Research & Innovation

Violet Hall arm wrestles with Jon Racek.

A High-Tech Helping Hand

“Design is more than just aesthetics and making things look cool,” says IU School of Art, Architecture, and Design senior lecturer Jon Racek. “It…

By solving the innermost mysteries of the human skeletal system, IU's Melissa Kacena in helping us reach the outermost frontiers of space.

Astro-Orthopedics

Imagine watching Neil Armstrong descend the Apollo 11 ladder to take the first steps on the moon. He reaches the bottom rung, pushes off…

Food Fighter

Food Fighter

In terms of food, if we can get to 2050 without screwing up the planet, we’re probably good forever. Jack Bobo says this so…

Urban residents are more likely to encounter increased temperatures than those living in adjacent rural areas.

Saving Lives With Geography

Pop quiz: What weather-related phenomenon causes the most deaths each year? Did you guess storms? Blizzards? Floods? Chances are, you didn’t start with “heat.”…