Kurt M. Ribisl Named Dean of Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington has appointed Kurt M. Ribisl as dean of the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B). He will assume the role March 1, 2026.
Kit Elam, Ph.D. and his team were awarded a National Institutes of Mental Health R01 grant in the amount of $3,792,108 R01 for the five-year project "Prevention of Maternal Depression across 25 years in the Context of Sociocultural Risk and a Randomized Parenting Intervention".
Behind the scenes: inside IU’s groundbreaking Cream and Crimson Experience course
Thanks to a partnership between SPH-B and The Media School, this newly-launched course provides students with hands-on experience creating content and managing social media platforms for IU's Cream and Crimson Studios.
Mainstay training program for Ph.D. students in drug abuse research gets federal funding renewed
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded a third grant renewal in the amount of $1,081,020 to continue to fund the ongoing T32 program “Integrative Predoctoral Training in Drug Abuse Research at Indiana University.”
Thanks to the tireless work of SPH-B faculty member Alison Greene, Ph.D. fostering community partnerships, people living unsheltered with HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) Indiana have a greater chance at receiving low-barrier quality medical care.
SPH-B leader selected by IPHA for Distinguished Public Health Service Award
For Assistant Dean for Faculty Success Richard Holden, Ph.D., research mentorship has been key to his own accomplishments as well as supporting the professional development of his peers.
EOH Chair elected to the American Lung Association of Indiana Leadership Board
When it comes to lung disease awareness and education in Indiana, Patricia Silveyra, Ph.D. is leading the way.
SPH-B faculty provide their expertise to first-year undergraduate students in new eight-week program
This past summer, several of our School of Public Health-Bloomington faculty members helped develop course topics and curriculum in preparation for Indiana University Bloomington introducing its First-Year Seminar (FYS) undergraduate compulsory eight-week course module for the 2025-26 academic year.
School to Celebrate Distinguished Alumni, Scholarship Recipients, and Award-Winning Faculty
The Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) will gather at 5 p.m. next Wednesday in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union for their annual Awards Gala, an elegant and joyful event to honor scholarship winners, outstanding educators, and Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.
SPH-B students participate in vital environmental impact study of DigIndy Tunnel system
Since January of this year, Capone and his students have been collecting data on how the DigIndy project in Indianapolis —a 28-mile-long network of tunnels being built 250 feet beneath the city to divert at least 95 percent of combined sewer overflows (CSOs)—is currently making an impact on the environment. In late July, Capone and his team were awarded an R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health in the amount of $435,875 to continue the project for the next two years and finance the microbiological analysis of the collected samples.