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A new three-year initiative that seeks to preserve and sustain traditional communication practices among Navajo and Lakota communities has received grant funding of $449,877 from the National Endow... Read more about Navajo and Lakota communities, IU receive NEH, NSF grant for collaborative project to preserve endangered indigenous languages, cultural knowledge
Arts and Humanities News
Research Impact: IU faculty’s research and creative activity help make sense of world around us
Indiana University researchers are pushing boundaries of knowledge and innovation. The "Research Impact" series takes a deeper dive into IU's research faculty, with expertise spanning arts and huma... Read more about Research Impact: IU faculty’s research and creative activity help make sense of world around us
Eskenazi School interior design alum designed rapper Lil Baby’s home
Bloomington native Annysa LaMantia was recently featured in Architectural Digest for her luxury design work on the Atlanta home of the chart-topping, Grammy-winning rapper.
IU Cinema technology expert to manage ‘Nosferatu’ 35mm celluloid screenings
Elena Grassia, director of cinema technology at IU Cinema, was tapped by Focus Features/Universal to be the cinematic expert responsible for preparing, inspecting and managing the prints for the fi... Read more about IU Cinema technology expert to manage ‘Nosferatu’ 35mm celluloid screenings
Collaborative project seeks to preserve endangered indigenous languages, cultural knowledge
The project aims to document natural language use and the associated cultural knowledge to use in language revitalization initiatives.
From the field to the press box, sports media students cover historic College Football Playoffs
From broadcasting play-by-play during the round one IU vs. Notre Dame game to publishing game stories at the National Championship game, sports media students from IU Bloomington and IU Indianapoli... Read more about From the field to the press box, sports media students cover historic College Football Playoffs
College of Arts and Sciences News
Velvet ant venom may yield answers for pain-related medical research
A new study by IU Bloomington researchers, which investigates why velvet ant stings are among the most excruciating in the animal kingdom, offers a fascinating glimpse into the evolutionary arms ra... Read more about Velvet ant venom may yield answers for pain-related medical research
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Collaborative project seeks to preserve endangered indigenous languages, cultural knowledge
The project aims to document natural language use and the associated cultural knowledge to use in language revitalization initiatives.
Increasing access to care through community health outreach
Staffing rural health clinics in southern Indiana is one of the many ways that Indiana University students are tackling the challenge of increasing access to health care across the state.
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.
Diversity News
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Collaborative project seeks to preserve endangered indigenous languages, cultural knowledge
The project aims to document natural language use and the associated cultural knowledge to use in language revitalization initiatives.
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
Research News
Research Impact: IU CREATE director spearheads research of microelectronics for harsh environments
In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, Daniel Loveless delves into the challenges and innovations of using emerging microelectronics technologies in extreme environments, driving advancemen... Read more about Research Impact: IU CREATE director spearheads research of microelectronics for harsh environments
IU Southeast research center builds better futures for southern Indiana communities
The Applied Research and Education Center is a community resource that helps southern Indiana nonprofit organizations, like the Community Foundation of Switzerland County, identify and find solutio... Read more about IU Southeast research center builds better futures for southern Indiana communities
High uric acid levels linked to deadly outcomes in children with severe malaria
Research from IU School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators at the Makerere University School of Medicine in Uganda could lead to improved treatment strategies for the mosquito-borne di... Read more about High uric acid levels linked to deadly outcomes in children with severe malaria
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Velvet ant venom may yield answers for pain-related medical research
A new study by IU Bloomington researchers, which investigates why velvet ant stings are among the most excruciating in the animal kingdom, offers a fascinating glimpse into the evolutionary arms ra... Read more about Velvet ant venom may yield answers for pain-related medical research
$3.2M grant funds research on benefits of low oxygen in blood stem cell treatments
Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have been awarded a new four-year grant for research aimed at enhancing therapies like bone marrow transplants, which are critical for treating bloo... Read more about $3.2M grant funds research on benefits of low oxygen in blood stem cell treatments
