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IU video contest winners learn from PSAs about prescription drug abuse

Brian Fischer, a senior at Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Ind., won the KeepRxSafe.com Public Service Announcement Video Contest, which is part of a growing effort statewide to address a rising problem affecting Indiana youth -- prescription drug abuse. Full Story
Edmonds, Mowatt and Weng selected for IU’s Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching

Ben Edmonds, Rasul Mowatt and Carwina Weng are the newest IU Bloomington members of the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET), an interdisciplinary organization composed of more than 500 of Indiana University's best teachers. Full Story
IU expert: New HIV testing guidelines helpful, but access to screenings still an issue

Beth Meyerson, health policy expert at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, said the new screening guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force represent an important shift in HIV testing and will result in more HIV screenings because they will now be reimbursable. But the availability of the tests remains a big unknown. Full Story
IU study: Gamers recognize college football players in video games

The compensation of collegiate athletes -- illegally and potentially -- is a contentious issues and the subject of a lawsuit that challenges the disputed use of collegiate athletes' likenesses in video games. An Indiana University study found that many video gamers not only recognize athletes in the games, but erroneously think the amateur athletes endorse the games. Full Story
IU School of Public Health environmental health expert to serve on EPA committee

James E. Klaunig, professor of environmental health at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board's Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee through Sept. 30, 2015. Full Story
IU study: Higher mercury levels in humans associated with increased risk for diabetes

A new study found that higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults increased their risks for type 2 diabetes later in life by 65 percent. The study, led by Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington epidemiologist Ka He, is the first to establish the link between mercury and diabetes in humans. Full Story
Indiana Prevention Resource Center celebrates 25 years with bullying prevention events

The Indiana Prevention Resource Center, part of the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a series of activities designed to raise awareness about bullying and provide educators with more tools to address bullying in their schools. Full Story
Indiana University Bloomington names Outstanding Junior Faculty

Indiana University Bloomington's 2012-13 Outstanding Junior Faculty awards will support the creation of innovative textile art and research on public investments in energy, the worldwide loss of coastal mangrove forests, the development of anti-malarial drugs, the relationship between vision and balance, and the appropriateness of cancer screenings. Full Story
IU Bloomington graduate student sustainability research grants available for 2013-14

Applications are due by April 9 for the Sustainability Research Development Grant program, which provides opportunities for Indiana University graduate students in Bloomington to develop new research programs related to sustainability. Full Story
School of Public Health-Bloomington creates Office of Global and Community Health Partnerships

Resources for creating and nurturing more effective community engagement have been brought together under a new umbrella office at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington. Local and international partners alike can now connect with school's students, faculty and staff via the Office of Global and Community Health Partnerships. Full Story

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