🔬✨Join us Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Science Fest 2025.

Explore hands-on, interactive activities that spark curiosity and inspire learners of all ages. You might even spot Hoosier the Bison in his new lab coat! 🦬 🥼

🎉 Open to the public, free admission.

🔗sciencefest.indiana.edu/index.html

Microbiology societies from 5 continents have launched the first global strategy to harness microbial science in tackling climate change.

IU Biology’s Jay Lennon is lead author of the paper, co-published in 6 leading scientific journals.

Congratulations, @jaytlennon.bsky.social !
🔗 go.iu.edu/8uZN

📢 Joan Wood Lecture Series

IU Biology welcomes Dr. Sabeeha Merchant, (UC Berkeley).
Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m., Biology Building, room A100.

Talk: Tales of many algae: from fundamental discovery to applications
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8uX9

📢 James P. Holland Lecture
IU Biology welcomes David Pride, M.D., Ph.D. (UC San Diego) on Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology A100 + via Zoom.

Talk: Developing phages to treat pathogen infections
Learn more about his work: thepridelaboratory.org
Join webinar: go.iu.edu/8uOo

Big thanks to everyone who came out last week for the CISAB REU poster session in the IU Biology Atrium! It was amazing to see the work of 9 interns who spent their summer exploring animal behavior research.

Pictured: Madison Meschen presenting
Learn about REU in Animal Behavior: go.iu.edu/8u8i

IU Biology grad students are bringing science to the community!
Anjaly Prasannajith (Walczak lab), Josy Joseph (Zelhof lab), and Siddhartha Yaddanapudi (Shaw lab) create hands-on outreach activities to spark curiosity about cell biology. ✨🔬🧫
Read more: go.iu.edu/8tXj

Exciting news from the IU Biology Greenhouse!

Wally, our corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), is officially preparing to bloom! 🪴🌸

🎥You can watch the livestream: go.iu.edu/8tM8

📷: Jessica L. Hooten, Department of Biology

Wally, the resident Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) at the IU Bloomington Biology Building Greenhouse, may be preparing for another rare and spectacular bloom! You can watch Wally grow – and possibly bloom – live via the Wallycam livestream here: go.iu.edu/wally.
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8tEt

IU biologist Roger Innes, newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences, is advancing research on plant immune systems that could increase crop yields and reduce costs for farmers. @inneslab.bsky.social @msr20.bsky.social @luciaborniego.bsky.social

Read more: go.iu.edu/8tDD

Congratulations to all of our graduates! 🎓✨
🔗: go.iu.edu/8tiT

Congratulations to all of our award recipients!
🔗: go.iu.edu/8tfA

Meet IU Student Body President Cooper Tinsley, a biotechnology major and political science minor, whose passion bridges science and public service.
📖: go.iu.edu/8sUC

🎉 Congrats to IU biology Ph.D. student Hunter Herriage (below w/thesis mentor Prof Calvi) for giving two talks at the 66th annual Drosophila Research Conference in San Diego! He presented his thesis research – a huge accomplishment at a major international meeting. 🙌

📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8sTr

What: The 2025 Indiana University Animal Behavior Conference
When: March 28-29
Where: Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington
Attendance only registration deadline is March 17.
There is no cost to attend!

Learn more: go.iu.edu/8sMB

Congratulations to IU biology Ph.D. candidate Shefali Shefali on receiving the prestigious American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship! 📷 Pictured below: Shefali with her Ph.D. adviser, Associate Professor of Biology Jason Tennessen.

📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8srl