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Grant to IU’s Media School will fund learning lab that expands local news coverage

Aerial shot of Franklin Hall and Sample Gates at Indiana University Bloomington.

Feb. 9, 2026

The new grant will support IU Media School students through partnerships with professional and student news organizations in developing news coverage on issues impacting rural communities.

Read about the initiative

Student success and opportunity

Students at The Media School now have a new way to elevate live event coverage. A recently introduced mobile broadcast system, known as a flypack, is giving students hands-on experience with industry-standard technology while expanding the reach of IU events.

Flypack broadcast equipment
Two people in a classroom work on pieces of equipment laid out on a table.
Headshot of Laura Marciano.

Transformative research and creativity

Assistant professor Laura Marciano analyzes the relationship between social media and mental health in a chapter published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology.

Social media and mental health

Service to our state and beyond

The Media School Video Game Periodical Collection, containing more than 4,300 gaming catalogs and magazines, is now available at the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive and provides provides crucial historical context for students and scholars in game studies.

Video game periodical collection
Two video game books laid side by side.