Research

Health sciences research highlights

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The Irsay Family Research Institute

A new center dedicated to addressing the stigma surrounding mental health, the Irsay will conduct advanced interdisciplinary research in the sociomedical sciences.

Martin Jarrold holds a disassembled ion trap, showing the detection cylinder that is at the heart of the charge detection mass spectrometry technology.

Gene- and cell-based therapy technology

Two chemistry professors have licensed IU-developed technology with applications to the development of therapies that use modified cells or genes to repair patients’ genetic disorders.

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Federal Statistical Research Data Center

IU Bloomington will soon be home to one of fewer than 30 centers in the United States that provide researchers with local access to highly restricted data from federal agencies.

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Addiction treatment workforce challenges

An IU study looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion on hiring attempts in the substance use treatment workforce.

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Consequences of the pandemic, economic strain

IU professors of sociology investigate the ways social inequality and social interactions coevolve and interact to shape a person’s health and wellbeing

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Education: A shareable resource

It’s well-established that more education can lead to better overall health. IU sociology researchers say that your spouse’s education can make you healthier too.

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Expanded telepsychiatry for rural residents

Researchers from the School of Public Health co-develop an expanded mental health network for Martin County with Memorial Hospital’s Loogootee Family Medicine, Martin County Health Center, and Faith Community Nurses.

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Pandemic parenting study

Professors of nursing and sociology collaborate on research that investigates the ways that mothers shape family and public health

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Vaping in decline among teens

The Indiana Youth Survey, conducted by IU’s Institute for Research on Addictive Behavior (IRAB), tracks substance use trends among Indiana’s teenage population.

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What contributes to adult binge drinking?

A School of Public Health researcher and colleagues at the RAND Corporation explore the ways that characteristics of neighborhoods and social networks relate to an increase in drinking.

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Opioid policies through the lens of big data

IU researchers review drug overdose mortality data alongside programs and laws in 50 states, uncovering unintended consequences of opioid policies.

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Substance use disorder’s stigma in rural areas

A psychological and brain sciences and sociology professor collaborate to assess negative stereotypes, attitudes, and behaviors toward individuals who struggle with drug addiction.

Research by the numbers

$24+ millionin federal research grants awarded  programs in 2013

More than 415full-time academic appointees in health sciences