Academics & Research

The Diplomacy Lab project was launched in 2013 by then-Secretary of State John Kerry and allows the U.S. State Department to outsource research and innovation to universities and academic institutions, according to the Diplomacy lab website. Since the inception of the program, 30 courses across eight schools, including IU, have participated in Diplomacy Lab projects.

IU Diplomacy Lab develops research for the U.S. State Department

Nov 5, 2020 5:15 pm

Since 2016, more than 500 students have participated in the Diplomacy Lab.

A brain sculpture is seen Oct. 28 outside of the Psychology Building. A new model of the human brain has been constructed by a team of IU neuroscientists to study brain diseases.

IU neuroscientists build new model of the brain, explore ‘conversations’ between regions

Oct 28, 2020 8:20 pm

The model presents new connections that can benefit disease research.

The Indiana National Guard Armory, located at 3880 S. Walnut St., is conducting COVID-19 testing. IU researchers are conducting an antibody test study where the researchers want to determine if the timeliness of these test results affect any behaviors adopted to limit the spread of COVID-19.

New IU research studies COVID-19 and behavioral change following test results

Oct 22, 2020 8:27 pm

Participants received a finger prick blood test to test for COVID-19 antibodies.

A woman waits in line to vote in Georgia's primary election on June 9 in Atlanta. Kelley School of Business professors wrote a report that was accepted by Washington and Lee Law Review in March, which addressed voting security and how the U.S. can better protect its voting process.

IU professors publish report on ways to combat threats to voting system

Sep 11, 2020 11:01 am

Suggestions include eliminating paperless ballots and creating a national cybersecurity safety board.

IU School of Medicine to be used as site in COVID-19 vaccine trial

Sep 3, 2020 10:53 pm

The site will start vaccine trials mid-September.

A message reads "Service Unavailable" after an attempt to log in to Canvas on Aug. 24. Widespread outages on Zoom and Canvas caused disruptions on the first day of fall semester classes at IU.

IU reports system-wide technology outages, including Zoom and Canvas

Aug 24, 2020 12:11 pm

Most students need the services to connect to class.

Tulips bloom at sunrise April 21 in front of the Sample Gates. Undergraduate students are eligible to take one online course per semester from six other schools in the Big Ten Academic Alliance during the 2020-21 academic year with fees and tuition waived.

Students, administrators discuss new Big Ten course sharing program

Aug 18, 2020 8:40 pm

Courses from the program might not transfer to IU credits.

Sunshine illuminates the Sample Gates on the IU-Bloomington campus. Galen Clavio, director of undergraduate studies at the Media School, said the school is interested in adding more courses surrounding diversity.

Want to educate yourself about Black history and culture? Take these IU classes.

Jul 23, 2020 11:52 pm

Many of the courses satisfy the Diversity in the United States CASE credit.

IU to offer 2-week intersession courses in August

Jul 13, 2020 9:57 pm

Students can register now for one of the 31 courses.

The IU School of Public Health is located at 1025 E. Third St. A study published by IU School of Public Health professor Debby Herbenick and Peter Ueda, physician and researcher at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden states that several factors may be associated with a decrease in sexual activity, including increased rates of depression and anxiety.

IU professor co-authors study examining recent trends in US sexual activity

Jun 28, 2020 8:31 pm

About one in three 18 to 24-year-old U.S. men reported sexual inactivity in the past year.

A police officer stands guard June 15, 2017, on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. IU President Michael McRobbie has expressed his support for the Supreme Court's decision to block the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

IU professor, administrator explain Supreme Court DACA decision, future implications

Jun 24, 2020 3:50 am

The Supreme Court ruling will protect DACA recipients — for now.

Sunshine illuminates the Sample Gates on June 28, 2019, on the IU-Bloomington campus. Some professors have voiced their concerns over the university's reopening.

‘I’m petrified’: IU professors voice concerns about fall semester plan

Jun 21, 2020 9:41 pm

Professors are worried about students, colleagues and courses.

IU administration creates Racial Justice Research Fund for faculty

Jun 10, 2020 11:23 pm

Researchers can apply for funding through an online form.

The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies is located at 355 N Jordan Ave. The Indiana University Language Training Center has received a $1.26 million award from the Department of Defense to expand the program.

Department of Defense awards Hamilton Lugar School’s Language Training Center $1.26 million

Jun 7, 2020 8:46 pm

This comes after a $970,000 grant to start a language program for the DOD.

Houses line the street June 4 on Matlock Road near Griffy Lake. According to IU-Purdue University Indianapolis research, neighborhoods near the lake are at significantly lower risk for coronavirus cases.

Coronavirus data hub shows which Bloomington neighborhoods are more at risk for COVID-19

Jun 7, 2020 4:06 pm

An interactive map was created based on risks from socioeconomic and age-related factors.

IU faculty members win National Scientific Achievement Awards

May 26, 2020 3:07 pm

The honorees include professors and a graduate student.

Electroceutical fabric kills coronavirus on impact, IU researchers find

May 25, 2020 9:43 pm

If masks made from the fabric are approved by the FDA, a company is ready to sell them.

Researching a pandemic while living through it is challenging but rewarding, researchers say

May 20, 2020 8:23 pm

Many researchers paused other projects to shift focus to COVID-19.

IU linguistics researchers pose for a photo. They have been translating information about the coronavirus into Hakha Lia and the translations are available on the team’s website.

IU researchers translate coronavirus information into Chin language

Apr 30, 2020 9:16 pm

There are up to 25,000 people in Indiana who speak a variety of Chin dialects.

The Kelley School of Business is located in Hodge Hall at 1275 E. 10th St. Faculty from IU’s Kelley School of Business and Purdue’s Krannert School of Management partnered with IU Health to develop models to predict how the surge of COVID-19 patients will affect the 16 IU Health hospitals across five states in the Midwest, according to an IU press release.

IU and Purdue business schools partner to help IU Health plan COVID-19 response

Apr 28, 2020 6:17 pm

IU faculty created a model to predict when there will be surges in COVID-19 patients.