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Citizen Opioid Responders expands life-saving naloxone training to more Indiana counties
More than 2,000 Hoosiers died of a drug overdose last year, but a newly expanded online training program aims to prevent overdose deaths by teaching people to use overdose reversal medication.
IU grad and doctoral student explore myth surrounding 27 Club famous deaths
Research conducted at Indiana University by graduate Zackary Dunivin and doctoral student Patrick Kaminski explains that while the 27 Club myth — the biggest rock stars are more likely to die at... Read more about IU grad and doctoral student explore myth surrounding 27 Club famous deaths
‘Kavalier & Clay’ opera collaboration between Jacobs School, the Met to premiere in Bloomington
"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" will debut Nov. 15 at IU Bloomington's Musical Arts Center. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Chabon, the new opera tells the stor... Read more about ‘Kavalier & Clay’ opera collaboration between Jacobs School, the Met to premiere in Bloomington
$1M grant funds effort to preserve Puerto Rican communities’ disaster response efforts
A researcher at the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering has received $1 million from the Mellon Foundation to document the role of community members in disaster response effor... Read more about $1M grant funds effort to preserve Puerto Rican communities’ disaster response efforts
School of Social Work partners with schools to fill need for mental health providers
Indiana University's Mental Health Service Capacity Building Program, led by IU School of Social Work professor Barbara Pierce, is addressing mental health services shortages by collaborating with... Read more about School of Social Work partners with schools to fill need for mental health providers
College of Arts and Sciences News
Former congresswoman Jill Long Thompson talks bipartisanship during campus visit
The former U.S. representative from Indiana visited the Bloomington campus on Nov. 7 to engage with students, fostering dialogue about the importance of bipartisanship.
European-style food certification could boost Indiana’s rural economies
Cross-campus research from faculty at Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University Indianapolis detail the benefits of adopting a European-style certification, known as a "Geographical Ind... Read more about European-style food certification could boost Indiana’s rural economies
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IU grad and doctoral student explore myth surrounding 27 Club famous deaths
Research conducted at Indiana University by graduate Zackary Dunivin and doctoral student Patrick Kaminski explains that while the 27 Club myth — the biggest rock stars are more likely to die at... Read more about IU grad and doctoral student explore myth surrounding 27 Club famous deaths
Research Impact: Climate scientist combines research and teaching into ‘perfect storm’ of discovery
IU Bloomington climate scientist Travis O'Brien uses numerical models, data analysis and fundamental theory to study the Earth's climate system and untangle the factors that feed extreme weather.
$10.9 million grant funds international team’s study of shape perception and language
An international team of four researchers, including IU Distinguished Professor Linda Smith, will pursue a six-year project supported by the European Research Council to study language, cognition,... Read more about $10.9 million grant funds international team’s study of shape perception and language
Diversity News
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
Solar eclipse is a time for reverence, reflection in many Native American cultures
The total eclipse seen by some as a time for celebration is viewed differently by many Native Americans. "It is a sacred time where we sit and reflect," said Sherene Goatson Ing, a member of the Na... Read more about Solar eclipse is a time for reverence, reflection in many Native American cultures
Research News
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European-style food certification could boost Indiana’s rural economies
Cross-campus research from faculty at Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University Indianapolis detail the benefits of adopting a European-style certification, known as a "Geographical Ind... Read more about European-style food certification could boost Indiana’s rural economies
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IU grad and doctoral student explore myth surrounding 27 Club famous deaths
Research conducted at Indiana University by graduate Zackary Dunivin and doctoral student Patrick Kaminski explains that while the 27 Club myth — the biggest rock stars are more likely to die at... Read more about IU grad and doctoral student explore myth surrounding 27 Club famous deaths
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$1M grant funds effort to preserve Puerto Rican communities’ disaster response efforts
A researcher at the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering has received $1 million from the Mellon Foundation to document the role of community members in disaster response effor... Read more about $1M grant funds effort to preserve Puerto Rican communities’ disaster response efforts
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Research Impact: Climate scientist combines research and teaching into ‘perfect storm’ of discovery
IU Bloomington climate scientist Travis O'Brien uses numerical models, data analysis and fundamental theory to study the Earth's climate system and untangle the factors that feed extreme weather.
Upcoming events
Indiana University’s First Nations Educational and Cultural Center and Institute for Indigenous Knowledge encourage you to help raise consciousness of Indigenous peoples and issues and take action on behalf of Indigenous peoples through their Jingle Cones for Justice Project on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, October 14, 2024.
