A Ph.D. student in Indiana State University's Department of Ecology and Organismal Biology is conducting research questioning the conventional wisdom that bats should maximize hibernation when no insects are available to eat. The research is being conducted at Indiana State University's Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation, one of the largest bat research facilities in the world.
With summer officially here, and motorcyclists rolling their wheels out of winter storage and onto the roads, an Indiana State University driver safety expert offers tips for an accident-free riding season for the novice, as well as experienced rider. ISU has expertise in this area, being one of only three institutions contracted by the state of Indiana to offer Motorcycle Safety Program classes.
Indiana State University in Terre Haute, will host "Active Shooters on Campus: Critical Strategies for Law Enforcement Officers & School Administrators," on June 5, 2007, to help prepare police and school administrators in the region to deal with shooting incidents like the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech. The deadline for registration is May 30, 2007.
While President Bush is calling for more troops to be sent to Iraq, a U.S. Army research psychologist is developing a training method for more prepared troops, who can "think on their feet" during battle. A study shows they outperform a sample of lieutenant colonels who had seen real combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Christopher Olsen of Indiana State University's history department creates questions for the AP U.S. History exam that more than 300,000 students take each May. How the course is designed and the exam put together is no secret, but the content of the exam is strictly off-limits.
An election forecasting model developed by political scientists at Indiana State University projects Democrats will take control of the U.S. House but not the Senate following 2006 mid-term elections. The model takes into account national as well as state and district level conditions and the attributes of individual candidates.
Qihao Weng, associate professor of geography and director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Change at Indiana State University, has a theory that an urban landscape of circular streets, parks, lawns - even buildings - can help keep minimize the urban heat island effect, in which impervious surfaces such as concrete, asphalt and certain building materials, keep cities warmer than the surrounding countryside.
Research at Indiana State University indicates adding weight to toys may help improve children's fitness.
Sleep researchers at Indiana State University finds many animals are able to put half their brain to sleep while keeping the other half alert to watch for predators.
Indiana State University will award a business-grade laptop computer to incoming freshmen with a 3.0 high school grade point average or higher.
Indiana State University will become the first public university in the state to require all undergraduate students to have notebook computers, beginning with incoming freshmen in fall 2007.
Indiana State University has faculty experts in a variety of fields available to comment on hurricane-related issues.
With several U.S. senators calling for changes in the way chemicals are regulated in the U.S. marketplace to better protect children, workers and consumers, research at Indiana State University raises concerns about a common chemical found in everyday plastics.
Using a popular household cleaner, an Indiana State University professor has found a way to safely conduct a chemistry experiment that has been banned from undergraduate chemistry labs due to the volatility of the chemical originally used.
As the United States works to establish new democracies in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, a dozen college seniors from around the country are spending their summer in the nation's heartland researching how governments "of the people, by the people and for the people" take root and function and interact with one another.
Did you know that once you sign the back of your credit card, it comes to life and talks you into making all sorts of unnecessary purchases? Of course this doesn't really happen, but it's how business education students depicted the dangers of credit card misuse in a student written DVD for teachers across the country.
A study of weather and voting records in Indiana and Kentucky has affirmed the widely held believe that inclement weather can reduce voter turnout and even help sway close elections.
With Olympic glory on the line, the world's most elite athletes set themselves apart from the rest of the pack by mere hundredths of a second. But in those microseconds, every movement, every nuance is recorded. High-speed footage helps coaches and athletes improve performance times.
As the United States struggles to maintain healthy relations with an ever-restless global community, American higher ed institutions are playing an increasing role in international diplomacy.
Two Indiana State University departments, in conjunction with the American Association of Airport Executives and the American Trucking Association, have received a $600,000, five-year grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to manage the EPA's Transportation Environmental Resource Center.
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