IU in the News highlights a sampling of media stories featuring Indiana University from the past week. No editorial revisions are made to the content, which is presented as it was initially published or broadcast.

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In the news

Feb. 11

• “Olympic athletes deal with expectations, which leads to crushing pressure,” Los Angeles Times.

  • Expert comment from Edward Hirt, professor of brain sciences and psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington.

• “Shariq Siddiqui: We need to expand the definition of philanthropy,” Indianapolis Business Journal.

  • By Shariq Siddiqui, assistant professor and director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI.

• “Prepare yourself for this weekend’s ‘Crypto Bowl,’” The New York Times.

  • Expert comment from Demetra Andrews, clinical associate professor in the Kelley School of Business at IUPUI.

• “Pierre Atlas: Putin isn’t bluffing on Ukraine,” Indianapolis Business Journal.

  • By Pierre Atlas, senior lecturer in the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI.

• “Una Osili: Black-owned firms are increasing. Let’s support them,” Indianapolis Business Journal.

  • By Una Osili, professor of economics and associate dean for research and international programs in the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI.

• “IUPUI to offer new philanthropy doctorate,” Inside INdiana Business. Also covered by Indianapolis Business Journal.

• “Study shows waning effectiveness of third dose of mRNA vaccines,” Science Daily.
  

  • Featuring research from co-author Brian Dixon, IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health director of public health informatics.

Feb. 12 & 13

• “IU survey shows how people may respond during COVID-19 test shortages,” WTHI. Also covered by Futurity and Scribed.

  • Expert comment from Katherine Christensen, assistant professor of marketing in the Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington. Features information from this news release.

• “Hate-crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers: What to know,” The Washington Post.

  • Expert comment from Jeannine Bell, professor in the Maurer School of Law at IU Bloomington.

• “COVID drugs may work well, but our health system doesn’t,” The New York Times.

  • By Dr. Aaron Carroll, chief health officer at IU and distinguished professor of pediatrics in the IU School of Medicine.

• “With a history of landing foreign investment, Indiana plans its first Global Economic Summit,” Indianapolis Business Journal.

  • Expert comment from Phil Powell, clinical associate professor of business economics and public policy and associate dean of academic programs at the Kelley School of Business at IUPUI, and Timothy Slaper, co-director of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Kelley School.

Feb. 14 & 15

• “IUPUI gets $3.7M grant to grow its cybersecurity programs,” Associated Press. Also covered by Indianapolis Business Journal.

  • Featuring information from this news release.

• “Defining European Order,” Real Clear World.

  • By László Borhi, Peter A. Kadas Chair and associate professor in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at IU Bloomington.

• “After Super Bowl loss to the Rams, what Bengals coach Zac Taylor should have told his team,” NBC News.

  • Expert comment from Jesse Steinfeldt, associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology in the School of Education at IU Bloomington.

• “IU professor gives insight on situation in Ukraine,” WEHT.

  • Expert comment from Michael De Groot, assistant professor of international studies in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at IU Bloomington.

• “A Valentine’s Day surprise: Bloomington’s homeless get care packages from IU fraternity,“ The Herald Times.

• “Local restaurants and consumers brace for price hikes and shortages on avocados,” FOX 59.

  • Expert comment from Kyle Anderson, clinical assistant professor of business economics and faculty chair of the Evening MBA Program in the Kelley School of Business at IUPUI.

• “Why are we addicted to love?” Discover Magazine.

  • Expert comment from Helen Fisher, senior research fellow at the Kinsey Institute at IU Bloomington. Also quoted on KARE-11.

• “IU partners on ‘Sustaining Communities’ initiative,” Inside INdiana Business.

• “How poisonous mercury gets from coal-fired power plants into the fish you eat,” The Conversation.

  • By Gabriel Filippelli, Chancellor’s Professor of Earth Sciences, director of the Center for Urban Health at IUPUI and director of IU’s Environmental Resilience Institute.

• “Bud Light’s Super Bowl ad didn’t do much for its NFT,” Barron’s.

  • Expert comment from Demetra Andrews, clinical associate professor of marketing in the Kelley School of Business at IUPUI.

• “For insect farming to work, scientists need to build a better bug,” Wired.

  • Expert comment from Christine Picard, associate professor of biology at the IUPUI School of Science.

Feb 16 & 17

• “Kinney: ‘Be curious, not judgmental’: Doing DEIAB ‘heart work,’” The Indiana Lawyer.

  • By Patricia Kinney, assistant dean of diversity and inclusion in the McKinney School of Law at IUPUI.

• “A military program will help protect 3.5M acres of southern Indiana and aid landowners,” The Herald Times. Also covered by Inside INdiana Business, Indiana Public Media, WHAS and WISH.

  • Featuring information from this news release. and expert comment from Christian Freitag, clinical associate professor of law at IU Maurer School of Law, and president and executive director of the Conservation Law Center.

• “Should more retailers be on Roblox?” Retail Dive.

  • Expert comment from Keith Niedermeier, clinical professor of marketing in the Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington.

• “How Marion lynching influenced Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit,’” FOX 59.

• • Expert comment from Marietta Simpson, Distinguished Rudy Professor of Music at IU Jacobs School of Music at IU Bloomington.

• “The Cold War, modern Ukraine and the spread of democracy in the former Soviet bloc countries,” The Conversation.

  • By Michael De Groot, assistant professor of international studies at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at IU Bloomington.

ICYMI

• “How can you judge the quality of a news outlet? Look at how politically diverse its audience is,” Nieman Lab.

  • Featuring research from Filippo Menczer, Luddy Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science at the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, and director of the Observatory on Social Media, and Alessandro Flammini, professor at the Luddy School.