How did one Hoosier company use a naturally occurring bacteria to combat pests on cotton farms?

The Bacteria that Changed Cotton Farming

How did a boy from Evansville, Ind. grow up to become the nation’s first African American doctor of mathematics?

The Hoosier Mathematician

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How did a swamp in northeastern Indiana inspire Gene Stratton-Porter to become an innovative photographer, best-selling author and self-taught scientist?

A Laboratory at the Limberlost

Why did Dr. Erich Klinghammer bring wolves back to the Hoosier state? How has his work made an impact on Indiana and the world?

Erich and the Wolves

How did a Belgian immigrant turned Hoosier solve one of the greatest problems of the 1900s, lack of access to rubber?

The Father of Synthetic Rubber

How did two Hoosiers, Judy and Dave Elliott, innovate in an industry that barely changed over hundreds of years?

Bedrock of Hoosier Innovation

Can you still be a path-breaking scientist even if you’re later proven wrong?

The Guinea Pigs of Notre Dame

How did Chauncey Rose’s new building transform the railroad industry and Indianapolis?

The Future of Transportation

What is space medicine and how did Hoosier Serena Aunon-Chancellor beat the odds to become an astronaut doctor?

The Aquanaut

How is one organization's commitment to collaboration across industries change the way Hoosiers solve big problems?

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Ag, Bio, Sciences, Oh My!

How did a beloved Catholic monk and civil rights activist help Indiana become a leader in the treatment of a rare blood disorder?

The Reverend and Red Blood Cells

Who are the Hoosiers taking action against opioids in Indiana?

The Battle Against Addiction

How did a farm girl from Hazleton, IN use her small town Hoosier values when she became a world-class scientist and educator?

Pike County Physicist

Where do whooping cranes, shorebirds, and Hoosier scientist and educator George Sly converge?

The Creatures of Goose Pond

How is one Hoosier professor bringing the ancient world to life with the most cutting edge technology available?

Rome Wasn’t Built (in 3D) in a Day

What happened when a modern-day Hoosier archaeologist uncovered evidence of a long-overlooked woman’s contributions to the field?

The Marie Curie Effect

How are civil engineers eliminating Indianapolis's sewage overflow problem and what effect will it have on the White River?

Dig Indy!

How is one young entrepreneur harvesting data and honey from beehives to better protect these vital pollinators?

The Buzz in Bloomington

How did a campus dance and a roomful of bunnies in Bloomington, Indiana, lead to one of the 20th century’s greatest breakthroughs in genetics?

The Attic Lab

How did Indiana women in the sixties come together to convince lawmakers to pass a landmark piece of legislation to ban phosphates?

A Hubbub in Indiana

How is the South Bend Code School using a new language--computer coding—to help children develop solutions to make the world a better place?

New Languages in South Bend

What drove the daughter of a swamp engineer from Valparaiso, Ind., to invent the first dishwasher?

The Invention of the Dishwasher

How are the innovations of a young drone entrepreneur built upon on Indiana’s legacy of aviation and aerospace innovation?

Boldly Going Where…Many…Hoosiers Have Gone Before

How did Fort Wayne, Ind., become a hotbed for inventions that have changed the way the entire world communicates?

Birthplace Of Modern Entertainment

How did Hoosier inventions spur on a new era of entertainment and information?

Birthplace Of Modern Entertainment Part 2

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