IU Heroes
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Free Hugs
Hugs, science says, are good for you. That news comes from a 2014 study conducted by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, in which they found that hugging can help our…
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One World, One Table
What does it mean to be a hero? Does is it require a cape and underwear worn on the outside? Must you leap tall buildings in a single bound, or…
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Fostering Hope
Morgan Terry, BSW’14, MSW’15, a middle-school social worker in Bloomington, Ind., has a heart for kids. At work, she spends her days advocating for students who face food insecurity, housing…
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Patachou Pays it Forward
Since 1989, Martha (Sanders) Hoover, BA’77, JD’80, the founder of Patachou Inc., has been bringing the people of Indianapolis together with cinnamon-sugar toast and homemade granola. In March 2020, her…
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Here Comes the Sun
Hannah (Hughes) Blakley, BSN’17, is a nurse at IU Health West in Avon, Ind. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Blakley, who normally cares for those undergoing surgery, was tasked with…
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Made in Bloomington
As the news churned out story after story about personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages due to the global pandemic, Bailey (Brand) Pendleton, BA’12, was inspired to pick up her needle…