The Indiana University Journal of Undergraduate Research (IUJUR) staff is excited to announce its release of Volume IV, featuring undergraduate research from all over the IU campus.
2018-2019 Features
IU project harnesses 3D modeling to give new life to ancient relics
A flight to Florence may no longer be necessary to see ancient sculptures by Botticelli, da Vinci, or Michelangelo at the Uffizi Gallery. By harnessing the power of 3D modeling, IU’s Virtual World Heritage Lab is working to bring 500 to 600 ancient statues housed at the Uffizi to the livings rooms — or computer screens — of researchers, scholars and art-lovers.
Stop Boring Your Subjects: Tips to Spice Up Your Experiments
In the 1940s, the world witnessed what may well be the most boring experiment a subject has ever participated in. In this elaborate study, subjects performed a variety of mental tests before and after multiplying 4-digit numbers in their heads for 12 hours straight. As if this wasn’t bad enough, they were then expected to come back for the next three days to do exactly the same thing. In this article, Calvin Isch explores the implications of boring the subjects in an experiment, as well as provides tips for avoiding this.
Defamiliarizing science in Victorian science fiction
Reason and logic were celebrated as the ultimate ideals of Victorian era science. A perfect understanding of reality was a tangible and achievable goal. So, what problems do scientists face in pursuing it?
The Institute for Communication Research opens its doors to interested undergraduates
Hidden away in the depths of Franklin Hall’s basement is the Institute for Communication Research (ICR). If you venture down there, you will likely find Sharon Mayell, assistant director and research associate with the ICR, ready and willing to give you a tour of the facility, but it is helpful to make an appointment first.