College of Arts + Sciences: Indiana University

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IU political scientist co-authors study revealing infectious disease outbreaks undermine public trust in governments, political leaders

Deadly disease outbreaks don’t just challenge public health, they undermine public trust in government institutions, according to new research by political scientists at IU and the University of Konstanz in Germany.

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IU College of Arts and Sciences Recent Alumnus Wins Grand Prize at International Film Festival

Recent College alumnus and Chicago native Charlie Dermody (Bachelor of Liberal Studies, ’25) has been named the Grand Prize winner of the 11th Annual Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Abroad Study Abroad Film Festival, held this year in Vienna, Austria. Dermody received the top honor for his short film Maybe, which he created during his IES Abroad program in Milan in fall 2024.

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Prof. Stark's children’s book teaches kids, parents how to communicate after aphasia diagnosis

Stroke and brain injury rates are on the rise in younger patients. The Journal of the American Medical Association published a 2022 study finding that there has been a 67 percent increase in young stroke (<55 years old) incidences since 2022, and a 2023 study found that almost 25 percent of young stroke survivors have aphasia, a language disorder that affects a patient’s ability to speak and understand language.

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Award-winning Lorca exhibit unearths unknown materials, tells new stories

Melissa Dinverno, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, with colleagues Andrew A. Anderson (University of Virginia) and Christopher Maurer (Boston University), are the recipients of the 2025 Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award for their work on the bilingual exhibit and book Memory in Motion: Lorca and the Archive / Memoria en movimiento: Lorca y al archivo.

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Improved charge detection mass spectrometer comes to market

Martin Jarrold, Distinguished Professor and a Robert and Marjorie Mann Chair in Chemistry in the College, celebrates two milestones this year: He’ll retire after a decades-long career at IU, and the refined charge detection mass spectrometer he developed will come to market helping scientists revolutionize the treatment of many genetic disorders.

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In global collaboration, IU scientists help unlock neutrino’s secrets, the building blocks of the universe

IU scientists have achieved a breakthrough in understanding the universe thanks to a collaboration between two major international experiments studying neutrinos, which are ubiquitous, tiny particles that stream through everything in space but barely interact with anything around them. The results, published in the journal Nature, bring researchers closer to answering one of the biggest questions in science: why is the universe filled with matter, such as stars, planets, and life, instead of nothing?

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A hub for curiosity + diverse thought

The College of Arts and Sciences values curiosity and diverse thought as core strengths and essential elements in the success of its educational mission. Our commitment is grounded in our aspiration to cultivate intellectual rigor and curiosity among our students and to prepare them to thrive in and contribute to a complex and interconnected world.