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A new study by researchers at Indiana University Bloomington investigates why velvet ant stings are among the most excruciating in the animal kingdom, and offers a fascinating glimpse into the evol... Read more about IU study unlocks how Velvet Ant venom, while excruciating, may help advance pain-related medical research
$2.8M grant funds research into link between social media and youth mental health
Two Indiana University Bloomington researchers are combining clinical psychology, cognitive sciences and computing to shed light on the complexity of the narrative that social media is harmful, courte... Read more about $2.8M grant funds research into link between social media and youth mental health
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
A new study has uncovered important behavior in the flow of electric current through quantum superconductors, potentially advancing the development of future technologies like quantum computing.
$10.9 million grant funds international team’s study of shape perception and language
An international team of four researchers, including Indiana University Distinguished Professor Linda Smith, received a $10.9 million European Research Council Synergy Grant to pursue a bold and diver... Read more about $10.9 million grant funds international team’s study of shape perception and language
IU researchers investigate key protein in COVID-19 virus that could lead to effective new treatments
A research team at the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington is uncovering important details about how the COVID-19 virus behaves inside infected cells, and their findings... Read more about IU researchers investigate key protein in COVID-19 virus that could lead to effective new treatments