Episode 24 of Through the Gates aired via Soundcloud and iTunes Sunday, August 7.
Nancy Welker & the hunt for the Huntington’s disease gene
Innovation
‘Through the Gates’ podcast, ep. 22: Prof. Matthew Bochman
Episode 22 of Through the Gates aired via SoundCloud Sunday, July 24
School of Education brings BeeSim science activity to local children
My name is Naomi Thompson, and I’m a third-year Ph.D. student in the Learning Sciences Program in the Indiana University School of Education. Over the past three years, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a really exciting project funded by the National Science Foundation (principal investigator: Kylie Peppler, co-principal investigators: Joshua Danish, Armin Moczek)… Read more »
IU Peer Mentor: ‘More than just a job’
Indiana University as a whole offers so much to its students: diversity, a prestigious education, and various opportunities such as pursuing research or utilizing one of the 250 overseas study programs. Students can get overwhelmed trying to figure out what to study and how to go about it, forgetting about all the resources that are… Read more »
MDPI: combatting degralescence
In the media preservation world, a battle is raging between an evil twin-headed monster named “degralescence” and the institutions that hold audio and video recordings with long-term research and instructional value. I wrote about this destructive combination of degradation and obsolescence in an article recently published in the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives… Read more »
MDPI: SMARTeam
If you were to visit one of the locations where the Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative (MDPI) is preparing media for reformatting, the first thing you’d notice is the bins: dozens upon dozens of blue and gray plastic bins stacked against walls and in corners or arranged like fortifications around our work tables. Inside each… Read more »
Techie Women Have More: Advancing women in technology
Spring 2015 was year two for the Techie Women Have More… conference, sponsored by the multidisciplinary IU Center of Excellence for Women in Technology (CEWiT), and all indicators show that it was a great success! One important strategy in our five-year plan as a center is a commitment to provide a highly visible and responsive… Read more »
Techie Women Have More: A tech conference for everyone
I am a journalism student with a very business- and humanities-focused education. I do not have a traditional tech background, and until interning for the Center of Excellence for Women in Technology (CEWiT), my interests in STEM did not extend far beyond the latest Apple products or innovations in the health field. The 2015 Techie… Read more »
Techie Women Have More: Networking, collaboration & innovation
Hi, I’m Meghan and I’m a second-year dual master’s student in folklore and information science. I work as a graduate assistant for the CEWiT, helping put together the website and CEWiT Wire newsletter. I’ll be graduating this summer and moving to New York, where I’ll work for IBM as a UX Designer. The Techie Women… Read more »