Dr. Kenzie Mintus’ work titled “Staying Connected: Alternative Transportation Use, Neighborhoods, and Social Participation among Older Americans” was recently published in the journal The Gerontologist. This research will be included in a special issue on Age-Friendly Environments. Abstract Background and Objectives A wealth of empirical evidence documents improved health among older adults who participate in …

My first book, Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Spring Training (University of Nebraska Press, 2004), was released as an audiobook a week ago. The narrator is New York actor and producer Peter Lerman. Blackout chronicles Jackie Robinson’s tremendous ordeal during the crucial spring training of 1946, a full year away from breaking major …

Dr. Demirel-Pegg and Dr. Aaron Dusso’s work titled “Partisanship versus Democracy: Voting in Turkey’s Competitive Authoritarian Election,” was recently published in the journal Political Studies Review. Abstract Do voters care about anti-democratic behavior by their leaders? While political pundits and academics often hope that they do, there has been little research that tests the effects …

Dr. Dusso was interviewed in a recent Tribune-Star story on the 50th anniversary of the passing of the 26th Amendment: “Effort to give 18-year-olds the vote wouldn’t have succeeded in 2021. Today’s polarized government would’ve blocked 26th Amendment’s voting expansion.” Aaron Dusso is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, IU School of …

Dr. Cusack-McVeigh interview featured in recent Washington Post Magazine story, “The Endless Robbing of Native American Graves.” From the article: “For centuries, everyone from archaeologists to amateurs pillaged artifacts—and human remains. Now, the FBI is cracking down on those who continue to dig.” Holly Cusack-McVeigh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and …

Sociology Professor Robert White is the Director of the Irish Republican Movement Collection, an online resource for persons interested in one of the oldest social movements in the world. https://ulib.iupui.edu/digitalcollections/IrishRepublicanMovement  He is currently working with digital librarians in the University Library to place online photographs from the files of The Irish People, a weekly newspaper …

by Dr. Scott Pegg In 2017, I travelled to the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland as an international election observer for their presidential elections. In May 2021, I again had the chance to return to Somaliland as an international election observer for their parliamentary and local council elections held on May 31, 2021. This time, I …

Dr. Bill Blomquist published the article titled, “Path Dependence, Evolution of a Mandate and the Road to Statewide Sustainable Groundwater Management,” in the journal Society & Natural Resources. Abstract: SGMA is a landmark transition in California water policy. For local governments engaged in managing at-risk groundwater basins, SGMA brought a transformation of responsibility and authority. …

In the academic world of scholarship and creative activity, Dr. Katherine V. Wills (aka Katerina Tsiopos) is both a scholar and poet. Professor of English and founding Director of the English program at IUPUC, she had two of her poems published as part of the INverse Poetry Archive. Her poems depict Indiana sporting life and …

It was a busy Arab American Heritage Month for Edward Curtis, the Plater Chair in the School of Liberal Arts and a fourth-generation Arab American. He tweeted @EdwardECurtisIV every day of the month about Arab Americans in Indianapolis and other parts of the state. Among the highlights were two original maps charting the growth of …