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Ready for tomorrow: 2024 graduates share how they’ve prepared for what’s next

April 30, 2024
Nearly 19,000 students from nine Indiana University campuses across the state are about to graduate, 70% of whom are earning bachelor’s degrees. Five undergrads share how their experiences have s... Read more about Ready for tomorrow: 2024 graduates share how they’ve prepared for what’s next
New ‘Space Oddities’ podcast explores history and culture of solar eclipses

April 1, 2024
The IU Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute’s podcast takes listeners on a journey of solar eclipses across human history, from ancient Babylon to the first motion picture film recording of... Read more about New ‘Space Oddities’ podcast explores history and culture of solar eclipses
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences honored for student diversity efforts

March 29, 2024
The department in the IU School of Science in Indianapolis was named a partner institution of the American Geophysical Union’s Bridge Program, which increases representation of historically margi... Read more about Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences honored for student diversity efforts

$11.7M from Department of Defense to fund research on common complication to traumatic brain injury

June 14, 2023
Researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI will lead grants to fund research toward an effective drug treatment for hydrocephalus, a condition commonly associated with complications from traumat... Read more about $11.7M from Department of Defense to fund research on common complication to traumatic brain injury

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‘Pathway to Medicine’ will create direct track to medical school for IU Indianapolis undergrads

March 2, 2023
The combined bachelor’s/M.D. degree program will provide a direct path to admission at the IU School of Medicine for eligible first-year students admitted to the School of Science at the future I... Read more about ‘Pathway to Medicine’ will create direct track to medical school for IU Indianapolis undergrads

IU to develop science and technology corridor in Indianapolis

December 2, 2022

Indiana University, Purdue University announce new vision for Indianapolis campus

August 12, 2022
The innovative realignment plan will transform IUPUI with an enlarged presence by both universities.

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Having an online social forum for class networking gives physics students a boost, study says

October 01, 2018

Grasping the impulse-momentum theorem during a 100-level physics lecture is one thing, but what if it doesn't make as much sense once you start your homework assignment? Andy Gavrin, IUPUI physics department chair and associate professor, first added an online social forum to his courses to help students stay engaged in the coursework and assist one another outside of class. A new study of these forums indicates the online tool is valuable to helping students succeed in physics courses.