What Do Molecules Sound Like?
Wearing a lab coat and unruly white wig—think Einstein or a dandelion gone to seed—Walker Smith takes the stage as Maestro Molecules. His instrument:…
Research & Innovation
Our Cosmic Cleanup Problem—And Its IU-Led Solution
Here’s an unnerving thought: Floating miles above your head at this very moment are more than 34,000 pieces of space debris. That’s more than…
IU Geniuses And The ‘Intellectual Room To Roam’
By almost any measure, the word “genius” is overused these days. Your co-worker is a self-proclaimed “basketball genius”; your neighbor admiringly dubs you a…
Want To Be Happier? Try Gratitude.
If you are one of the many folks who found yourself struggling with mental health during the pandemic (or anytime for that matter), Y….
From Scuba To Shipwrecks To Saving The Seas
From a pool in Bloomington to bodies of water around the world, Indiana University’s Center for Underwater Science has made a name for itself…
Growing Gains: Capitalizing On IU’s Best Ideas
Despite his academic success, Jackson Boyar, BA’12, spent his early years at IU struggling with balance, belonging, and self-confidence. As an East Asian Languages…
Pandemic Parenting: COVID-Related Stress And American Family Dynamics
If you want to understand how the pandemic is affecting families in the United States, an old adage still applies: “Mother knows best.” “Mothers…
What’s In Your Dust (And Why Does It Matter?)
Inhale. Exhale. That’s one of about 20,000 breaths you’ll take today. And with each breath, you’re taking in dust particles—roughly 50 billion per hour….
Sustainable Fashion: Building an Eco-Friendly Closet
Whether on the news or in person, we have all experienced the consequences of our “throw-away culture”—overflowing landfills, smog-covered cities, and fish with bellies…
All-Around Champion
In early 2019, on the eve of a national preventive oncology conference in Tampa, Fla., Victoria Champion, BSN’70, MSN’75, PhD’81, was among a group…
11 Pride-Inducing Prizewinners
If you’re a die-hard fan of all things IU, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard of … Pulitzer Prize recipient Ernie Pyle, LHD…
17 Ways IU Is Rising to the (Grand) Challenge
In 2016, IU President Michael A. McRobbie announced the Grand Challenges program to solve some of our state’s and world’s most pressing problems. Through…