The College of Arts and Sciences is the home for much of the foundational research activity in the life sciences at Indiana University. The term "life sciences" means any science or field of study that contributes to the better health of living organisms, including humans, plants, and animals.

Centers and Institutes

Anthropological Center for Training and Research on Global Environmental Change (ACT)
Biocomplexity Institute
Bloomington Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Center for Archaeology in the Public Interest
Center for Cell and Virus Theory
Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics
Center for Geospatial Data Analysis
Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition
Center for the History of Medicine
Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior (CISAB)
Center for the Study of Institutions, Populations and Environmental Change (CIPEC)
Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology
Indiana Consortium for Mental Health Services Research
Indiana Geological Survey
Indiana Molecular Biology Institute
Indiana University Cyclotron Facility
Indiana University Molecular Structure Center (IUMSC)
Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve
Institute for Pheromone Research
Institute for Research in Environmental Science
Institute for Scientific Computing and Applied Mathematics
Institute for the Study of Human Capabilities
Karl F. Schuessler Institute for Social Research
Linda and Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI)
Nuclear Theory Center
The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction
The Stone Age Institute

Academic Departments and Programs

Anthropology
Astronomy
Biochemistry - Graduate Program
Biochemistry - Undergraduate Program
Biology
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Cognitive Science
Environmental Science
Geography
Geological Sciences
Human Biology
Microbiology
Neuroscience - Graduate Program
Neuroscience - Undergraduate Program
Physics
Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research and Scholarship opportunities

Gill scholarships and fellowships
Integrated Freshman Learning Experience
IU Research Scholarship
IU Science, Technology and Research Scholars Program (IU STARS)
Life Sciences Scholarship/Fellowship

Facilities (See Science Map)

Indiana Life Sciences Initiative
Chemistry Building
Cyclotron
Geology
Jordan Hall (Biology)
Morrison Hall (The Kinsey Institute)
Multidisciplinary Science Building (MSB) II
Myers Hall (Biology, Chemistry, Biophysics, and the Medical Sciences Program)
Psychology
Simon Hall - new Multidisciplinary Science Building
Student Building (Anthropology, Geography)
Swain Hall (Physics)