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From Scuba To Shipwrecks To Saving The Seas
From a pool in Bloomington to bodies of water around the world, Indiana University’s Center for Underwater Science has made a name for itself as an international leader in underwater…
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A Somber—And Essential—Homecoming
After nearly a century, the remains of more than 700 Native Americans have returned home. This past April, IU completed the repatriation of the Angel Mounds collection in partnership with…
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Growing Gains: Capitalizing On IU’s Best Ideas
Despite his academic success, Jackson Boyar, BA’12, spent his early years at IU struggling with balance, belonging, and self-confidence. As an East Asian Languages and Cultures major, the majority of…
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Pandemic Parenting: COVID-Related Stress And American Family Dynamics
If you want to understand how the pandemic is affecting families in the United States, an old adage still applies: “Mother knows best.” “Mothers are the key to family health,”…
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Jacobs At 100: Celebrating A Century Of Beautiful Music
When Barzille Winfred Merrill accepted the position as head of the IU Department of Music in 1919, he hoped to create a music school that would serve as both a…
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Leading With Radical Love
In his time at IU Bloomington, senior Ky Freeman has been a Groups Scholar, served as president of the Black Student Union, and been a member of the IU Police…
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Who Is KDVD? An IU History Mystery
We don’t know who KDVD is. We don’t know what KDVD stands for. But we may have KDVD to thank for Indiana University’s most iconic symbol. KDVD is the artist…
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Donors Join Forces To Support IU’s LGBTQ+ Community
“It’s not enough to pay lip service to diversity and inclusion. We must actively strive to improve the lives of those who are marginalized and underrepresented,” said David Henry Jacobs,…
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What’s In Your Dust (And Why Does It Matter?)
Inhale. Exhale. That’s one of about 20,000 breaths you’ll take today. And with each breath, you’re taking in dust particles—roughly 50 billion per hour. Now you’re probably wondering what exactly…
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1 Vote That Made All the Difference
The very existence of Indiana University all came down to a tiebreaker. The state of Indiana’s first constitution, in 1816, called for “a general system of education, ascending in a…
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13 Traditions You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
Have you ever kissed in the Rose Well House (1), swam in Showalter Fountain (2), lain on the ground and put your legs up the wall at the Eskenazi Museum…
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10 Mascots That Weren’t
Just prior to the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, The Washington Post got into the March Madness spirit by creating a mascot emoji for every tourney team. But the idea…