Category: College of Sciences and Humanities

Ball State’s Storm Chasing Class Offers Hands-on Learning for Meteorology Students

August 20, 2021 by Landa Bagley

Ball State University’s Storm Chaser Class gives students hands-on opportunities to study the atmosphere, forecast severe storms, use radars, and chase storms in the Great Plains. Talk about the weather to Ball State University student Ky’lie Garland-Yates, and it’ll quickly cease being a mere topic of chit-chat in casual conversation. Clouds, sunshine, light rains, big storms, wind, temperature, humidity—Ms. Garland-Yates is fascinated […]

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Ball State’s Applied Anthropology Laboratories Digging Into Muncie’s History

July 15, 2021 by Dan Forst, '85

Can you name the man who’s widely credited as being “Muncie’s Pioneer?” If you answered Goldsmith Gilbert, you’re likely among the relative few who would get it right. But, right or wrong, do you really know the true story of how history has portrayed him? And is there more to the story beyond Gilbert himself? […]

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Ball State Program Verifies Voting Machines

July 9, 2021 by Jake Williams

With so much discussion and debate about federal, state, and local voting laws in America, the certification of voting machines and electronic poll books has become even more important. Ball State University plays a key role in this process in Indiana, as its Bowen Center Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) approves voting machines in […]

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Celebrate Ball State Orchid’s Collection’s 50th Anniversary On March 20

March 1, 2021 by Dan Forst, '85

The 50th anniversary celebration of the Ball State orchid collection, now housed within the Dr. Joe and Alice Rinard Orchid Greenhouse, is set for Saturday, March 20. Originally planned as a regional orchid conference (Mid-America Orchid Congress) to be held at the Ball State Alumni Center, the 50th anniversary celebration was to be complete with […]

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The top 2020 headlines from the Ball State Blog

January 5, 2021 by Marc Ransford

Check out these top stories from the Ball State Blog in 2020.

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Immersive Learning project supports Dual-Language Program at West View Elementary

December 23, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

Spanish is the second-most-spoken language in the world and English is the third. Learning these languages can be extremely beneficial, especially if you learn them at a young age. In an Immersive Learning project, Ball State students from two Spanish classes worked with the Dual Language Immersion Program at West View Elementary by teaching second-graders […]

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Seven ways the campus changed in Fall semester

December 22, 2020 by Nick Werner

Check out the big changes that took place at Ball State in Fall 2020. Four new buildings, two demos, and new recreation spaces in the works.

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Ball State scientist, students make an important discovery that could lead to new disease treatments

December 14, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

Ball State scientist and students discover “tow truck molecules” that could lead to new treatments for diseases like diabetes and cancer

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Students share stories about Midwestern life in immersive learning project

November 13, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

English students are turning stories about the lives of Midwesterners into a podcast and museum exhibit in The Midwestern Stories Project immersive learning class.

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