes more photography, video as a regular feature, a new online virtual campus tour, and integration with IU's emergency communication system.

IU receives NIH grant to study HIV risk, prevention among bisexual men

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The Center for Sexual Health Promotion in Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has received a $425,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for a study designed to begin filling important gaps in HIV research involving bisexual men.

IU researcher receives federal grant for postpartum depression study

Heather Rupp, assistant scientist at The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, has received a $423,500 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the mechanisms behind postpartum depression, a condition that can interfere with a new mother's ability to care for her baby.

IU Bloomington to host Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings

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The Department of Economics at Indiana University Bloomington will serve as host this weekend for the 2009 Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings, a gathering at which scholars from around the world will present papers and discuss issues in economics. More than 160 economists will attend the meetings, taking place from May 15-17.

Featured Links

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The IU Bloomington Web site has debuted a new look. In addition to favorite components of the current site -- such as the A-Z Big List, news and events sections, and both topical and audience navigation -- the new site includes more photography, video as a regular feature, and a new and improved campus photo tour.