IMAGINE magazine

Are you one of the millions of people who have ever had strep throat? Or pink eye? Or a urinary tract infection? If so, chances are good that antibiotics helped…

Our health is precious to us. And choosing a medical doctor is essential, yet personal. But for many members of minority communities, it can be difficult to find a skilled…

Artificial intelligence could write this article and you might not even notice. AI is getting so good—some might say scary good—that the line between humans and technology seems blurrier than…

Did you know that holding someone’s hand can alleviate pain? According to Aina Puce, a neuroscientist in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at IU Bloomington, “[Touch] affects the…

IU researchers create a tool to distinguish fact from, well, everything else on social media. Baloney, hogwash, hooey, rubbish, poppycock, bull. Call it what you will, disinformation is a problem.…

Start a new business without a business plan? That often spells disaster. The Business Opportunities for Self-Starters program at IU East (BOSS for short) imparts this fundamental lesson to local…

When J.C. Barnett III was a kid, he would watch his grandmother doodle on the backs of envelopes and inside phone books. This early artistic influence inspired Barnett’s lifelong pursuit…

If you’ve noticed terms such as “self-care” becoming more prevalent in our cultural lexicon, it’s for good reason. According to IU Distinguished Professor of Sociology Bernice Pescosolido, mental health is…

The last time Indiana University saw a total eclipse, the first woman had just graduated from IU, and the university’s alma mater, “Hail to Old IU,” was still 23 years…

How do you make Indiana a more sustainable place to live? If you’re one of IU’s McKinney Climate Fellows, you start locally. A municipal composting site in Zionsville. A climate…

When dry-erase masterpieces mysteriously appeared on a hallway whiteboard at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis, passersby were at once awestruck and perplexed. Who was creating these incredible works of…

A sign in IU Bloomington’s Dunn Meadow read, “Take a flower if you need a smile.” Noelani Edwards (Lani for short), BA’22, became known for gestures like that. In fact,…