Every day, faculty and students in the College of Arts and Sciences undertake boundary-pushing research and creative activity. They investigate, innovate, and invent, asking the big questions and challenging conventional wisdom. They explore new perspectives and ways of doing things. And no matter what their fields are, they constantly strive to pursue new knowledge, find solutions to complex problems, and work for the greater good.
Justin Kumar, professor of Biology, has spent his career researching flies as models for cell specification processes and outcomes, but it’s his approach to research that distinguishes the Kumar Lab. His use of photography and embrace of the arts in his research has made his work compelling for all audiences, from colleagues to students.
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The University cannot discharge any of its obligations to society unless it is first and foremost an institution dedicated to scholarship and scholarly objectives.
Herman B Wells, IU president, 1938–62
Jessica Gall Myrick, an assistant professor in The Media School, researches the effect of media on our emotions. Her study on the psychology of watching cat videos found that viewing cat-related online media increases positive emotions and decreases negative ones.
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Chen Yu, a professor in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, has been awarded $1.7 million to research the earliest phases of language learning in children.
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Data-mining techniques enabled IU College researchers to analyze 40,000 speeches to understand how the ideals and goals of the French Revolution emerged and evolved.
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A study led by Jorge V. José, the James H. Rudy Distinguished Professor of Physics, provides the strongest evidence yet that nearly imperceptible changes in how people move can be used to diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism.
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