Health & Education

Tarkington Park has been the go-to destination for the Black community in Indianapolis for years, but the neighborhood where the park is located is at the intersection of stark racial, health and socioeconomic disparities.

The regional winners of the 2021 Edward R. Murrow Awards, which recognize excellent journalism from more than 350 local radio and television stations, were announced Thursday by the Radio Television Digital News Association.

Nationally, there are about 13 psychiatrists for every 100,000 people. In Indiana, there are only six for every 100,000 people, which is among the worst ratios in the U.S.

Black medical students face challenges from the beginning. With less access to quality public school education, many find themselves ill-prepared and it takes them multiple tries at standardized tests required for medical school entrance. Once accepted, some are faced with racism inside the lecture and hospital halls.

When University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials decided to reopen in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, they launched an ambitious plan to keep…

Any animals living around 38th and N. Irvington Avenue on the east side of Indianapolis are well-fed, if Azaria Watkins has anything to say about it.“I…

Sierra is in a bind. She and her husband have two children — ages three and nine years old — and they live in Urbana, a college town in east-central…

Teaching is already challenging enough without a pandemic shaking up how the classroom operates. As schools reopen, many districts are focused on keeping…

As colleges across the country welcome students back to campus, incoming freshmen are starting college in the middle of a pandemic. And, many are…

Dr. Blessing Ogbemudia graduated from Indiana University’s medical school in May. As he was celebrating with a few friends, he received an anonymous…