Student Research

Educating the next generation

Student researchers are at the forefront of IU's research enterprise — making discoveries, impacting communities and gaining hands-on experience to help them excel well into the future. Working alongside faculty researchers, IU students are making valuable contributions to bettering the lives of people in Indiana and beyond.

Featured stories

Protecting honeybees

To protect and grow honeybee populations, including the hives located at IU Bloomington, IU undergraduate Jillian Lewis is studying how the bacteria commonly found on and around bees can have a beneficial impact on the bees themselves.

Watch a video about her research

Improving lives of people with Down syndrome

To ultimately improve the lives of people with Down syndrome, IUPUI student Linnea Johnson and other student researchers are working to reduce the cognitive and skeletal deficits associated with the disease, while gaining hands-on experience to prepare for their futures.

Learn more about her work

Helping communities through research

IU graduate student and McKinney Fellow Andrew Russell created a plan to help the City of Fort Wayne develop and increase its urban tree canopy, gaining hands-on experience to help in his future career. their futures.

See his work

Find student research resources and support

Below are resources for IU students interested in research: