Science
Inspiring and humbling is how D. Craig Brater, dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine, describes his experiences this summer in Eldoret, Kenya, working at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Brater is providing weekly reports on his experiences in Kenya which are being posted on the IU School of Medicine Web site.
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An international team of researchers has created the first complete high-resolution map of how millions of neural fibers in the human cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain responsible for higher level thinking, connect and communicate. Their groundbreaking work identified a single network core, or hub, that may be key to the workings of both hemispheres of the brain.
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An Indiana University traveling science exhibit that educates children and adults on how genes can affect our risk for particular diseases and disorders, such as alcoholism, cancer, depression, Alzheimer's and osteoporosis, has found a permanent home at the Science Central museum in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Indiana University and Purdue University announced Thursday (June 19) that they will jointly ask the 2009 General Assembly to create a broad-based research alliance that will help the state grow its bio- and life-sciences industries, improve public health and increase the number of physicians being trained in Indiana.
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A tiny but powerful engine that propels the bacterium Bacillus subtilis through liquids is disengaged from the corkscrew-like flagellum by a protein clutch, Indiana University Bloomington and Harvard University scientists have learned. Their report appears in this week's Science.
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A unique partnership between Indiana University and 11 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) has led to an increase in the number of minorities in the science, technology, engineering and math professions. Under the collaborative project named The STEM Initiative, juniors and seniors from the HBCUs can apply for summer research opportunities at Indiana University's two largest campuses, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and IU Bloomington.
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