A study published by IU researchers earlier this month got a lot of attention for being the first of its kind in researching ways to combat stigma around mental illness in university settings. IU News reported that Bernice Pescosolido, distinguished professor of sociology at IU and advisory council member and founding co-director at IUNI, and… Read more »
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IUNI continues OSoMe collaboration with new research center
It has been a long and lively ride with the Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe). That’s why IUNI is so excited to remain a crucial collaborator in OSoMe’s expansion into a research center at Indiana University Bloomington. OSoMe was awarded $6 million to create the research center, which expands on the current project and will… Read more »
NSF supports new cycle of funding for IU’s role in Midwest Big Data Hub
BLOOMINGTON—The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced earlier this month it would award nearly $4 million of support for the Midwest Big Data Hub, one of four regional Big Data Hubs across the U.S. This is NSF’s second round of funding for The Midwest Big Data Hub (MBDH), a network of cross-sector partnerships working to manage… Read more »
IU faculty find Mexican immigrants rely on networks for oral health issues, win award
A study by Indiana University that shows Mexican-American immigrants’ dependence on networks in the face of oral health issues won the 2019 Giddon Award for Distinguished Research. The Giddon Award, presented by The International Association for Dental Research, recognizes a single research publication annually from the social and behavioral sciences that contributes to the field… Read more »
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This is the site of the new Indiana University Network Science Institute (IUNI) blog, Connecting the Dots. This is a group blog authored by IUNI-affiliated faculty and staff about networks research. IUNI, a cross-campus institute at IU, aims to improve the theories, methods, analytic tools, and practice of network science, and to foster collaborative, interdisciplinary network science approaches to understanding… Read more »