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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
Author and Professor Samrat Upadhyay publishes dystopian novel
Author of Arresting God in Kathmandu and The City Son, Professor of English Samrat Upadhyay published his latest novel, Darkmotherland, in January. The novel follows intertwining plots set in the c... Read more about Author and Professor Samrat Upadhyay publishes dystopian novel
Department of Spanish and Portuguese faculty member honored by Indiana Latino Expo
Teaching Professor Israel Fernando Herrera, faculty member in the College of Arts and Science’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, was honored by the Indiana Latino Expo (ILE), a statewide non... Read more about Department of Spanish and Portuguese faculty member honored by Indiana Latino Expo
As a benchmark of unparalleled scholarship, research, and creative activity, from 2023 to 2024 more than 90 books have been published by 80 faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences at In... Read more about IU College of Arts and Sciences faculty published 90-plus books in 2023-2024, advancing transformative research, creative expression
Caryn Palatchi, Assistant Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, is the recipient of two prestigious honors for her research in nuclear physics:... Read more about IU Physicist Caryn Palatchi recipient of $460,000 National Science Foundation Grant, Freedman Award, for leading-edge nuclear physics research
IU research highlights role of collaborative networks in solving complex health issues like suicide
As public health challenges like suicide and rising chronic illness rates continue to strain health care systems, new research from Indiana University suggests that the solution might lie in a more co... Read more about IU research highlights role of collaborative networks in solving complex health issues like suicide