September 25, 2020
“If communities follow new guidance from the CDC for Halloween, families should consider creating new traditions that do not involve trick-or-treating, parties, and get-togethers,” said Jill Walls, an associate professor of Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies at Ball State University in a media release.
May 6, 2020
Thanks to an immersive learning experience titled i-Made, Jacob Burris helped bring creative architectural designs closer to reality while serving the Muncie community.
February 11, 2020
Despite fears that immigrants drive down wages and hinder Indiana’s economy, these newcomers should have a positive impact on the state — particularly in rural areas — for the foreseeable future, according to a new report from Ball State University.
October 14, 2019
Carol Friesen, professor of nutrition and dietetics at Ball State University, released one such study in September. She gathered 527 surveys from Indiana elementary school principals for “Attitudes, Perceived Benefits and Barriers, and Prevalence of Scheduling Recess before Lunch: A Survey of Indiana Elementary School Principals.”
May 3, 2019
Ball State University senior Itzel Sanchez of Fremont has been recognized for her work on how skin diseases affect college students in many areas of their lives, including academics and relationships.
December 12, 2018
Ball State University sophomore construction management major Aaron Albright of Auburn is educating children who could be his future employees.
January 24, 2018
Story notes Neal Hazen, a 1981 graduate of Churubusco High School, was recently inducted into the Indiana Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame. Hazen has been an athletic trainer for 29 years, serving the most recent 21 years as the head athletic trainer at Ball State.
January 8, 2018
Story notes that Ciara Borg stands 5-foot, 3-inches tall in her bare feet, but on the Ball State University campus in Muncie, she casts a much bigger shadow. Note: Placement is due to a story idea developed and distributed by UMC’s media team.
November 9, 2017
Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns pens a column.
October 7, 2015
Dick Heupel, interim director of the Indiana Communities Institute, pens a guest column.
December 9, 2014
The story cites Ball State's Hoosier Survey.
November 29, 2014
Story cites a study by CBER director Michael Hicks.
Note: The Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly posted a similar story.
November 15, 2014
Jill Christman, English professor, is quoted.
November 15, 2014
CBER director Michael Hicks is quoted.
November 11, 2014
The story quotes Jill Coleman, geography professor.
Note: JunkScience.com and WLBC-FM posted similar stories.