Ball State University Research

News about research and sponsored projects from the office of Sponsored Projects Administration

Month: November 2011

  • Let’s Get Digital: Converting Library Collections to Electronic Formats
    November 8, 2011 by

    What if oral histories, handwritten journals, 19th century library records, and more were available at your fingertips? As assistant dean for digital initiatives and special collections, John Straw is working to make that possible. He oversees the digitization of materials from Ball State University Libraries’ collections and other sources. The work includes scanning photographs, handwritten journals, […]

    Read More

  • Environmentally Sound, Sensibly Sustainable
    November 6, 2011 by

    The light bulb has long been the symbol for bright ideas, but now thanks to an effort by a Ball State professor, it’s also a symbol for how discussions about technology and environmentally sustainable practices go hand in hand. Mary Annette Rose, associate professor of technology, is integrating environmentally friendly practices into the advanced technology curriculum […]

    Read More

  • Indiana Writing Project
    November 6, 2011 by

    How do you get 20 elementary-age children out of bed and into a computer lab on a hot summer morning? Promise to teach them writing skills, of course. Barbara Miller and three student teachers did just that during the summer’s Composition Camp. Miller, an English teacher at Cowan High School, has been involved with Comp Camp […]

    Read More

  • Creative Endeavor Awardee: Sean Lovelace
    November 5, 2011 by

    Ball State’s 2011 Creative Endeavor Awardee, Sean Lovelace, began his professional career in nursing, and he was quite successful. “It was definitely very fulfilling and rewarding,” says Lovelace, now an associate professor of English, “but even when I was practicing nursing, I would write.” Lovelace’s venture into the world of writing has taken many forms, from creating […]

    Read More

  • Past, Present, Future: CAP Generates Research to Stand the Test of Time
    November 4, 2011 by

    CENTER FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION: REDESIGNING HISTORY Susan Lankford and her students are making history by preserving the past. As director of the Center for Historic Preservation (CHP), Lankford leads a team of preservationists from Ball State who join forces with other disciplines across campus to help revitalize historic features in communities in and around Muncie—and beyond. A […]

    Read More

  • The Little Things: Microelectrode Instrumentation
    November 3, 2011 by

    Melody Bernot’s projects are numerous, enterprising, and diverse. An early-career faculty member in the Department of Biology, she is collaborating with students on eight funded projects, including research on the habitat of an endangered pupfish population in the hot, shallow salt creek of Devils Hole in Death Valley, Nevada. That study is funded by the National Science […]

    Read More

  • Seeking Ways to Reverse Nerve Damage at the Microscopic Level
    November 2, 2011 by

    Derron Bishop, associate professor of medical education and assistant director of the Center for Medical Education, played an important role in research that landed him and a team of international scientists the April 2011 cover story on Nature Medicine, which addressed reversible nerve damage at the cellular level. Bishop and his colleagues sought to pinpoint and […]

    Read More

  • Researcher of the Year: Todd Trappe
    November 1, 2011 by

    Distinguished investigator. Respected colleague. Prestigious grant recipient. These are some of the descriptions that might come to mind when considering qualifications of Ball State University’s Researcher of the Year. The 2011 award winner, Todd Trappe, possesses them all. Professor of exercise science in the Human Performance Lab (HPL), Trappe first became interested in exercise physiology during his undergraduate study […]

    Read More