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GenAI in the classroom: Key considerations
Vivian Halloran thinks so highly of IU’s GenAI in the Classroom Canvas course that she wrote the below feature on it (after she and her co-instructor used it to boldly redesign their Human Dilemm... Read more about GenAI in the classroom: Key considerations
IU scientists co-author study that reveals how a virus builds its protective shell
A research team led by Marc Morais, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, have uncovered exciting new details about... Read more about IU scientists co-author study that reveals how a virus builds its protective shell
IU geoscientists co-author study that finds mountain formation drives biodiversity growth
A new study co-authored by researchers at Indiana University sheds light on how the forces that shape mountain ranges also influence the evolution of species. In the study, “Direct effects of mounta... Read more about IU geoscientists co-author study that finds mountain formation drives biodiversity growth
IU professor helps pioneer groundbreaking light-driven method to create key drug compounds
Traditionally, chemists have relied on well-established but limiting methods to synthesize these molecules. The new research, co-authored by Kevin Brown, the James F. Jackson Professor of Chemistry... Read more about IU professor helps pioneer groundbreaking light-driven method to create key drug compounds
In new book “The Narrative Brain”, IU professor explores the power of storytelling in the human mind
In his new book, The Narrative Brain: The Stories Our Neurons Tell, Fritz Breithaupt, Provost Professor in Germanic Studies in the College, argues that storytelling is more than just entertainment... Read more about In new book “The Narrative Brain”, IU professor explores the power of storytelling in the human mind
IU Professor Jason Baird Jackson elected president of the American Folklore Society
Jason Baird Jackson, the Ruth N. Halls Professor of Folklore and Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, has been elected President of the American Folkl... Read more about IU Professor Jason Baird Jackson elected president of the American Folklore Society
Art history professor explores Nordic art through YouTube channel
When Michelle Facos, a professor in the Department of Art History within the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University, was hired to co-curate a Scandinavian art exhibition, she began post... Read more about Art history professor explores Nordic art through YouTube channel
Fulbright Spotlight: Digging deeper with geologist Juergen Schieber
After 47 years of studying mudstones — which are exactly what they sound like: rocks made up of what used to be mud — Juergen Schieber wanted to see something he hadn’t seen before. Thanks to a... Read more about Fulbright Spotlight: Digging deeper with geologist Juergen Schieber
Brondizio awarded ‘Nobel Prize for the environment,’ honoring decades-long research on the Amazon
Indiana University environmental anthropologist Eduardo Brondizio was awarded the 2025 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for his work on human-environment interaction in the Amazon and global-... Read more about Brondizio awarded ‘Nobel Prize for the environment,’ honoring decades-long research on the Amazon
Indiana University Bloomington biology professor and department chair Armin Moczek and Bloomington High School South science teacher Kirstin Milks have collaborated for nearly 15 years to support S... Read more about Biology professor and Bloomington High School science teacher advance STEM learning of human evolution nationwide