Thousands of faculty and students across Indiana University are engaged in influential research every day. Whether it is using arts and humanities to connect and improve people's lives, the study of religion, ethics, and society, or improving philanthropy across the world, IU is at the forefront of research that makes an impact.
IU researchers are part of a collaborative experiment to better understand neutrinos and their role in the universe.
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IU researcher studies the factors that have impacted elephants’ health and aging, such as early-life trauma, pollutants and the role of human activities to compare to human aging.
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A new IU study finds young athletes who participate in multidirectional sports can build stronger bones that may be at less risk for bone injuries as adults.
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Researchers say Saturn's rings may well have formed when dinosaurs were still walking on the Earth, and hints that something dramatic happened there in the last few hundred million years.
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This collaborative project with partners across Indiana is designed to improve understanding about the post-secondary pipeline of mental and behavioral health care workers in the state, which is not currently meeting the demand for services.
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A team of scientists uncovered the first tangible evidence for sustained wet-dry cycling on early Mars. The latter condition is considered essential for prebiotic chemical evolution, a stepping-stone towards the emergence of life.
Dive into the evidenceIU researchers with new discoveries and inventions work with IU's Innovation and Commercialization Office to advance their innovations across the state and beyond. ICO experts advise and guide faculty through every step of transforming their research into market solutions, including filing patents, licensing inventions, and forming startups.
In 2021, IU was ranked 53rd in the "Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents 2020," moving up 18 places in the 2020 rankings, advancing from 71st a year prior. IU innovation in FY 2020-21 included:
139NEW INVENTION DISCLOSURES
238PATENTS RECEIVED
6STARTUPS LAUNCHED
As COVID-19 has transformed our communities, nation, and world, IU researchers have worked to advance understanding of the virus, test vaccines, and develop protections while also keeping policymakers, industry and community leaders, journalists, and the public informed.
Read about some of the remarkable research taking place around COVID-19
