Staff Pick
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Since immigrants grow and process our food, how will the Trump administration's immigration policies affect our food system?
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June 3, 2026, marks 15 years since IU student Lauren Spierer vanished after a night out in Bloomington.
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Following the passing of jazz legend Sonny Rollins at age 95, WFIU's David Brent Johnson looks back on the saxophonist's remarkable career, enduring artistry, and the music that continues to inspire generations of listeners and musicians.
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What does sexual and reproductive health look like when it’s studied at a population level, and why does that research matter for everyday life?
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Organ transplants can be a complicated process on a number of levels, including finding a suitable organ match in the first place. New research may have provided a new option.
IU Cinema
Filmmaker Boots Riley’s latest film I Love Boosters hit theaters last weekend. Nice Work’s Alex Chambers spoke with Riley at a live event on the IU campus. They talked about making TV versus making movies, and how either could get people involved in working class social movements. Then we check in with Pillar Arts and tune in to the Bloomington Amateur Radio Club.
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About 150 years ago, Indiana nearly bankrupted itself building a statewide canal system. Now, a new archaeological project seeks to learn more about this maligned period of Indiana history.
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In 1812, Pennsylvania lawyer John Test and his family moved west, reluctantly settling in the Whitewater River town of Brookville, Indiana.
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NATTAPONG/Adobe StockAngela Lim reads "Without Compass," "COMPULSORY," "I find myself jealous of ghosts," and "Tell the Space Enthusiast 'No, Thank You'."
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Ours is a diverse culture and divided country in many ways, but there is one characteristic that securely unites most all of us as Americans. We have way too much stuff.
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Public domain/WikimediaThis week on Harmonia: music associated with coffee and coffeehouses. Grab a cup of your favorite brew as we travel from Constantinople to Leipzig, London, Paris, and back again, hearing sounds of different coffeehouses from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
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In the 1940s a young jazz singer with a four-octave range and bebop chops burst onto the big-band scene with Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine before going on to establish herself as a solo star.
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Native to Mexico, dahlias probably grew in Aztec gardens as they were already in cultivation when the Spaniards arrived. -
Countless sources will claim to have "the real secret" behind getting big muscles. What does science say about our bodies? -
Red Hot Pokers belong to the genus Kniphofia (Kniphofia uvaria) and are also known as tritoma or torch lilies. -
Want to learn more about this tasty treat? Read about food science with A Moment of Science! -
E15 is safe for most 2001 and newer passenger vehicles but should be avoided in older cars, boats and small engines. -
The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act permits schools to serve whole milk across all nutrition programs, including breakfast, lunch and during afterschool programs, starting June 8th. -
Even animals can be bullies, and it turns out size plays an important role in how an animal behaves with others in its species. -
The department has a recruit class of three. -
Construction at the horse facility should be completed by mid-June. -
The volunteer-run effort aims to provide a safe place for unhoused people to sleep in their cars. It re-launches June 22, 2026 with new waitlist and check-in processes designed to make it more sustainable.
