Lexi Silva (M.F.A. ‘23) combines acting and creative development for a career in the performing arts

Lexi Silva (M.F.A. '23) is completing her master's in the Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance in their dramaturgy program, where she studies dramatic compositions and representation and reinterpretation of dramatic works. Her internship at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago is teaching Lexi not only more about the dramaturg's role, but gives her insight into the business of theatre companies.

 

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Mental health, substance use issues prevalent among nonpsychiatric emergency room patients

A new study by Indiana University researchers has found that about 45% of patients who visit the emergency department for physical injuries and ailments also have mental health and substance use problems that are often overlooked. It also found that patients who reported high levels of suicidal thinking and plans were more likely to have frequent emergency department visits.

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IU Idea to Start-Up competition winners announced

The team of Julia van Kessel, an associate professor in the Department of Biology, and Laura Brown, a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, both of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, was chosen as 1st-place winner of the inaugural IU Idea to Startup Pitch Competition.

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Astronomer Constantine Deliyannis tracks "missing" element in stars, may provide clues to how the Big Bang occurred

New research by Associate Professor Constantine Deliyannis of the Department of Astronomy within the College of Arts and Sciences provides new insights into the composition of the most common stars in the universe, and may offer clues as to how the Big Bang occurred.

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Senior Madeline Tanner (’23) prepares for a biotech career at the intersection of discovery and development

Madeline Tanner is conducting leading edge CRISPR-Cas research in the van Kessel Lab in the College of Arts and Sciences, and she was a drug discovery intern for Eli Lilly and Company this summer. These opportunities are clarifying her future career path and research interests.

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Professor Russell Scott Valentino, alumna Dana Johnson, to judge the 2022 National Book Awards

Professor Valentino will be one of the judges selecting this year’s National Book Award's Translated Literature category, and Dana Johnson (M.F.A. ’02), award-winning author of Break Any Woman Down, is a judge in the Fiction category.

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PACE program prepares students to engage in politics and public life

At a time where civil and respectful political discourse may seem to be at an all-time low, PACE is actively preparing undergraduates for engagement in public life, even when it comes to some of the most contentious issues. 

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Geography Ph.D. candidate Daniel Fobi tackles food insecurity in Ghana

Focusing his dissertation on food security was personal for Daniel Fobi, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography within the College of Arts and Sciences. Born and raised in Ghana, his family experienced food security issues as did many Ghanaians who struggled when dramatic hikes in food prices impacted the country nearly 20 years ago.

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