Dr. John Parrish-Sprowl was recently interviewed for a piece in Popular Science, “COVID Vaccine Hesitancy is Showing up in Unexpected Places.” He was also a guest on an episode of A Shot in the Arm Podcast (season 4, episode 7): Communicating One Health with Professors Jonna Mazet and John Parrish-Sprowl. John Parrish-Sprowl is a Professor …
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Dr. Emily Beckman and SLA graduate Chad Childers recently published an article titled, “An Essential Hospice Experience Course for Preclinical Students,” in the journal Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. Abstract This article proposes an undergraduate hospice experience course as a new model of experiential learning, one that would provide effective preparation for students entering medical …
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The American Indian Program here in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IU Indianapolis has been supporting efforts by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to Native Americans. These efforts were recently highlighted in the IndyStar. Charmayne ‘Charli’ Champion-Shaw is Director of American Indian Programs and Lecturer in Native American and …
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Dr. Paul Mullins recently published his new book, Revolting Things: An Archeology of Shameful Histories and Repulsive Realities with the University Press of Florida. Overview In this book, Paul Mullins examines a wide variety of material objects and landscapes that induce anxiety, provoke unpleasantness, or simply revolt us. Bringing archaeological insight to subjects that are …
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Dr. Vijay O. Lulla and Dr. Owen J. Dwyer’s article “Racial Segregation in Indianapolis, 1990-2010: A Spatial Perspective,” won the George C. Roberts Award for best paper published in the Midwest Social Science Journal. Abstract The index of dissimilarity is the most widely used method for measuring racial segregation. When applied to Indianapolis, this index …
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Prof. Malcolm Moran was awarded the 2021 Inspiring Sports Storyteller award by the Indiana Sports Corp. He was honored at the Pathfinder Awards event April 1st at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse. Prof. Moran was also featured on an episode of Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick. Malcolm Moran is Director of the Sports Capital Journalism Program …
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