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In the news

Dec. 10

• “Small percentage of COVID-19 cases being analyzed for genome sequencing in Indiana, US,” WTHR.
  • Expert comment from Ana Bento, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health-Bloomington, and Dr. Aaron Ermel, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at IU School of Medicine.

• COLUMN: “Shariq Siddiqui: Increase in giving is not uniformly felt,” Indianapolis Business Journal.

  • By Shariq Siddiqui, assistant professor and director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI, senior fellow at the Center for Global Politics and founder of the Center on Muslim Philanthropy.

• “Colts owner Jim Irsay donates $3M to fund research center for mental health,” Bleacher Report. Also covered by The Hill.

• “Survey: Growing adoption of Industry 4.0 tech,” Inside Indiana Business.

  • Expert comment from Mark Frohlich, associate professor and director of the Center for Excellence in Manufacturing at Kelley School of Business at IUPUI.

• “In the Workplace: Address office toxicity during ‘Great Reckoning,’” Indianapolis Business Journal.

  • By Liz Malatestinic, teaching professor in human resource management at the IU Kelley School of Business at IUPUI.

• “The numbers behind the proposals: Can we determine how much money is at issue in baseball’s labor battle?” The Athletic.

  • Expert comment from Nathaniel Grow, associate professor of business law and ethics and the Yormark Family Director of the Sports Industry Workshop at IU Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington.

Dec. 11

• “Child care funding, options lag in Indiana,” Greensburg Daily News.
  

  • Expert comment from Jessica Calarco, associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington.

• “The Big Question: Could Peloton sue over its ‘And Just Like That’ Appearance?” The New York Times.

  • Expert comment from Beth L. Fossen, assistant professor of marketing at the Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington.

Dec. 12

• “Sailing away: superyacht industry booms during Covid pandemic,” The Guardian.

  • Expert comment from Richard Wilk, distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington, and research from Wilk and Beatriz Barros, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology.

• “Region’s retail sector rebounds save for big-box stores: ‘It was a very strong year,’” The Times of Northwest Indiana.

  • Expert comment from Micah Pollak, associate professor of economics at IU Northwest.

Dec. 13

• “COVID pushes northern Indiana hospitals past capacity, as doctors warn of ‘dangerous path,’” South Bend Tribune.
  

  • Expert comment from Micah Pollak, associate professor of economics at IU Northwest.
    

• PODCAST: “Entrepreneurial pivots – research interview,” Oxford Review Briefings.

  • Featuring Regan Stevenson, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington.

• “Indiana businesses raise prices amid highest inflation rates in nearly 40 years,” CBS4. Also featured on Fox 59.

  • Expert comment from Kyle Anderson, assistant clinical professor of business economics at the Kelley School of Business at IUPUI.

• “IU Foundation names new president, CEO,” Inside Indiana Business.

  • Featuring information from this release.

Dec. 14

• “Why COVID-19 mortality is lower in Monroe County than nearby counties,” The Herald Times.
  

  • Expert comment from Ana Bento, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health-Bloomington.

• “Accuracy of at-home COVID tests and more: What to know for holiday gatherings,” NBC Chicago.

  • Expert comment from Dr. Cole Beeler, director of symptomatic testing for IU’s COVID-19 Medical Response Team and an assistant professor at the IU School of Medicine.

• “Indiana University diver becomes first Black woman to win national title,” The Hill.

• “Juneteenth to be an official IU holiday beginning in 2022,” Indiana Public Media.

  • Featuring this week’s Written by Whitten newsletter.

• “Did pandemic lockdowns worsen the epidemic of opioid abuse?” U.S. News and World Report. Also in Health Day.

  • Expert comment from Byungkyu Lee, assistant professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington.

• “A photographer documented the housing crisis by asking people how they became homeless,” BuzzFeed News.

  • Featuring work by Jeffrey Wolin, Ruth N. Halls Professor Emeritus of Photography at IU Bloomington and founder of the Center for Integrative Photographic Studies at IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design.

Dec. 15

• “Want to be more charismatic? Ask yourself this simple question, researchers suggest,” CNBC.

  • Expert comment from Cristiano Guarana, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship at IU Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington.

• “Sexual frequency on decline in United States, according to IU study,” Fox 59.

  • Expert comment from Tsung-chieh “Jane” Fu, a research associate at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington who co-led the study with Debby Herbenick, a professor of sexual and reproductive health in the school.

Dec. 16

• “Hospitals In northwest Indiana struggle with increased wait times and influx of patients as COVID cases rise,” CBS Chicago.

  • Expert comment from Micah Pollak, associate professor of economics at IU Northwest.

• “Growing cyberthreats, surging insurance costs,” Inside Higher Ed.

  • Expert comment from Kim Milford, executive director of the Research and Education Networks Information and Sharing Analysis Center at IU.

• “Nanotransfection device for tissue reprogramming in situ,” Med Gadget.

  • Expert comment and focus on research from Chandan Sen, director of the Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering, associate vice president for research and Distinguished Professor at the IU School of Medicine.

• “Indiana University’s winter commencement set for Saturday,” The Herald Times.

• “All IN: Bringing social workers to the people who need them,” Indiana Public Media.

  • Expert comment from Pat Sullivan, associate dean and Chancellor’s Professor at the School of Social Work at IU Bloomington.