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New ‘Space Oddities’ podcast explores history and culture of solar eclipses
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
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
2024 School of Science student graduate completes family legacy dating to start of IUPUI campus
Andrew Hutchek, who received a degree from IUPUI in 1971, inspired his family for generations to come. Hutchek’s son James graduated from the university in the 1990s. Now, his grandson Jared will... Read more about 2024 School of Science student graduate completes family legacy dating to start of IUPUI campus
$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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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.
NIH awards $400,000 to IUPUI to explore protein folding
December 13, 2019
IUPUI chemist Ian Webb, PhD. has received a $400,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study protein folding using ion mobility mass spectrometry, a technique that distinguishes molecules based on their size and mass.
Lead pollution from Native Americans attributed to crushing galena for glitter paint, adornments
October 21, 2019
Native American use of galena at Kincaid Mounds, a settlement occupied during the Mississippian period (1150 to 1450 CE), resulted in more than 1.5 metric tons of lead pollution deposited in a small lake near the Ohio River. New data from IUPUI researchers found the lead did not originate from this Southern Illinois settlement but instead was brought to the site from other Midwest sources.
Biology department welcomes 12 graduate research students
October 09, 2019
With a myriad of research programs within the Biology Department at the School of Science, incoming biology graduate students are exploring a range of topics. This fall the department is welcoming 12 research students into its graduate program, studying topics ranging from fetal alcohol syndrome in zebrafish to DNA sequencing in flies.
Complex energies, quantum symmetries
October 07, 2019
New research from IUPUI and Washington University in St. Louis realizes one of the first parity-time (PT) symmetric quantum systems, allowing scientists to observe how that kind of symmetry—and the act of breaking of it—leads to previously unexplored phenomena. The work is published Oct. 7 in the journal Nature Physics, with associate professors at IUPUI and at Washington University, as the corresponding authors.
School of Science begins search for its next Dean
September 26, 2019
'Project EPIC at IUPUI' aims to address inequities among women in STEM ranks
September 19, 2019
Drug treatment for hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, is the target of IUPUI research team
August 29, 2019
IUPUI biologist is leading a team that seeks to create a drug that will be the gold standard of care in treating hydrocephalus, known more commonly as "water on the brain," a condition that can occur at any age for a variety of reasons. It may lead to developmental delay, neurological decline, blindness, impaired motor function, dementia or death.
Health effects of eating marijuana is subject of a new study
August 09, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS -- Researchers have conducted a study in which mice voluntarily ate a dough containing THC, the primary psychoactive component in marijuana. That opens the door to additional studies that will help shed light on behavioral and physiological effects that occur in people when they eat food infused with marijuana.
IUPUI serves as a Core Training Hub for Project Lead The Way
August 05, 2019
New ‘Space Oddities’ podcast explores history and culture of solar eclipses
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
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
2024 School of Science student graduate completes family legacy dating to start of IUPUI campus
Andrew Hutchek, who received a degree from IUPUI in 1971, inspired his family for generations to come. Hutchek’s son James graduated from the university in the 1990s. Now, his grandson Jared will... Read more about 2024 School of Science student graduate completes family legacy dating to start of IUPUI campus
Chemistry professor travels to Cuba to share Distributed Drug Discovery program
William L. Scott, a research professor of chemistry at the IU School of Science at IUPUI, has traveled the world to introduce his Distributed Drug Discovery program. The program is designed to help... Read more about Chemistry professor travels to Cuba to share Distributed Drug Discovery program
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