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Research institute addresses stigma around mental health
Along with targeting stigma, Irsay Institute researchers are tackling issues of substance use disorder, sexuality and reproduction, the health care system, global health, and the effects of climate... Read more about Research institute addresses stigma around mental health
IU School of Optometry receives donation of eyeglass frames valued at $1.3M from Eyemart Express
A company that operates over 255 retail locations nationwide has donated over 25,000 eyeglass frames to provide essential eyewear to low-income and uninsured patients in Indiana through the schoolâ... Read more about IU School of Optometry receives donation of eyeglass frames valued at $1.3M from Eyemart Express
THRIVE NOW lays groundwork for holistic health, weight loss plans for Black breast cancer survivors
The research program, “Testing Health Related Interventions: Voices of Equity Needed to Overcome Weight Bias in Obesity-Cancer Care,” was launched with 12 survivors; 75% lost or maintained weig... Read more about THRIVE NOW lays groundwork for holistic health, weight loss plans for Black breast cancer survivors
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.
$2.8M grant funds research into link between social media and youth mental health
Two Indiana University Bloomington researchers are combining clinical psychology, cognitive sciences and computing to shed light on the complexity of the narrative that social media is harmful, courte... Read more about $2.8M grant funds research into link between social media and youth mental health
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
$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 soc... Read more about $2.8M grant funds research into link between social media and youth mental health
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.
IU research highlights role of collaborative networks in solving complex health issues like suicide
As public health challenges like suicide and rising chronic illness rates continue to strain health care systems, new research from Indiana University suggests that the solution might lie in a more co... Read more about IU research highlights role of collaborative networks in solving complex health issues like suicide
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.