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Indiana University is harnessing the power of imagination through the arts and humanities to inspire change.

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John Racek demonstrates a prosthetic arm to a female student at the Luddy SICE Protolabs.
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Leading the way to excellence

Indiana University is fearlessly tackling some of society's biggest challenges. Making breakthrough discoveries in technology, medicine, and science. And transforming our world in ways both big and small.

From left, “Blurring the Lines” co-curators Linda Tien and Caleb Weintraub stand with Arthur Liou, director of IU's AI + Digital Futures initiative, in front of artist Adam Chau's piece “Generated Love.” The piece is a cultural commentary on historical representation that employs AI-generated imagery in the style of Ming Dynasty porcelain.
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IU exhibition defines intersection of AI and imagination

“Blurring the Lines” explores how art has been impacted by technology through history and what creativity looks like on the frontier of artificial intelligence.

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IU researchers worked with four community outreach organizations to optimize their food pantry operations. Pictured clockwise from front left: Isaak Ssaku of Purdue School of Engineering and Technology; Kara Krol of the IU Herron School of Art and Design; Anamitra Jana of the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering; Dawn Dunderdale, director of programs and services at the Hawthorne Community Center.
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IU Indianapolis students design creative solutions for food insecurity

Students from IU schools including the Luddy School of Computing, Informatics, and Engineering and the Herron School of Art and Design develop a system to expand food access with autonomous vehicles.

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Glenn Close photographs a dress at an exhibition at IU Bloomington in 2021, which showcased her costume collection.
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IU preserves history through impressive collections

Precious objects from a Gutenberg Bible to Glenn Close’s costumes attract scholars from around the world.

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Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, Kushala Vora, Faheem Majeed, Andrew Schachman, and Avery R. Young pose in front of Vora's The Garden, 2022.
Student Success

Professor secures $1.3M grant for art student opportunities

IU Northwest's Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford uses grant funds to employ fine arts students at the Floating Museum.

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Timothy Hsu, assistant professor of music technology at the Herron School of Art and Design, plays the piano inside a sound booth featuring a sustainable acoustic panel made from mycelium, the root-like structure found in fungi.
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Fungi root structures inspire sustainable sound proofing

Music Technology Professor Timothy Tsu's research into mushroom-based acoustic treatments inspires quality compositions from a versatile decomposer.

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Andrew Whitehead, director of the Association of Religion Data Archives, Philip Goff, executive director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, and Joseph L. Tucker Edmonds, associate director of the center, seated in front of shelves of books.
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IU center leads in study of religion in American culture

The Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture hosts valuable nonpartisan data for clergy, journalists, and researchers.

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The National Sculpture Society held at the Herron School of Art and Design at IU Indianapolis included an iron pour at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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National Sculpture Society commends IU's teaching methods

National Sculpture Society President Gregory Glasson appreciates Herron School of Art & Design's combination of traditional technique with modern technology.

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Navy veteran Stephanie Kroot participates in the IU Creative Arts for Vets wellness program, Art and Horses, by painting symbols of strength on therapy horses at PALS Barn in Bloomington.
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Creative Arts for Vets mends invisible wounds of war with Art + Horses

IU’s Center for Rural Engagement invites veterans to paint horses while understanding the history of horses in warrior culture.

Picture what's possible
Goldman and colleagues in the Music and Mind Lab. Photo courtesy of Andrew Goldman.
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IU's Music and Mind Lab connects neuroscience with music cognition

Andrew Goldman of the Jacob's School of Music studies the complexities of how cognitive science influences musical improvisation and perception.

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Pursuing excellence in all that we do

Indiana University is fearlessly tackling society's biggest challenges. While others dream of a better future, we’re creating it. Bring On Tomorrow.

A standing female student demonstrates a robot to a seated female professor.

Artificial intelligence

AI has the potential to change everything—and we're showing the world how to make the most of it. Through projects touching business, healthcare, education, the arts, and more, we're paving the way to a more intelligent future.

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Innovation

Indiana University is innovating at the speed of life, making transformational discoveries that reshape the world around us.

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