https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from Indiana State University Nearly 30 years of fieldwork coupled with cutting-edge technology has yielded important genetics insight recently published by the academic journal Current Biology and reviewed in Science Magazine. https://phys.org/news/2016-02-genetic-secrets-birds-behavior-evolution.html Biotechnology Fri, 26 Feb 2016 07:20:01 EST news375692552 Winter in Indiana: if you're not in the woods trying to catch a deer, you're on the road trying to avoid them. https://phys.org/news/2015-12-long-time-white-tailed-deer-ground-young.html Ecology Mon, 28 Dec 2015 09:10:02 EST news370515529 To protect the locally endangered crawfish frog, researchers at Indiana State University first had to get to know the reclusive amphibian. https://phys.org/news/2015-09-burrow-deep-endangered-frog.html Plants & Animals Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:50:01 EDT news361089208 Methane seeps—ever heard of them? https://phys.org/news/2015-01-scientific-underwater-methane-seeps.html Earth Sciences Tue, 06 Jan 2015 09:30:02 EST news339756140 Recent research that has received national attention had its origins in a Vermont hospital where a maternity nurse worked prior to enrolling in an Indiana State University graduate program. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-newborn-falls.html Pediatrics Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:20:02 EDT news332147922 After a confirmed rabies case in Parke County last week, experts are urging caution if you find a bat in your home or office. https://phys.org/news/2014-08-house-dont.html Plants & Animals Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:53:04 EDT news327840768 As spring turns to summer, many of us enjoy the longer days by lingering on our back porches or sitting by the pool. https://phys.org/news/2014-06-pool-indiana-state-center.html Plants & Animals Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:10:01 EDT news322131625 The excitement and hope two peregrine falcon chicks created was dashed with the spring storms that passed through Terre Haute earlier this week. https://phys.org/news/2014-06-peregrine-chicks-lost-inclement-weather.html Plants & Animals Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:40:03 EDT news321523729 Deirdre Dugan's shift as a hospital charge nurse was eventful. https://phys.org/news/2014-03-students-google-device.html Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:50:01 EDT news315218331 Most of us learned what a prime number is in our early days of math class: An integer divisible only by itself and by one. But what you may not have realized is the search for the rarest of them is an international one, with a local effort led in an unconventional way by two Indiana State University professors. https://phys.org/news/2014-03-mathematicians-rare-prime.html Mathematics Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:42:39 EDT news315218422 How couples in the Wabash Valley maintain the passion in their relationships will be the topic of an upcoming podcast. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-explores.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 21 Mar 2014 07:38:50 EDT news314606190 When Denise Allee went shopping at Terre Haute's Honey Creek Mall on a recent Saturday, she left with some piece of mind. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-stress-weight-bearing-bone-strength.html Health Mon, 17 Mar 2014 07:50:01 EDT news314260558 People who work even part time are more likely than the unemployed to graduate from Vigo County's Drug and Alcohol Court. Those with annual incomes above $30,000 are more successful in the program than lower wage earners and women succeed at a higher rate than men. https://phys.org/news/2013-12-student-job-status-income-factors.html Social Sciences Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:22:25 EST news307012935 An hour and a half hike up a rugged, snow and ice covered mountain trail led Joey Weber to new information and to help start a habitat conservation effort. https://phys.org/news/2013-08-summer-homes-student-roosts-federally.html Plants & Animals Tue, 20 Aug 2013 08:20:01 EDT news296203099 (Medical Xpress)—For years, Kay Greenlee couldn't wash the windows in her home without hurting. The Terre Haute woman suffers from fibromyalgia and allergic reactions prevented her from taking medicine to relieve pain in her legs and shoulders. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-lasers-resistance-zap-fibromyalgia-pain.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:42:49 EDT news290148162 When more high school students in Illinois began taking coursework for college credit, David Seiler was intrigued. The Indiana State University doctoral student and history instructor at Lake Land College noticed that many courses were similar to the ones taught at Lake Land and other two-year colleges. https://phys.org/news/2013-06-student-knowledge-national-policy.html Social Sciences Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:42:29 EDT news290148141 (Phys.org) —Research by an Indiana State University doctoral student found that students did equally well on a test whether reading from a digital book or a printed one. https://phys.org/news/2013-05-students-digital.html Social Sciences Tue, 07 May 2013 07:13:28 EDT news287129597 (Phys.org) —A research project at Indiana State University into a popular packaged drink has found five types of fungus. https://phys.org/news/2013-05-fungi-popular.html Cell & Microbiology Wed, 01 May 2013 07:00:01 EDT news286608825 The Caenorhabditis elegans, a small worm called a nematode, scurrying across a Petri dish has helped lead to discoveries about community-associated MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-combating-mrsa-community-associated-strain.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:52:19 EST news273865867