Advice & Expertise
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13 Questions with Batman Producer Michael Uslan
His Hollywood triumphs have made him, arguably, one of Indiana University’s biggest celebrities. But Michael Uslan, BA’73, MS’75, JD’76, is much more than a comic book fanatic, the man who…
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Travel-Sized Yoga
While travel, in many cases, is seen as an opportunity to rest and recharge, it often has the opposite effect on the body—think long periods of sitting, unfamiliar cuisine, and…
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5 Picture-Perfect Places For Your Next Road Trip
In June 2018, Nick Bowersox, BAJ’11, and Sarah (Ricker) Bowersox, BAJ’11, hit the road in their renovated, 1966 Airstream named “Archie”—paying homage to IU Bloomington’s men’s basketball coach, Archie Miller.…
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An IU Couple’s Ultimate Survival Guide for Life on the Road
Nick and Sarah Bowersox traveled 18,000 miles in their 1966 Airstream named “Archie.” These are their top seven must-have items for nomad life.
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Meet the IU team saving languages and lives with linguistics
Linguists are in the business of studying language, scientifically. Like anthropologists of the spoken word, they document and examine what we say, how we say it, and why. They use…
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Faculty Star Becomes Planetary Protector
The title of “Planetary Protection Officer” might sound like something straight out of Star Trek—but it’s not. It’s all science, hold the fiction. NASA recently named Lisa Pratt, IU astrobiologist…
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Indiana University’s Rural Renaissance
Coming soon: a bike path, a social services advocacy center, and a youth artisan apprenticeship program. These are just a few of the projects on deck this year for Orange…
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James Hamblin on ‘Maintaining a Human Body’
In his book, If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body, James Hamblin, MD’09, tackles an array of questions—the ones we might be too…
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The Business of Craft Beer
Sometimes there’s nothing better than heading to your favorite local watering hole and grabbing a glass of ice-cold beer. Today, thanks to the rise of the craft beer industry, you…
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Ask an Archivist: IU East’s Beth South
What is your favorite collection in the IU East archives? My favorite collection is the student newspaper collection. It is our most complete collection, as we have almost every single…
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IU Prof Helps Fight Fear
Jeff Nelsen gets scared when he performs. We all do. But, he says, “Fear is a choice.” He should know. Nelsen, a French horn player and teacher, has performed with…
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Small House, Big Living
When Laura Yates, MS/MPA’16, came to Bloomington in 2014 for the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs’s grad program, she brought The Little Leaf, the 220-square-foot house she built…