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IUPUI student’s climate action planning efforts recognized by NSA Crane
McKinney Climate Fellow Matt Trilus played a leading role in researching and drafting a climate action plan for Naval Support Activity Crane, a heavily forested 64,000-acre site in south-central In... Read more about IUPUI student’s climate action planning efforts recognized by NSA Crane
School of Science awarded over $5.5M to address chemistry challenges in drug development
Three chemistry faculty members at the School of Science at IUPUI will receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to pursue research with applications to human health and drug developme... Read more about School of Science awarded over $5.5M to address chemistry challenges in drug development
Telehealth intervention program reduces depression in Indianapolis-area patients
The program, led by researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI, was supported by a $2.6 million grant from the NIH’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
$11.7M from Department of Defense to fund research on common complication to traumatic brain injury
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
‘Pathway to Medicine’ will create direct track to medical school for IU Indianapolis undergrads
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
Indiana University, Purdue University announce new vision for Indianapolis campus
The innovative realignment plan will transform IUPUI with an enlarged presence by both universities.
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Ian Webb receives 2020 ASMS research award
April 15, 2020
Ian Webb, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry at the Purdue School of Science is the recipient of the 2020 American Society of Mass Spectrometry research award.
School of Science chemistry undergraduate receives coveted Goldwater Scholarship
April 13, 2020
Scientist, social justice warrior, and physician. Those three job titles are the career aspirations of Purdue School of Science chemistry student, Nora Gilliam. She’s now one step closer to reaching her goal after being named a Goldwater Scholar. Gilliam is one of 396 undergrads chosen from more than 1,400 nominees across the nation.
April 06, 2020
Kirstin VanderWall didn’t originally plan on becoming a research scientist, her first career choice was actually an athletic trainer. Her interest in biology would take her on a different path, eventually leading her to IUPUI’s School of Science.
School of Science announces Top 100 Students for 2020
April 03, 2020
Nawara Abufares receives Women's History Month Annual Leadership Award
April 03, 2020
Nawara Abufares, a program assistant for the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program (LHSI), has received the , recognizing her outstanding contributions to IUPUI.
Physicist John DiTusa named dean of School of Science
March 26, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS -- Physicist John F. DiTusa has been named dean of the School of Science at IUPUI effective Aug. 1, subject to approval by the Indiana University Board of Trustees.
School of Science receives several faculty and student awards in 2019-20 academic year
March 25, 2020
The Purdue School of Science at IUPUI is applauding its faculty members and students who received several awards related to their work here.
Coronavirus reproduction number remains dangerously high globally, according to statistical models
March 18, 2020
The reproduction number of the novel coronavirus is still at a dangerously high level globally, requiring greater public health interventions, according to data analyzed by a group including associate professor from the at IUPUI.
Students’ “Essential Care for Every Baby” app wins at AMIA
February 23, 2020
The first 24 hours after birth can determine long-term health outcomes for at-risk babies. Graduate students from the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI and the Purdue School of Science at IUPUI helped develop a tool that could help babies, new mothers, and their caregivers as far as the other side of the world--and as close to home as Indiana.
Collecting light: ASU researchers publish faster methods for observing molecular behavior
February 03, 2020
We live in a data-driven world. Thanks to the ever-connected climate made possible by the internet and mobile personal devices, we are both creators and insatiable consumers of information. What's more, thanks to the capabilities of modern data processing and the current demand for an individual and customized experience, an incredible amount of time and energy is devoted to tracking, understanding, and predicting everything from shopping habits to weather patterns to viral twitter feeds.
Chemist Geraldine Richmond speaks at Inaugural Dr. Frank J. Welcher Chemistry Lectureship
January 06, 2020
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at IUPUI hosted the inaugural Dr. Frank J. Welcher Chemistry Lectureship with a talk by chemist Geraldine Richmond, Ph.D. This lectureship will be an annual event to honor distinguished chemistry professor Frank J. Welcher, Ph.D.
NIH awards $429,000 to IUPUI to develop breathalyzer to diagnose diabetic ketoacidosis
December 13, 2019
IUPUI chemist Sébastien Laulhé, PhD., has received a $429,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a breathalyzer test for diabetic ketoacidosis, a complication of diabetes that produces high levels of ketones causing blood to become more acidic. If untreated, diabetic ketoacidosis can prove fatal.
IUPUI student’s climate action planning efforts recognized by NSA Crane
McKinney Climate Fellow Matt Trilus played a leading role in researching and drafting a climate action plan for Naval Support Activity Crane, a heavily forested 64,000-acre site in south-central In... Read more about IUPUI student’s climate action planning efforts recognized by NSA Crane
School of Science awarded over $5.5M to address chemistry challenges in drug development
Three chemistry faculty members at the School of Science at IUPUI will receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to pursue research with applications to human health and drug developme... Read more about School of Science awarded over $5.5M to address chemistry challenges in drug development
Telehealth intervention program reduces depression in Indianapolis-area patients
The program, led by researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI, was supported by a $2.6 million grant from the NIH’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Improving quantum computing through quest to ‘build a better qubit’
With support from the Center for Quantum Technologies, IUPUI physics researchers are studying the potential of “spin crossover molecules” to improve the speed, energy efficiency and computation... Read more about Improving quantum computing through quest to ‘build a better qubit’
Indiana University Indianapolis: A new era of impact is underway
Drawing on more than a century of Indiana University’s commitment to Indianapolis, the creation of IU Indianapolis is already accelerating statewide impact.
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