Ball State University Research

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

Author: srshipley

  • Engaging WIPB’s Community
    October 4, 2018 by

    For the past 47 years, WIPB, Muncie’s PBS station, has served 22 counties in east central Indiana and western Ohio. Now the station will be using a long-time  employee to guide its local content into the future. Lori Georgi started with Ball State University Media Services as a producer/director in 1991. Since then, Georgi has […]

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  • Bats Make the World and Tequila Go Around
    October 2, 2018 by

    Without them, farmers would spend millions of dollars on pesticides, certain trees may not exist, and tequila lovers would be out of luck. Bats play an important role in our ecosystem, and if we lose them, the ecosystem could change quite a bit. A certain Ball State University researcher would know. Known fondly as the […]

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  • Summer 2015 – The New SPA on Campus
    July 1, 2015 by

    The Contracts and Grants Office and the Sponsored Programs Office at Ball State University have merged into one. Now a single unit, the office name is Sponsored Projects Administration, or SPA for short. Despite the alluring name, massages and facials are not in SPA’s future. SPO AND CGO YEARS AGO Prior to the merger, the Sponsored […]

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  • Up and Coming at Ball State: Junior Faculty in the SPAtlight
    November 6, 2013 by

    The Aspire Internal Grants program, administered by the Sponsored Projects Administration, has often been the catalyst for faculty to develop innovative projects. The primary objective of this program is to provide funding for research, scholarly study, and creative endeavors so that faculty may be better positioned to seek further support through external awards. Many faculty […]

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  • Creating Big Energy on the Molecular Level
    November 4, 2013 by

    Producing renewable energy is a worldwide hot topic. Jesse Tye, assistant professor of chemistry, is applying his expertise and perspective to the issue, particularly, examining the desulfurization of fossil fuels and increasing the energy density of fuels. It sounds like big-picture work, and it is, but much of Tye’s research is focused on the molecular level, specifically […]

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  • Preserving Indigenous Languages in Mexico
    November 8, 2012 by

    What is of human derivation, reflective of the richness of a culture, often elusive—not recorded, and according to the National Geographic Society’s Enduring Voices Project, disappearing at the rate of one every 14 days? The endangered languages of our planet. The survival of languages, which allow us rare and fragile glimpses into a culture, is dependent […]

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