Tag: 2013 Research Magazine

Taking Health to a Global Level: The Global Health Institute at Ball State

November 7, 2013 by srshipley

The impact of the generous estate gift of Ball State alumnus Wally Miller, accepted by the university in 2003, continues to grow 10 years later. While the most visible result has been naming the Miller College of Business in his honor, the gift also established the Phyllis A. Miller Professorship in Health Economics and provided the resources […]

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Up and Coming at Ball State: Junior Faculty in the SPAtlight

November 6, 2013 by srshipley

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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Ball State Technology: Increasing Connections with the World around Us

November 5, 2013 by srshipley

Helping the Indiana Legislature Go Paperless MyIGA AppThe app for the Indiana legislature displays the day’s meetings on the first day of the 2013 legislative session for the House of Representatives. It all started with the Chirper. Created in 2008, the Chirper, which lets fans at Ball State sporting events produce chirps with their smartphones […]

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Creating Big Energy on the Molecular Level

November 4, 2013 by srshipley

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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Outstanding Creative Endeavor: Matt Mullins

November 3, 2013 by research

Words leave an imprint on those who hear them. They become part of our makeup and influence how we see the world. Matt Mullins is leaving his imprint. Mullins, Ball State’s Outstanding Creative Endeavor awardee, finds inspiration all around him – from a friend’s anecdote about a trip to the park with his daughter to […]

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Outstanding Research of the Year: Tom Holtgraves

November 2, 2013 by research

Social psychologist. Anthropologist. Linguist. Philosopher. Sociolinguist. Cognitive psychologist. Do these terms describe a specialized team of researchers or Ball State’s Researcher of the Year? Tom Holtgraves brings all of these skills to his research agenda. Most scholars carve out a niche, perhaps studying only one aspect of language. But Tom Holtgraves, professor in psychological sciences, […]

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Cathy Day: From the Circus to the Workshop

November 1, 2013 by research

Cathy Day has been teaching creative writing at the college level since 1997, from Minnesota State University at Mankato, to the College of New Jersey, the University of Pittsburgh, and now to Ball State. Day’s published work includes her memoir, Comeback Season, and the novel The Circus in Winter as well as numerous short stories […]

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