Articles tagged as: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
July 30, 2021
University, Motorsports Academy Partner For STEM Scholarships
A new program offers IUPUI scholarships for teens of color interested in STEM academics, including car racing.
Read MoreJune 9, 2021
IU Researcher: Pandemic Confirms How Low-Quality Jobs Affect African Americans' Health
Some Americans are taking on multiple jobs yet still struggling to make ends meet, and that is affecting their health and well-being. Researchers say low-quality, precarious employment is to blame, and it's disproportionately impacting African Americans and other minority populations.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2021
New Fairbanks Foundation 'Community Data Snapshot' Highlights Regional Inequities
The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation released a new Community Data Snapshot highlighting key trends in education, health, and economic well-being for Indiana and Marion County. The data reveal that systemic inequities persist across racial and ethnic lines.
Read MoreDecember 9, 2020
Sharing Pandemic Birth Stories Helps Mothers Advocate For Themselves, Babies
For many mothers giving birth during the pandemic, pregnancy has not gone as planned. To learn about these experiences, a pair of researchers is collecting pandemic birth stories from across the country.
Read MoreNovember 25, 2020
More Than 10 Percent Of Hoosiers Have Been Infected With COVID-19, Says Fairbanks Study
According to the latest update from the Fairbanks School of Public Health's statewide COVID-19 study, more than 700,000 Hoosiers have been infected with COVID-19 at some point.
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2020
Statewide COVID-19 Testing Set To Begin Third Phase, Include Children
The Indiana State Department of Health and IUPUI will begin the third phase of its COVID-19 tracking study on Sept. 29. This round of the study is set to include children as participants for the first time.
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
Spread Of COVID-19 In Indiana Slows In Latest Fairbanks Study Results
In the Fairbanks study's first round of testing in late April, the number of people who actively had the virus was more than the number who previously contracted it -- providing a sort of baseline for the spread of the disease.
Read MoreMay 13, 2020
Study Suggests 186,000 Hoosiers With COVID-19; Nearly Half Without Symptoms
The Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI tested 4,611 people around the end of April, randomly sampled to replicate the demographics of the states population. And the prevalence of the disease was around 2.8 percent.
Read MoreMay 4, 2020
IUPUI Study To Analyze Impact Of COVID-19 Executive Orders Across U.S.
The study is designed to analyze the two main types of executive orders across the country: restrictions and suspensions.
Read MoreApril 23, 2020
State Partners With Fairbanks School On Widespread COVID-19 Study
Indiana is partnering with the Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI on a study that hopes to capture the true spread of COVID-19 in the state.
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