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IU geochemist awarded prestigious environmental storytelling fellowship
Shelby Rader, Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in the College at Indiana University Bloomington, has been selected as member of the 2026 cohort of Fellows for the Storymakers p... Read more about IU geochemist awarded prestigious environmental storytelling fellowship
New IU study reveals Neanderthal brains were more like ours than previously thought
For more than a century, some scientists have looked at Neanderthal skulls and drawn a conclusion that seemed obvious, that a differently shaped brain from modern humans must have meant Neanderthal... Read more about New IU study reveals Neanderthal brains were more like ours than previously thought
IU earth scientist earns international honor for pioneering research on how rivers and deltas work
Every spring, when rivers rise and Indiana farm fields flood, Douglas Edmonds sees an opportunity to answer questions that may have implications for generations to come. Edmonds, Professor of Earth an... Read more about IU earth scientist earns international honor for pioneering research on how rivers and deltas work
Groundbreaking research by Professor Natalie Hipple, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, has led to the first compre... Read more about IU criminal justice expert’s research offers best-practices, guidance for police responses to homelessness
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
A sweeping new review of five decades of scientific literature finds robust evidence that natural selection operates simultaneously across multiple levels of life, from genes to groups to entire commu... Read more about Indiana University biologist’s landmark research expands understanding of how evolution, natural selection works