News

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  New Bloomington Health Sciences Building ready to welcome its first students

  February 2, 2021

  IU Bloomington's Health Sciences Building is now open at IU's Regional Academic Health Center and will have in-person classes this semester.

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  IU Bloomington finalizing plans to be COVID-19 vaccine site

  January 15, 2021

  Pending approval from the state, IU Bloomington will be another local option for those scheduling appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Susan Gubar, literary critic and author, receives MLA Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award

  January 8, 2021

  Gubar, a distinguished professor emerita at IU Bloomington, joins a select group to earn this prestigious award, given every three years.

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  $37.6M grant awarded to develop innovative COVID-19 treatment

  December 21, 2020

  With this grant, IU and its partners will develop and study new DNA technology to fight SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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  Nationwide study into COVID-19 infection, reinfection, immunity backed by philanthropic investment

  December 10, 2020

  Backed by a philanthropic investment of $12.5 million, the Aegis Study will run through 2021 and include 2,100 participants.

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  Can 'the social brain' protect against Alzheimer's? NIH awards IU team $3.5 million to find out

  November 19, 2020

  IU social neuroscientist Anne Krendl will lead a multidisciplinary team that will study the social connectedness of older adults.

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  Ostrom Workshop tackles space debris using namesake's Nobel-winning work

  October 7, 2020

  The project, co-led by Scott Shackelford, is developing solutions for dealing with orbital debris such as defunct satellites.

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  Households of color more likely to have utilities disconnected, not receive stimulus checks

  September 24, 2020

  Households of color continue to be affected at disproportionate rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an O'Neill School survey.