November 2024 Newsletter

In this edition:

• Irsay Fellows Program Q&A Webinar
• Anna Mueller's $300,000 grant
• Upcoming events
• Recent publications
• Funding opportunities and notices

Irsay Fellows Program Q&A Webinar and Upcoming 2025–2026 Application Deadline

The Irsay Institute is now in its second full year of the Irsay Fellows program — an interdisciplinary training initiative that brings together advanced graduate students and faculty to collaborate on sociomedical research. We offer semester-long fellowship funding for G901-eligible students, with support from the University Graduate School (limited to IUB students). Unfunded Fellows are also welcome to join; all Fellows receive office space in Morrison Hall and take part in a year-long professional development program led by Heather Francis and Ann McCranie. Many students are funded through faculty research grants and participate alongside those supported by the University Graduate School. Our goal is to foster both student professional growth and a vibrant Irsay community.

The program is open for applications for the 2025–2026 academic year from IUB graduate students through January 16, 2025. Come to this webinar to hear a short presentation on the program and what makes a successful applicant. We will have current Fellows on hand and we will take questions.

Team led by Anna Mueller receives $300,000 grant for study of suicide prevention in schools

A team of IU researchers have received a $300,000 grant from the Humana Foundation to advance a groundbreaking study on youth suicide prevention in schools.

The Connect to Care in Schools Study will be lead by led by Anna Mueller (Irsay Senior Research Program Co-Leader, Mental Illness, Suicide, & Addiction Research Program) and Hank Green (Irsay Continuity Lead, Sexual & Reproductive Health Research Program) is a study team member.

The study aims to improve emotional connectedness between school staff and students as a core strategy for reducing youth suicide.

The Connect to Care in Schools Study section on the Irsay website includes pages on the six members of the study team, FAQs, and past research by team members on youth suicide and related topics.

• Fri, Nov 22: The Transformative Power of AI in Medicine by Nevenka Dimitrova (Indianapolis, Hybrid)
• Mon, Dec 2: Federal Grants for Centers Information Session (Virtual)
• Tues, Dec 3: Irsays Fellows Q&A Webinar (Virtual)
• Sat, Dec 7: Ryan White Distinguished Leadership Award Ceremony to Michael Schwarz and Steve Sternberg for “When AIDS Comes Home: The Life and Death of Tom Fox” (Bloomington, registration required)

• Recording Available: Oct 4 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee (BSSR-CC) Open Meeting