John Ludwick works on a computer-generated animation project.

Assistant art professor John Ludwick spent thousands of his hours outside of class creating his 20-minute animated film, “Claire & the Keys.”

Kristen McCauliff addresses her class

Once-dogmatic, the communication studies professor now collaborates with her students and has won the respect of colleagues.

Portrait of professor Wes Gehring

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]es Gehring has a fondness for dark comedies, a genre that has viewers riveted in horror and breaking out in laughter in the same scene. “The basic premise of a dark comedy is that life is absurd, and it’s the only genre that doesn’t necessarily want to please the public,” says Gehring, a film professor […]

Photo shows an array of glass art.

Ball State students are perfecting their cold-working techniques with help from visiting Polish glass artist Marzena Krzeminska-Baluch.

Photo shows Mongolia’s Eg River.

Mark Pyron faces a daunting task over the next five years as part of an international research team examining how climate change is affecting large river basins in North America and Central Asia. Pyron, a professor who studies aquatic systems, is a co-principal investigator on a $4.2 million study funded by the National Science Foundation. […]

A group of researchers stand outside El Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, Canary Islands.

Powerful lenses off Africa’s northwestern coast and in Arizona and Chile are accessible, thanks to Ball State being in collegiate astronomy research group.

Samantha Rife uses a “dressed” dress form to mentor several Ball State students.

Reality TV competition and experience at Kleinfeld Bridal in Manhattan put Samantha Rife on course for a career in fashion.