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Jayanth Krishnan, a professor in the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will direct an intensive study on the lower judiciary in India.

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An IU journalism professor's new book takes readers inside the cages, fences and walls of a zoo to reveal the lives of the animals and their keepers and to tell the story of their ambitions.

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Family law expert Jennifer Drobac says the ruling concerning the overturning of California's ban against same-sex marriages could contribute to a growing acceptance of same-sex marriages.

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Researchers from around the world searching for accurate ways to capture cell behavior are at Indiana University Bloomington to perfect their use of tools simulating cellular interactions.

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In a new book, Indiana University professor Yvette Alex-Assensoh and three co-authors examine how changes in immigration have affected the efforts of long-standing U.S. minority groups to gain full democratic inclusion.

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Patrick Rooney, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and Leslie Lenkowsky, a professor at the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Center, comment on The Giving Pledge.

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Two faculty experts at Indiana University Bloomington are available to comment on the ruling Wednesday by a federal judge that California’s prohibition of same-sex marriage violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.

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Indiana U. sociologist Brian Powell has talked with more than 2,000 adults nationwide about their attitudes toward same-sex marriages and is publishing a book in September on the topic. He is available to talk about the issue and can be reached on Wednesday.

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Findings reported today from a new international study of healing prayer suggest that prayer for another person's healing just might help -- especially if the one praying is physically near the person being prayed for.

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Indiana University experts discuss the misuse of prescription drugs by college students and athletes; fitting exercise into a busy school schedule; returning to college to get a job; and insights into successful school referendum campaigns.

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Indiana University has been awarded $9.2 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead two high-speed international network services.

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Overturning more than 40 years of accepted practice, new research proves that the tools used to check tests of "general mental ability" for bias are themselves flawed. This key finding from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business challenges reliance on such exams to make objective decisions for employment or academic admissions even in the face of well-documented gaps between mean scores of white and minority populations.

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Negative stereotypes not only jeopardize how members of stigmatized groups might perform on tests and in other skill-based acts, such as driving and golf putting, but they also can inhibit actual learning, according to a new study by Indiana University researchers.

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Explosive growth in CEO pay has led some critics to question whether firms are biased in how they determine executive compensation. In fact, companies that used compensation peer groups to determine executive pay did artificially inflate such compensation – but only by approximately ten percent, according to research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

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An Indiana University professor's new book looks at how people today are using new media to break up with each other and how mediums designed to create connections creates all sorts of problems for those trying to disconnect.

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At a 2002 Earth Summit, a group of NGOs offered a tongue-in-cheek critique of BP's "Beyond Petroleum" campaign, naming it winner of the "Greenwash Academy Awards." Today the company's reputation as an environmental steward and good citizen is in tatters. Analyzed in light of a first-of-its-kind economic analysis from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, BP offers a classic case of the potential downside for companies that place greenwash ahead of truly transparent disclosure.

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Indiana University professor Christopher Craft says the doom-and-gloom predictions for the Gulf oil spill's effects on coastal wetlands are premature.

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The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business has been awarded a $1.55 million Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Thousands of delegates of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., convening for its national convention in Indianapolis next July, will make a "historic pilgrimage" to Indiana University Bloomington, where the organization was founded nearly 100 years ago.

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Indiana University dean John Graham, a former administrator in the White House OMB, says it may be too late for bipartisan support of immigration reform.

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The deaths of nearby relatives has a curious effect on the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus -- surviving cells lose their stickiness. Indiana University Bloomington biologists report in an upcoming issue of Molecular Microbiology that exposure to the extracellular DNA (eDNA) released by dying neighbors stops the sticky holdfasts of living Caulobacter from adhering to surfaces, preventing cells from joining bacterial biofilms. Less sticky cells are more likely to escape established colonies, out to where conditions may be better.

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With popularlity of the Twilight movies and at least two current TV series dedicated to vampires, it would seem that interest in the horror genre is peaking. A new edition of an IU professor's book, The Living and the Undead: Slaying Vampires and Exterminating Zombies, says each generation has reshaped the original legend and folklore to fit new times.

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Reports that focus solely on technology transfer offices established by colleges and universities tend to underestimate the commercial activity resulting from academic research, according to a study by Indiana University researchers.

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The combination of decitabine and carboplatin appears to improve the outcome of women who have late-stage ovarian cancer. In an upcoming issue of the journal Cancer (online today), Indiana University researchers report four of 10 patients who participated in a phase I clinical trial had no disease progression after six months of treatment. One patient experienced complete resolution of tumor tissue for a period of time.

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For decades, The New York Times has been one of the nation's premier outlets for stories about science. Now, a retired Indiana University journalism professor has put many of those stories together in a unique collection aimed at students of science writing.

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The most recent results from the annual High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE) closely resemble past findings, reflecting bored students who say they are not connected to their school.

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Indiana University alumnus Frank C. Arganbright, whose career as a reporter and public relations professional spanned nearly five decades in his adopted hometown of Lafayette, Ind., has given the IU School of Journalism a $1 million gift from his estate.

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Many people think they have discriminating tastes regarding romantic interests. An Indiana U. study has found that men and women are greatly influenced by what their friends -- and strangers -- think of their potential fling or relationship partner.

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Indiana University Professor and former EPA official Jim Barnes says federal regulators are making a big mistake by not following through on a moratorium on offshore drilling.

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A new DVD created by the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will help train professional journalists, students, and the public on problems of accessibility to public documents and officials.

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Reporting in Science, Indiana University Bloomington scientists identify an sRNA as a key regulator of social behavior in Myxococcus xanthus, a soil bacterium widely studied for its ability to produce stree-resistant spores.

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Many think that more leisure-time exercise leads to less obesity, but an Indiana U. study has found that this applies primarily to white women. The findings draw attention to racial, ethnic and gender differences regarding exercise and to the influence of work.

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The Gulf oil spill points to the risks of off-shore drilling. A better strategy is to preserve the oil as an insurance plan for the future, says Rafael Reuveny, a professor at Indiana University

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Government action, specifically on the part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, must play a critical role in the development and implementation of global privacy regulations, according to an Indiana University expert.

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Of all the things that might control the onset of disease epidemics in Michigan lakes, the shape of the lakes' bottoms might seem unlikely. But that is precisely the case, and a new BioScience report by scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and four other institutions explains why.

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A field study of the relationship between testosterone and natural selection in an American songbird, the dark-eyed junco, has defied some expectations and confirmed others. Scientists report in the June issue of The American Naturalist (now online) that extreme testosterone production -- high or low -- puts male dark-eyed junco at a disadvantage in both survival and reproduction outside their semi-monogamous breeding pairs.

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While the initial effects of the massive Gulf Coast oil leak could be devastating to coastal wetlands and beaches, the subsequent cleanup could be even more damaging to the sensitive eco-systems, said a wetlands expert in Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA).

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Working with highly sensitive photomultipliers, Indiana University nuclear physicist Hans-Otto Meyer has identified new attributes to a phenomenon called cryogenic electron emission.

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A new institute created through a $4.8 million gift will greatly increase activities by Indiana University's Kelley School of Business within Latin America, while also energizing the school's overall diversity and globalization initiatives.

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With the advent of information technology, the term "personalized medicine" has taken on new dimensions. The final event in the 2009-10 Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conferences Series poses the question, "Personalized Medicine -- Are We There Yet?"

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The world's largest antimony mine has become the world's largest laboratory for studying the environmental consequences of escaped antimony -- an element whose environmental and biological properties are still largely a mystery. Scientists have found the waters around Xikuangshan mine in southwest China contain antimony at levels two to four orders of magnitude higher than normal (0.33 - 11.4 parts per million).

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Former President George W. Bush achieved remarkable domestic policy success in light of his tenuous standing with the public and sharp divisions in Congress, a new book says.

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Legendary musical composer and arranger, record and television producer, magazine publisher and trumpeter Quincy Jones Jr. -- known to many simply as "Q" -- is being presented with an honorary Doctorate of Music by Indiana University at its 2010 undergraduate commencement ceremonies, May 8, in Bloomington, Ind.

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To make large sheets of carbon available for light collection, Indiana University Bloomington chemists have devised an unusual solution -- attach what amounts to a 3-D bramble patch to each side of the carbon sheet. Using that method, the scientists say they were able to dissolve sheets containing as many as 168 carbon atoms, a first.

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Genetic testing may rise to a new level with the findings of Indiana University School of Medicine researchers whose “prototype” for laboratory testing for bipolar disorder appears today in the online edition of the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics.

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Indiana University anthropologist Kristian J. Carlson today (April 8) joined an international team of six other scientists announcing discovery of the fossil remains of a new species of early man that could help rewrite the path of human evolution.

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The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a three-year $250,000 grant to Indiana University for an initiative on China and global governance that will lead to the university's establishing a permanent presence in Beijing.

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Even before the 60th running of the men's Little 500 bicycle races at Indiana University take place, the competitive juices may be flowing for some alumni who are coming back to participate in special races for them. The event featured in "Breaking Away" is coming up April 22-24.

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IU theoretical physicist Nikodem Poplawski in research published in "Physics Letters B" uses Euclidean-based mathematical modeling to suggest that all black holes may have wormholes inside which exist universes created at the same time as the black holes.

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Indiana U. has created a scholarship to honor Ryan White's legacy and will award it to IU Bloomington students pursuing a Master of Public Health, with preference to students studying AIDS/STD prevention or sexual health.