Ball State University are using dance to teach team-building and social skills to children in a Muncie school. The 14 students students are mixing dance with life skills at Longfellow Elementary School where children have an opportunity to learn while having fun, according to junior Hannah Bertrand of Lincoln, Nebraska. Bertrand, who is pursuing a […]

Golfers who experience lower back pain should improve their hip strength and flexibility with a fitness professional, according to the research of Ball State University graduate student Nathan Edwards. Edwards, of Kokomo, researched which golf swings are most likely to cause back pain. His project, “Quantifying Biomechanical Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Amateur Golfers,” […]

Online videos should be subtitled to advocate for more attention on social causes, according to the research of Ball State University graduate student Breanna Daugherty. Daugherty’s research project, “Video Attention on Social Media,” was one of nine winners at the annual Ball State Student Symposium this month. The project, based on Daugherty’s master’s thesis, studied […]

Ball State University senior and Indianapolis resident Von Storm has encountered his fair share of obstacles as a filmmaker in the last 10 years. But, he found none more cumbersome than the process of licensing music for film. So, he created License Guru. “I discovered that getting the rights to use a song in a film […]

Ball State University graduate student Gabriel Shetterley of Pendleton is working to improve rental housing by educating tenants and landlords about issues and responsibilities, and he plans to apply what he’s learned to issues in his hometown. Nearly one of every three Muncie residents lives in a rental property. Shetterley is working with the 8-12 […]

Ball State University senior Mackenzie Park of Bluffton and 13 other students are creating design blueprints for an Indianapolis foundation that uses horseback riding as therapeutic treatment. The Children’s TherAplay Foundation offers physical and occupational therapies to Indianapolis children. With the implementation of hippotherapy, or the use of horseback riding as therapeutic treatment, the organization […]

A Ball State University student project could help improve the lives of people with dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing. The condition is common in people of all ages. The goal of the project is to find the best recipes for thickened liquids to help people with dysphagia receive nutrition and not risk inhaling food and drink. […]

Through a partnership with the NCAA, Ball State University sophomore and Aurora native Ryan Klimcak is creating social media content for the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. Klimcak is leading the effort as a member of Ball State’s Sports Link, the nation’s first digital sports production program. “The most exciting part of this entire experience […]

Ball State University seniors Vanessa Ramos and Lemuel Turner have accepted positions with the Orr Fellowship, an Indianapolis-based entrepreneurial-focused program. With an annual acceptance rate of 5 percent, the Orr Fellowship is a two-year program for recent college graduates that envelops full-time work experience with a curriculum focusing on community involvement, professional development, and leadership. […]

In a project to address opioid addiction among pregnant women, Ball State University junior Gwyneth Harris of Portland, Indiana, is working to make connections within the Muncie community to provide a healthy and safe environment for these expectant mothers. “This is bigger than a class project,” Harris said. “It’s something that can have an impact […]