Ball State University Research

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Category: Research News

  • The Patient Economist: Maoyong Fan and the economics of asking better questions
    April 23, 2020 by

    Scarcity. Division of labor. Profit and loss. These, among others, are fundamental concepts taught in any foundational economics class. These classes explain the market economy, where prices of goods and services are largely determined by supply and demand. But this doesn’t always occur naturally. Sometimes buyers are motivated to carry out certain transactions like buying […]

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    Coronavirus Response for Research and Sponsored Projects
    March 20, 2020 by

    Updated March 24, 2020, Original post March 20, 2020 Ball State University is monitoring the fluid situation presented by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, the associated COVID-19 disease and its potential to impact university research activities. Please consult the Ball State Health Center page for important tips on how to stay healthy and wellness resources available […]

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  • A New Faculty Fellowship
    October 15, 2018 by

    Meet the first person to receive the Ball Brothers Honors College Faculty Fellowship. Dr. Adam Kuban received $50,000 for a two-year dual appointment in the Honors College and Journalism Department. His focus is water access and water scarcity. “Ball Brothers was looking for a unique interdisciplinary program that would attract students from many disciplines across […]

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  • TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
    October 14, 2018 by

    How science created a theatrical genius Energy. That’s the mot juste that describes Jennifer Blackmer, the 2018 recipient of the Outstanding Creative Endeavor Award. This yearly award is given to a current faculty member who is nominated by colleagues. A selection committee evaluates each application and announces the recipient at the annual Fall Opening Convocation. […]

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  • Turning Sulfur into a Functional Material
    October 12, 2018 by

    To be a woman in a STEM field was the norm for Dr. Courtney “Cori” Jenkins, whose mom and sister are both engineers. “I came from a family where it wasn’t a question of whether or not you could do it.” Jenkins discovered that while engineering may not have been her career track, chemistry was, […]

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  • Teaching Independence Through Exercise
    October 11, 2018 by

    At 23 years old, Jessica Reed, who has autism, is learning how to be more independent. “I don’t think she’ll ever be able to live alone,” said Jessica’s mom, Patty. “She will always need somebody to be there to support her and supervise her due to safety, but yes, it is important for her to […]

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  • Literary Failures and the Men Behind Them
    October 10, 2018 by

    Ben Bascom may hold a doctorate in English, but he’s also a quasi-historian who’s working on a book about the failed literary endeavors of five tragic figures from the early United States. “In many ways, the figures I work on thought they were as unique or culturally significant as someone like Benjamin  Franklin, but in […]

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