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Faculty Excellence

Faculty excellence

IUB faculty drive innovation, inspire learning, and make meaningful contributions across disciplines. Their work garners national recognition, advances knowledge, and enriches communities both locally and globally. We proudly celebrate their achievements, from groundbreaking research and creative activity to prestigious honors and public service.

Five IU Bloomington faculty named 2026 Distinguished Professors

BLOOMINGTON EXCELLENCE

Five IU Bloomington faculty are named 2026 Distinguished Professors for outstanding scholarship and impact, including Curtis Bonk, Halina Goldberg, Andrea Hohmann, Jay Lennon, and Gerardo Ortiz.

Four faculty named AERA 2026 Fellows

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Four School of Education faculty—Dean Robert Berry, Keith Barton, Jessica Lester, and Vasti Torres—are named 2026 Fellows by the American Educational Research Association for their exceptional contributions to education research.

Two faculty earn Fellowships in the Society of Behavioral Medicine

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-BLOOMINGTON

Richard Holden and Matthew Lee Smith, are named Fellows of the Society of Behavioral Medicine for their contributions to research on health behavior, aging, and technology-enabled health interventions.

HuffPost

Why Do We Use “O’Clock” When Telling Time? (Mar. 5, 2026)

Michael Adams explains that “o’clock” is a contraction of the medieval phrase “of the clock,” originally used to distinguish clock time from other ways of telling time as mechanical clocks spread across Europe.

See the explanation

Nature

How learning handwriting trains the brain (Feb. 2, 2026)

Karin Harman James is featured, highlighting research showing that handwriting, versus typing, activates brain regions critical for letter recognition and reading in children.

See the feature

ABC News

What does the finalized TikTok deal mean for what users see on the app? (Jan. 23, 2026)

Sarah Bauerle-Danzmanis featured, discussing how new U.S.-based ownership could influence TikTok’s algorithm, content moderation, and what users see in their feeds.