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BTN LiveBIG: Indiana scholar accepts book award from an unlikely source
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana scholar accepts book award from an unlikely source
Whether for business or pleasure, not too many Americans are traveling to Iran these days. Grabbing headlines for its government?s suspected support of international extremist movements and secret attempts to develop nuclear weapons, the country isn?t exactly a hotbed for tourists. Despite all that, Indiana University professor Asma Afsaruddin, who?s also chair of the Department […]
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana's Culture of Care transforms community
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana's Culture of Care transforms community
During football and basketball games, BTN LiveBIG will spotlight notable examples of research, innovation and community service from around the conference. In-Game stories will provide more background on these features, and the opportunity to view the videos again. ?Every campus has an identity, a culture. It?s all around us; it?s everywhere. But we are the […]
BTN LiveBIG: From the basketball court to the lab, Big Ten fights cancer
BTN LiveBIG: From the basketball court to the lab, Big Ten fights cancer
A couple of weeks ago, basketball coaches across the Big Ten Conference made a fashion statement of sorts. They donned snazzy sneakers on the hardwood, even though many of them were wearing suits and ties, to take part in Coaches vs. Cancer, a nationwide campaign that annually draws public attention to advocacy and fundraising efforts […]
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana grad goes home to Liberia to fight Ebola
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana grad goes home to Liberia to fight Ebola
Armed with an unwavering commitment to help those in her home country - as well as three degrees in public health and education from Indiana University - Tiawanlyn Gongloe is helping prevent the spread of the Ebola virus as part of Liberia?s Ministry of Health. Gongloe was born in Grand Bassa, Liberia, and lived there […]
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana, NFLPA partner to give football players a second career
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana, NFLPA partner to give football players a second career
Decades ago, before there were collective bargaining agreements, television rights mega-deals and a galaxy of corporate sponsorships, players in the National Football League worked in other vocations during the offseason. Auto dealerships, real estate offices, corporate jobs - they went wherever they could leverage name recognition (even just a little bit) and make a buck […]
BTN LiveBIG: IU professor goes the distance for myeloma
BTN LiveBIG: IU professor goes the distance for myeloma
In his ?day job,? Dr. Rafat Abonour is a professor of medicine and a researcher at Indiana University specializing in multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer. But he?s also a running and cycling enthusiast, and for the past decade, he?s managed to combine these two sides of his life. In 2005, a group of Abonour?s […]
