For the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the past 12 months have been about navigating a new reality.
Despite COVID-19 continuing to loom large over everything on the IU campus, Luddy students and faculty overcame every obstacle placed in their path. They learned how to thrive in a hybrid online and in-person learning environment. They found ways to be innovative while pursuing research, their careers, and their classwork.
The Luddy School enjoys a hard-earned reputation of being a place where adjusting to new realities is an everyday occurrence, and the past year has showcased why that reputation exists. Students and faculty found success in myriad ways in 2021, and here’s a look at some of the stories that earned the most engagement via social media this year.
School-wide News
Oct. 20
Luddy School honors 2021 alumni award winners
Sept. 13
Luddy Cybersecurity and Global Policy program ranked 21st in nation by U.S. News & World Report
Aug. 27
Luddy School announces new faculty members
Aug. 24
Luddy welcomes students for 2021-22 academic year
July 29
Luddy School joins $40 million NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes
July 1
Luddy Pre-College Summer Program allows students to explore tech in virtual realm
June 23
New $35 million Luddy Center for Artificial Intelligence dedicated
May 18
Luddy School part of $1.7M grant to pilot AI student education for rural Indiana middle schoolers
May 7
Luddy School honors graduates during Student Recognition Celebration
May 4
LODI and Luddy Student Government celebrates students with Luddy Student Send Off
Student Success Stories
Oct. 14
Luddy team takes home second place in HackIN 2021 competition
Oct. 5
Meet the Shoemaker Scholars, 10 students dedicated to serving the StartupIU community
Sept. 30
Luddy Scholars showcase range of perspectives as they pursue their tomorrow
May 12
Riordan honored with Executive Dean's Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
May 10
Hollins receives Kate Hevner Mueller Outstanding Senior Award
May 6
Kennelly makes history as first grad of Cybersecurity and Global Policy program
April 30
Meet Luddy CS student and IU Bloomington commencement speaker Jason Wang
April 13
Students impress during annual Cheng Wu Innovation Challenge
March 5
Luddy students help U.S. State Department highlight underrepresented innovators
Jan. 4
ShuffleMe, led by ISE Ph.D. student, wins Spark Business Plan Competition
Faculty Research and Honors
Oct. 21
Luddy School announces newest Luddy Faculty Fellows
July 2
Menczer recommended for a Luddy Professorship
June 15
Connelly named Provost Professor
June 1
Azad earns $750,000 Early Career Research grant from U.S. Department of Energy
April 22
Lewis, ISE program earn IUB Public Arts Grant for partnership with WonderLab
April 22
Luddy School announces faculty promotions
April 21
Kim honored with NSF CAREER award
April 12
CTIL wins $8 million award in pursuit of 3D tracking of first responders
March 2
Liu, Donaldson earn award from Racial Justice Research Fund to study biases in legal AI
Jan. 15
Luddy faculty earn prestigious recognition from Association for Computing Machinery