Tag: 2015 Research Magazine

Defense against Technology Threats

November 6, 2015 by Danielle Behrens

We can lock our doors, install home security systems, and fend off intruders with guard dogs, but none of those measures can shield our digital world—a world containing precious information about our lives, our work, and our money. New Internet threats emerge all the time, and industries must employ the latest security measures to combat […]

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Measuring Health Inequality with Economics

November 5, 2015 by Danielle Behrens

How can economics be used to help alleviate poverty and increase the health of and opportunities for people around the world? Economists like Erik Nesson, assistant professor of economics, devote their research to assisting others. “We’re looking at ways to get children in developing countries vaccinated. We’re asking what’s the best way to increase the education of […]

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Creating a New Frankenstein

November 4, 2015 by Danielle Behrens

Outstanding Creative Endeavor Award Drew Vidal and Michael Elliott brought Dr. Frankenstein’s murderous monster to life, and for that, they received the 2015 Outstanding Creative Endeavor Award. Elliott and Vidal created an original, movement-based production of Frankenstein over a mere eight-week period in the fall of 2013. Vidal, assistant professor of theatre, directed and edited the show while […]

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A Possible Treatment When Antibiotics Don’t Work

November 3, 2015 by Danielle Behrens

*Insert Videos from website* Outstanding Researcher of the Year Antibiotics certainly save lives, but long-term and widespread use of the drugs has caused some bacteria to adapt and become harder to kill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that 2 million people become infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria every year in the United States, […]

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Calories, Bias, and Autism

November 2, 2015 by Danielle Behrens

Aspire Internal Grants Support Varied Faculty Research Ball State University’s junior faculty research could have great impacts on countless lives. The 2014-15 junior faculty research competition awardees are working to improve fitness technology like Fitbits, studying consumers’ trust and misperceptions of news based on their news source preferences, and helping architects and interior designers create […]

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Drones for Disaster Relief

November 1, 2015 by Danielle Behrens

Disaster strikes. Earthquakes. Floods. Hurricanes. Explosions. Thousands of people need immediate help, but widespread destruction can mean they’re not found for weeks. How can workers assess such situations more quickly and start aid sooner? Drones. Fleets of drones. “For those scenarios, it is hard for people to get in. This kind of research is very, […]

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Summer 2015 – The New SPA on Campus

July 1, 2015 by srshipley

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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Defense against Technology Threats

Measuring Health Inequality with Economics

Creating a New Frankenstein

A Possible Treatment When Antibiotics Don’t Work

Calories, Bias, and Autism

Drones for Disaster Relief

Summer 2015 – The New SPA on Campus