Research & Innovation

IU’s first 200 years saw a cure for testicular cancer, nine Nobel Prize winners, hundreds of Fulbright Scholars, and countless other monumental expressions of creativity, ingenuity, and innovation. But we’re…

Ranked as the 54th most innovative university on the planet, IU is home to world-class researchers, scientists, and thought leaders. Here is a small sampling of all the IU ingenuity…

I’ve ended many nights, as I’m sure you have, lying in bed awash in the glow from my cellphone: bleary-eyed, a strange mixture of emptiness, jealousy, and dread stirring somewhere…

Indiana University senior Carmen Zavala spent her summer trying to save lives. As a student research assistant in the Hohmann Lab at IU, Zavala investigated possible solutions to reducing harmful…

IUPUI is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019. In five short decades, the urban campus has evolved into a hub for world-changing research and scholarly activity. In fact, in 2017, U.S.…

Experts employed and trained by IU are exploring the many aspects and influences of artificial intelligence. There’s the alum and legal scholar talking about AI systems as they relate to…

For patients who have just received a cancer diagnosis, the immediate need is clear: battling the life-threatening dangers of the cancer itself. Yet often overshadowed in this fight are the…

Take 10th Street east out of Bloomington, past the bypass, and to your right, tucked into a pocket of apartment complexes, you’ll find the future of urban farming nestled in…

Michael Adams, linguist and IU English professor, wrote the book on profanity—literally; his 2016 book is titled In Praise of Profanity— though he describes himself as more sarcastic than profane. Featured in…

The times they are a-changin’. For the first time in human history, more people are meeting their partners on the Internet than by any other means. Dating sites like Match.com…

“Design is more than just aesthetics and making things look cool,” says IU School of Art, Architecture, and Design senior lecturer Jon Racek. “It can be about creating change and…

Imagine watching Neil Armstrong descend the Apollo 11 ladder to take the first steps on the moon. He reaches the bottom rung, pushes off the frame, and plants his foot…