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Two IU College of Arts and Sciences faculty named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows
David Polly, Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Chair of the department, and Christoph Irmscher, Distinguished Professor of English and the George F. Getz Jr. and Class of 1942 Profess... Read more about Two IU College of Arts and Sciences faculty named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows
“Office Hours”: Prof. Gutjahr on resilience, community, and habits of the mind and heart
For many at Indiana University Bloomington, Paul Gutjahr, the Ruth N. Halls Professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a campus treasure.
AAAS welcomes 13 IU faculty members as 2025 fellows
A record-breaking number of Indiana University faculty members join the American Association for the Advancement of Science. AAAS fellows are recognized for their significant contributions to scien... Read more about AAAS welcomes 13 IU faculty members as 2025 fellows
Three College faculty named Distinguished Professors by Indiana University
Three members of the faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington have been named Distinguished Professors, “the most prestigious appointment offered to honor fac... Read more about Three College faculty named Distinguished Professors by Indiana University
As part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ “Office Hours” series, Professor Northcutt Bohmert shares how she interweaves research, teaching, and career development as part of her roles at I... Read more about “Office Hours”: IU criminologist investigates evidence-based justice reform, while preparing tomorrow’s leaders
Office Hours: Meet the medievalist who’s got Wilco on the syllabus
Joey McMullen, assistant professor of English, researches the study of place, specifically how the natural environment and landscapes shaped the literature of medieval Britain and Ireland. He is a... Read more about Office Hours: Meet the medievalist who’s got Wilco on the syllabus
Fat shaming doesn’t improve human health, it harms it, IU researchers find
Adolescence is a period defined by rapid physical, emotional, and social change, and for many young people, it is also shaped by body image issues and weight stigma. Those experiences, researchers... Read more about Fat shaming doesn’t improve human health, it harms it, IU researchers find
IU study of rats’ episodic memory may inform Alzheimer’s research breakthroughs
New research from Indiana University suggests that rats can remember sequences of events and the situations in which they occurred, a hallmark of episodic memory that is among the first to decline... Read more about IU study of rats’ episodic memory may inform Alzheimer’s research breakthroughs
Biochemistry lab at IU Bloomington finds chemical solution for tackling antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial resistance — when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs design to kill them — is an urgent threat to global public health, according to the Centers for Disease Contr... Read more about Biochemistry lab at IU Bloomington finds chemical solution for tackling antibiotic resistance
Blatt award funds antibacterial therapies, hearing aid research
Assistant Professor of Biology Cristina Landeta and Assistant Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Dana Urbanski — both in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Blo... Read more about Blatt award funds antibacterial therapies, hearing aid research