Adhitya Balaji ('23) is double majoring in molecular life sciences and neuroscience, minoring in economics, and is designing his future as an undergrad to prepare him for the rigors of medical school. As an EMT for multiple IU Health organizations and co-president of IC-EMS, Adhitya is finding healthcare opportunities everywhere in the College and at IU.
Kara Davis (B.S. ’23), is a human biology major, emphasis on the human. Her studies in the College and School of Public Health have nurtured her interest in people-first healthcare and led her to prepare for a career as a physician's assistant.
Bre Castaneda is a senior, philosophy major, an Ambassador for the College of Arts and Sciences, and preparing for law school. Her academic interests turn toward social epistemology, or, as she describes it: “How we come to know ourselves as social beings, the knowledge we obtain or are restricted from knowing, and how that knowledge shapes who we ultimately are.”
To improve treatment for children with speech difficulties, Megan Diekhoff, a Ph.D. student in the College’s Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, is using ultrasound technology to map the human tongue for studying speech patterns. Alongside Dr. Steven Lulich, the lab hopes to identify ways that we can improve treatment for children with speech difficulties.
Every year, Themester interns produce a podcast series which explores the semester's topic. This fall, podcast interns spoke with a variety of faculty members to talk about the 2022 theme, "Identity and Identification." This year’s podcast interns include Brooklynn Shively, Curren Gauss, Kate O’Brien, and Amanda Tinkle.
Students in Prof. William Bianco's Political Science Indiana Political Analysis Workshop Capstone Seminar published research in a widely read political blog examining claims that the apparent pro-Republican shift in poll averages at the end of the 2022 midterms reflected the release of a disproportionate number of pro-Republican polls, rather than a real electoral shift towards Republican candidates. The answer? Yes, it was the pollsters, not the voters.
Last summer, Liam’s longstanding interest in conservation led him to reach out to a hero of his, and ended up taking him on a research journey that would send him to Madagascar and the rainforest in search of lemurs.
Rose Schnabel (B.S./B.A. ’24), a senior double majoring in Biology and Spanish, has spread her wings in the College. She is a College Ambassador, helping prospective students by sharing her experience at IU, as well as a science writer, freelancing for several IU sites and independent science journals.
Lexi Silva (M.F.A. '23) is completing her master's in the Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance in their dramaturgy program, where she studies dramatic compositions and representation and reinterpretation of dramatic works.
Madeline Tanner is conducting leading edge CRISPR-Cas research in the van Kessel Lab in the College of Arts and Sciences, and she was a drug discovery intern for Eli Lilly and Company this summer. These opportunities are clarifying her future career path and research interests.
Focusing his dissertation on food security was personal for Daniel Fobi, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography within the College of Arts and Sciences. Born and raised in Ghana, his family experienced food security issues as did many Ghanaians who struggled when dramatic hikes in food prices impacted the country nearly 20 years ago.
