BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – People who experience homelessness in rural areas are often unseen, sleeping in wooded areas, abandoned buildings or other substandard accommodations. This “rural homelessness” is an issue in Greene County, Indiana, where a new study looked at the number of those affected and suggestions to address the issue. In a new report, Indiana… Read more »
Research
New study finds recreational marijuana liberalization policies increase maternal hospitalizations involving marijuana but have limited impact on newborn health
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A new study on state recreational marijuana liberalization found increases in maternal hospitalizations involving marijuana but limited impact on newborn health. The study is led by Angelica Meinhofer, Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, with coauthors from University of North Carolina Wilmington, RTI International, and from Indiana University O’Neill School of Public… Read more »
Public parks management nationwide are not proactive about climate change, new research shows
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Parks, nature preserves and other green spaces are an integral part of the landscape of any urban area. These green spaces promote health and quality of life; they are also essential in counteracting continued climate change. Until now, the extent of planning by the management of parks and recreation departments (PRDs) to… Read more »
Simon elected to Health Care Cost Institute executive board
Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Professor Kosali Simon has been elected to the executive board of the Health Care Cost Institute, a major independent, non-profit research institute that uses high-quality data to address the most pressing issues in the health care space. Simon, a Herman B Wells Endowed Professor, also serves… Read more »
O’Neill faculty member will serve on National Academy committee to advise the EPA
Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Associate Professor Shahzeen Attari will serve on an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine that will identify emerging scientific and technological advances from a broad range of disciplines. Those advances will be provided to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office… Read more »
Shahzeen Attari to moderate panel with Nobel Laureate, acclaimed screenwriter, and world-renowned Sci-Fi author
The worlds of Wakanda, Mars, and Green Fluorescent Proteins will converge on Wednesday, March 31, and the O’Neill School’s Shahzeen Attari will be there front-and-center. Attari will moderate “The Power of Stories: Writing the Future of Our Planet,” a prelude to the inaugural Nobel Prize Summit in April. The event will bring together three distinguished… Read more »
USDA awards IU researchers $500,000 grant to study farm ownership among marginalized groups
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded researchers from Indiana University a $500,000 grant to study ways that the government can encourage new farm ownership among young and beginning farmers, farmers of color, and women. The project, “Incentivizing Land Access For Small, Beginning And Socially Disadvantaged Farmers And Ranchers: Research, Extension And Community Of Practice,”… Read more »
Salamova awarded USDA grant to study toxic chemicals in food packaging
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently awarded a grant worth $479,712 to a team of researchers including Amina Salamova, associate research scientist at the O’Neill School, to study toxic chemicals in food packaging. The project, “Mapping Potential Human Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)… Read more »
What has happened since the start of the COVID-19 crisis to opioid use disorder medication and to medications in general?
Americans filled roughly the same number of prescriptions for opioid use disorder (OUD) medication before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and after, according to the first research using national prescription data representing all payer sources, co-conducted by Indiana University and IUPUI faculty members who are part of IU’s Addictions Grand Challenge. But while prescriptions… Read more »
COVID-19 turned parents into proxy educators. New research examines the stress it caused.
When the emerging COVID-19 pandemic caused most U.S. schools to close and transition to distance learning last spring, many parents were forced into new roles as proxy educators for their children. A new study co-authored by O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Assistant Professor Alberto Ortega, published today in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal… Read more »