March 5, 2021 - IU Research Impact

A game-changing treatment for triple negative breast cancer

As we mark International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we're pleased to highlight extraordinary IU research by women or about critical issues facing women today. Please read on to learn more.

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have developed a new drug for treating triple negative breast cancer, which typically has the poorest prognosis because there have been few treatment options.

What happens when moms break?

A recent article in Glamour magazine highlighted research by IU sociologist Jessica Calarco regarding the pandemic's grave impact on working women with children.

Read the article in Glamour

Solving AI problems with engineering expertise

IU engineering and AI expert Lauren Christopher is engaged in varied projects using AI for object detection, such as rehabilitation techniques for traumatic brain injury.

Read about Christopher's work

IU research in the news

"AI Supremacy: Russia, China Could Edge Out US, Experts Warn", with Lauren Christopher, BankInfoSecurity.com, March 2, 2021

"Texas, COVID and a crisis of energy insecurity", by Sanya Carley and David Konisky, The Hill, February 27, 2021

"Why Black and Hispanic small-business owners have been so badly hit in the pandemic recession", by Carlos Avenancio-Leon and Isaac Hacamo, February 23, 2021

"Philly Workers Are Dying of COVID-19. Some Miss Out on Special Death Benefits", with Ken Dau-Schmidt, NBC-10 Philadelphia, February 11, 2021

"'As long as someone is alive, there's hope': Teams help break down recovery barriers in rural towns", with the IU Public Policy Institute Center for Health and Justice Research, WRTV, February 3, 2021

"Biden Wants the Government to Run on EVs. It Won’t Be Easy", with Sanya Carley, WIRED, February 1, 2021

Resources and events

Center of Excellence for Women & Technology 2021 Statewide Summit: Empower, Engage, Educate, March 4-6 & 8. Keynote addresses include:
- A Conversation with Laurie Burns McRobbie & Jason Fagone, author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes, March 5, 12pm
- Cyborg Dance Party, with Meghan McGrath, March 6, 12pm
- Laysha's Lessons from the She-Suite: Making this Moment a Sustained Movement Towards Equity, with Laysha Ward, March 8, 1:30pm
The IU Emergency Equity Fund for Research is still accepting applications for funds to support certain research-related needs not already met by existing funding sources.
Upcoming webinars of interest:
- Progress and Impact of the Responding to the Addictions Crisis Grand Challenge, March 11
- What does ecology have to do with race?, Environmental Resilience Speaker Series with Steward Pickett, March 19
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