Academics & Research

A banner hangs for the School of Education on Jan. 27, 2022, in the Wendell W. Wright Education Building atrium. Indiana is experiencing a dire teacher shortage, which IU School of Education staff said may be related to additional classroom stress created by COVID-19.

IU School of Education works to combat Indiana teacher shortage, 'Great Resignation'

Jan 27, 2022 3:44 pm

The IU School of Education is trying to get approval for a teacher education minor.

Students walk Aug. 24, 2020near Showalter Fountain . The Kelley School of Business earned four No. 1 rankings and the School of Education earned one in the latest U.S. News and World Report Best Online Education Program Rankings.

Kelley, School of Education earn number one rankings for degree programs and specialties

Jan 26, 2022 11:02 pm

The schools earned a combined total of five No. 1 rankings.

The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies is located at 355 N. Jordan Ave. Starting Feb. 1, Nick Cullather, professor of international studies, will serve as interim dean of the school, according to a press release Wednesday.

Nick Cullather named interim dean for Hamilton Lugar School

Jan 12, 2022 2:31 pm

Lee Feinstein, founding dean of the school, stepped down from the role Dec. 16.

A harvesting machine moves through rows of planted corn in 2001 at a large commercial farm near Hector, Minnesota. A recent NASA study found climate change may decrease corn production by as much as 24% by 2030.

Researchers expect climate change to alter crop yields within the next decade

Dec 14, 2021 5:00 pm

Corn production is projected to decrease by 24% as early as 2030.

Water flows between the rocks in the Campus River on Sept. 24, 2020. The McKinney Family Foundation has recently given $1.25 million to IU’s Environmental Resilience Institute to help communities across Indiana and the Midwest take climate action.

IU Environmental Resilience Institute expands climate-action program across Midwest

Dec 8, 2021 6:56 pm

IU’s Environmental Resilience Institute will lead the new McKinney Midwest Climate Project.

Students walk on Dec. 7, 2021, along East Seventh Street in front of the IU Auditorium. An IU survey released by the university shows high amounts of substance and mental health issues among students.

Survey shows substantial alcohol and drug use among Indiana college students

Dec 8, 2021 6:50 pm

IU releases findings that show substance abuse and mental health issues among students.

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Subcommittee hearing July 31, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Fauci will be awarded the Ryan White Leadership Award by the School of Public Health and the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention Dec. 6 in a virtual ceremony.

IU will present Dr. Anthony Fauci with leadership award in webinar Monday

Dec 5, 2021 8:45 pm

The award will be presented on White’s 50th birthday, honors commitment to HIV/AIDS prevention

‘Emotional maturity is the new sexy’: Kinsey Institute study reveals shift in dating

Dec 1, 2021 7:05 pm

Survey results found singles are more interested in meaningful relationships after COVID-19.

IU Maurer School of Law is seen Nov. 15, 2021, on 211 S. Indiana Ave. Jeff Thomas, director of legal programs for Kaplan, said the increase of applicants raises the competitiveness of the admissions process, and students will need to perform better overall to be admitted.

Maurer School of Law saw increased number of applicants, admissions to be more competitive.

Nov 17, 2021 6:47 pm

New Kaplan survey predicts number of law school applicants to increase this year.

Stark Neurosciences Research Institute executive director Bruce Lamb conducts research on Alzheimer's disease at an IU School of Medicine laboratory in Indianapolis. The institute received almost $8.7 million in grants to investigate possible causes of and treatments for the disease.

IU School of Medicine expands Alzheimer’s research, searches for cure

Nov 16, 2021 4:07 pm

IU’s Stark Neurosciences Research Institute recently gained $8.7 million for Alzheimer’s disease research.

IU sociology professor Anna Mueller poses for a portrait. Mueller and her team received a grant of $1.24 million from the National Institutes of Health to research more effective ways for schools to prevent suicide.

IU sociologist heads research expanding youth suicide prevention strategies

Nov 16, 2021 3:41 pm

The research team conducts interviews in Colorado schools to broaden their mental health resources.

Assistant teacher Dora Carter poses in a rocking chair Oct. 5, 2021, inside Room Three at Hoosier Courts Nursery School. Carter said working with preschoolers is the most difficult job she has ever done, but it’s also the lowest paying at $10.50 an hour.

Preschool teachers deal with higher COVID risk, overwork for low pay

Nov 10, 2021 4:59 pm

IU-owned Hoosier Courts Nursery School has struggled to hire new teachers during the pandemic because of low wages.

IU history professor Alex Lichtenstein and students from IU and the University of Pretoria pose for a photo in October 2019 at Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Park in Ruleville, Mississippi. Lichtenstein will lead students through a tour of historic monuments in the Civil Rights Movement from May 29 to June 4, 2022.

IU history professor chaperones Civil Rights tour with students from IU, Serbia

Nov 7, 2021 5:32 pm

IU students will go on the same route as the Freedom Riders in 1961.

A breast cancer awareness ribbon is pinned to a woman's shirt Oct. 21, 2021. IU School of Medicine researcher Dr. Bryan Schneider is leading a new nationwide clinical trial to improve cure rates for patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

IU School of Medicine launches new study to treat rare form of breast cancer

Nov 4, 2021 4:59 pm

The study will test personalized treatments for high-risk patients.

The sun casts shadows along the pavement as it sets on Nov. 2, 2021, on East Seventh Street. Representatives from around the world, including IU experts, faculty and students are currently gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nations’ 26th Conference of the Parties, or COP26.

IU experts, students in Scotland for COP26 to fight climate change

Nov 3, 2021 4:51 pm

Members of the IU community are at the world’s biggest conference on climate change.

American Indian Studies Research Institute building is seen Oct. 31, 2021, at 422 N. Indiana Ave. The institute is currently working on several projects to expand knowledge on Indigenous cultures.

Tribal communities, IU researchers collaborate to revitalize Native American languages

Nov 2, 2021 7:29 pm

Efforts are underway across IU departments to help preserve endangered languages.

Neutrons produce a flash of light as they are counted by a neutron detector in summer 2017 at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Researchers inserted the detector into the trap to conduct the neutron lifetime experiment.

IU physicists announce world’s most precise measurement of neutron lifetime

Oct 27, 2021 5:27 pm

Researchers say the result may open the door to new physics discoveries.

IU Health Bloomington's new hospital is seen Oct. 19, 2021. The new location is set to open Dec. 5, 2021.

New IU Health Bloomington Hospital will offer students increased hands on education

Oct 24, 2021 1:47 pm

The new model of education will simulate procedures currently used at the hospital.

IU chemistry professor Yan Yu and IU seniors Seonik Lee and Zihan Zhang work in a lab on Oct. 20, 2021. IU chemists led by Yu recently designed a new molecular device offering previously undetectable insights into the human body’s immune response.

IU chemists create new chemical probe, advance immune system research

Oct 21, 2021 8:56 pm

Their work may contribute to early diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.

Geography professor Natasha Macbean poses Oct. 6, 2021, outside of the Student Building. Macbean is conducting NASA-funded research on the effects of climate change.

IU professor will lead NASA-funded climate research on dry areas

Oct 7, 2021 12:30 pm

The three-year research project aims to improve global climate models.