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IU Auditorium shares magic of performing arts with local community
Through its Give the Magic program, established in 2013, Indiana University Auditorium offers free tickets for local schools and organizations, giving community members a chance to attend productio... Read more about IU Auditorium shares magic of performing arts with local community
Collaborative project uses animation to show importance of wildlife biodiversity in Indianapolis
How do coyotes and hawks help humans living in urban communities? During the fall semester, two IU Indianapolis professors teamed up to address that question by launching the Cultural Carrying Capa... Read more about Collaborative project uses animation to show importance of wildlife biodiversity in Indianapolis
College of Arts and Sciences faculty publish over 90 books in 2023-24
These books represent dozens of departments, covering an array of disciplines in and across the College's three main areas of study: the arts and humanities, the social and historical sciences, and... Read more about College of Arts and Sciences faculty publish over 90 books in 2023-24
IU Libraries digitizes Indiana Daily Student issues from 1938 to 1949
Thanks to IU Libraries' Digital Collections Services and University Archives, full-size digital scans of the newspaper from over 75 years ago are now available to the public. The pages were previou... Read more about IU Libraries digitizes Indiana Daily Student issues from 1938 to 1949
Bernstein’s campus visits inspire journalism students amid changing media landscape
Journalism is not dead; it's changing but remains as vital as ever. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carl Bernstein communicated this message to Indiana University journalism students during a Q&a... Read more about Bernstein’s campus visits inspire journalism students amid changing media landscape
College of Arts and Sciences News
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College of Arts and Sciences faculty publish over 90 books in 2023-24
These books represent dozens of departments, covering an array of disciplines in and across the College's three main areas of study: the arts and humanities, the social and historical sciences, and... Read more about College of Arts and Sciences faculty publish over 90 books in 2023-24
Winter commencement student speaker encourages fellow graduates to embrace the unknown
Promise Forti, a Kelley School of Business senior, said that embracing an unknown path, like she did at IU, can lead to wonderful and important discoveries.
$2.8M grant funds research into link between social media and youth mental health
Researchers in IU Bloomington's College of Arts and Sciences and the Luddy School of Informatics and Computing and Engineering will investigate the language that youth and young adults use on socia... Read more about $2.8M grant funds research into link between social media and youth mental health
Fulbright Spotlight: Bridging history and tradition in rural Bengal
Rebecca Manring's most recent research centers on the translation of Dharma Mangala, a 17th-century Middle Bengali epic eulogizing Dharma, who is a folk deity in rural Bengal. Her goal was to inves... Read more about Fulbright Spotlight: Bridging history and tradition in rural Bengal
Research highlights role of personal networks in health issues like suicide
In a new study, Distinguished Professor of Sociology Bernice Pescosolido introduced the Network Embedded Symbiome framework, which emphasizes the importance of collaborative network structures.
Diversity News
IU Bloomington hosted more than 100 representatives from several global Indigenous groups during the inaugural conference, hosted by the Global Indigenous Studies Network in the IU Hamilton Lugar S... Read more about Indigenous peoples from nearly every continent gather for IU’s first Conference on Global Indigenous Studies
Media invited to preview IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on Indigenous Peoples Day
Media are invited to the museum after its multi-million-dollar renovation on Indigenous Peoples Day. Experts and curators will be available to give guided tours and answer questions related to new... Read more about Media invited to preview IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on Indigenous Peoples Day
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott to visit IU, donate collection to Black Film Center & Archive
Willmott will visit Indiana University Bloomington this month to donate films, signed movie posters, ephemera and more to the only repository in the world solely dedicated to collecting and preserv... Read more about Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott to visit IU, donate collection to Black Film Center & Archive
Lilly Library takes romance seriously with new ‘Love in the Library’ exhibition
From the turbulent love story between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy in "Pride and Prejudice" to a steamy alien courtship in "Ice Planet Barbarians," the new exhibition celebrates romance in all forms. Cu... Read more about Lilly Library takes romance seriously with new ‘Love in the Library’ exhibition
Black employees more likely to experience depression after workplace mistreatment
Researchers at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Bloomington have found that the Black employees are more likely than white employees to experience depression and sleep loss from... Read more about Black employees more likely to experience depression after workplace mistreatment
Research News
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College of Arts and Sciences faculty publish over 90 books in 2023-24
These books represent dozens of departments, covering an array of disciplines in and across the College's three main areas of study: the arts and humanities, the social and historical sciences, and... Read more about College of Arts and Sciences faculty publish over 90 books in 2023-24
With $138M grant from Lilly Endowment, IU launches initiative to accelerate bioscience innovation
The IU Launch Accelerator for Biosciences, known as IU LAB, is a first-of-its-kind initiative that includes academic-industry partnerships and a new, state-of-the-art facility at 16 Tech, where Ind... Read more about With $138M grant from Lilly Endowment, IU launches initiative to accelerate bioscience innovation
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$2.8M grant funds research into link between social media and youth mental health
Researchers in IU Bloomington's College of Arts and Sciences and the Luddy School of Informatics and Computing and Engineering will investigate the language that youth and young adults use on socia... Read more about $2.8M grant funds research into link between social media and youth mental health
President Whitten highlights transformative progress at 2024 State of the University Address
Indiana University President Pamela Whitten highlighted significant growth in student success, transformative research and IU's impact on the state during her 2024 State of the University address.&... Read more about President Whitten highlights transformative progress at 2024 State of the University Address
Fulbright Spotlight: Chemist brings global science to IU Columbus from Estonia, Slovakia
To expand his expertise and bring new insights back to his students, JD Mendez applied for and completed two prestigious Fulbright fellowships, one in Estonia in 2018 and another in Slovakia in 202... Read more about Fulbright Spotlight: Chemist brings global science to IU Columbus from Estonia, Slovakia
Upcoming events
2024 Conference on Global Indigenous Studies (CGIS)
The First Conference on Global Indigenous Studies (CGIS 2024) is a multidisciplinary event which invites you to a local and global dialogue and exchange of ideas, research, and experiences on the themes of the event.
