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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
Beat the Heat program at IU collaborates with Indiana cities to build capacity for heat resilience
Beat the Heat, a program created by assistant professor of informatics Dana Habeeb through her Healthy Cities Lab, creates hyper-local heat vulnerability dashboards to help local Indiana government... Read more about Beat the Heat program at IU collaborates with Indiana cities to build capacity for heat resilience
2026 Gill Symposium to honor leading researchers behind GLP-1 and incretin biology breakthroughs
On September 23rd, the 2026 Gill Symposium on Incretin Biology at the Center of Obesity and Related Disease Management will take place in the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union.... Read more about 2026 Gill Symposium to honor leading researchers behind GLP-1 and incretin biology breakthroughs
NIH funds groundbreaking heat stress research at School of Public Health-Bloomington
IU associate professor of kinesiology Zachary Schlader will track the core temperatures of about 300 construction workers as part of a longitudinal data research project on the effect of heat on ou... Read more about NIH funds groundbreaking heat stress research at School of Public Health-Bloomington
Cole receives grant for travel experience accessibility and inclusivity
Dr. Shu Cole will lead a study to make the travel experience more accessible and inclusive. The REDS program and the Center for Survey Research supported the project proposal.
Mueller and team receive grant for school suicide prevention study
Anna Mueller will lead a new study on youth suicide prevention in schools. The REDS program and Center for Survey Research provided support.
In September, an extraordinary research tool at Indiana University built to capture hidden motion in a person’s mouth when they speak will bring a team of linguists and speech scientists from Eur... Read more about IU to host European researchers for international speech science and linguistics workshop, September 22-23
Mobile screening initiative will expand healthcare access in rural Indiana
The IU School of Public Health-Bloomington is partnering with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield on mobile health initiatives that bring preventive health services and diabetes screening units to commun... Read more about Mobile screening initiative will expand healthcare access in rural Indiana
Public health expert building dashboard to track costly bird flu outbreaks in Indiana
IU assistant professor Drew Capone is putting his environmental microbiology lab to work solving the ongoing avian flu crisis by collecting data on wild birds for a public dashboard that poultry pr... Read more about Public health expert building dashboard to track costly bird flu outbreaks in Indiana
IU School of Optometry provides vision care for hundreds of Special Olympics Indiana athletes
A team of 39 volunteers distributed 50 pairs of sunglasses and ordered 397 prescription eyewear items, including recreational glasses and prescription swim goggles, for athletes who needed them.