Sexual Health Report Card

report cardTrojan Condoms has released its annual Sexual Health Report Card which grades American colleges and universities on a range of sexual health criteria. Although IUB greatly improved over its standings last year, we are still not cracking the Top 25! Come on, IUB!

When it comes to sex, many of us are clueless…

AffectionA new study conducted right here at IU has revealed that most of us probably aren't as sexually-savvy as we had thought. The study, called "The untrained eye: Confusing sexual interest with friendliness", suggests that "college-age men confuse friendly non-verbal cues with cues for sexual interest because the men have a less discerning eye than women".

Campus abstinence

Although most college students will have had sexual intercourse - even if just once - by the time that they graduate college, not all will and this choice is just as valid and complex as the choice that other students make to have intercourse. In a recent New York Times article, Students of Virginity, writer […]

Virtual tour of K.C. exhibit

The Kinsey Institute art gallery recently had an exhibit of Kinsey Confidential - questions and answers to the KC site illustrated with art from the institute. 

Fear of sex is overrated

Working on sex at The Kinsey Institute in Indiana comes with its challenges. 
Though Alfred Kinsey's books were published a half century ago and the Institute itself has survived and grown at Indiana University since 1947, stepping outside of the protected walls can make us vulnerable. 
Though I shouldn't have been surprised, Ann Fritz, Director of […]

Expressive Bodies exhibition at IU Northwest

A well-received Kinsey Institute art exhibition, "Expressive Bodies", has traveled to IU Northwest where it is currently on display through March 7, 2008. Learn more in this article on Indiana University's web site or view the exhibit online through The Kinsey Institute's web site.

Hip-hop culture and sexuality

Many people are interested in the way that hip hop culture reflects or even influences our lives. To what extent to the lyrics in songs dictate how women and men should act? Whether women are women or whether women are "hos"? How sex happens? Whether a condom is used, or whether sex is for love […]

Desktop dating

Kinsey Confidential's Dr. Debby Herbenick and Dr. Bryant Paul from Indiana University give their insights and tips for safe and fun online dating.  Has dating really changed dramatically, or is it just another way to make connections?  Women and men both use the Internet as a tool to meet potential dates as well as a means of maintaining their existing relationships," […]

World’s Largest Collection?

Today The Kinsey Institute was featured in the Weekend section of the Indiana Daily Student. An "IU Mythbusters" article sheds light on some of IU's biggest campus myths. Included is the myth that The Kinsey Institute has the world’s biggest "porn" collection. When I tell someone I’m studying with The Kinsey Institute, I generally have a lot of questions thrown my way…