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News, Posts, & Updates from the RDC

The latest news from the RDC

  • New IU Research security training requirement

    New IU Research Security Training Required for Federal Funding Proposals

    The new IU Research Security Training is required for all individuals listed as senior/key personnel on applications for research and development awards.
  • Research Data Commons Spring Webinar Series

    Research Data Commons Spring 2025 Webinar Series

    The Research Data Commons is pleased to announce a series of virtual events and discussions about data resources and topics in the spring 2025 semester.
  • Morrison Hall, home of the new ISBR

    RDC Joins New Research Institute

    The IU Research Data Commons has joined the newly launched Institute for Social and Behavioral Research.
  • Profile photo of Kosali Simon

    Letter from the Director (September 2024)

    Letter from RDC Executive Director Kosali Simon welcoming faculty back to IU and introducing the IU Research Data Commons website.
  • Screenshot showing four of the RDC's Canvas modules

    Explore new featured data program at IU

    The IU Research Data Commons (IURDC) is excited to announce the launch of the Featured Data Program, designed to provide IU researchers with comprehensive learning and engagement opportunities, centered around major data resources.
  • HELIOS Open logo

    Indiana University joins HELIOS Open

    Recognizing and reacting to the limits of a semi-closed research system, Indiana University has joined the Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship (HELIOS Open) along with more than 100 American universities in a coordinated effort to align higher education practices with open scholarship values.
  • Screenshot of IU RDC interactive Data Diagram

    IU Research Data Commons launches new FAQ portal and resource database

    The IU Research Data Commons (IURDC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) portal and resource catalog, designed to serve as a comprehensive hub for resources and support related to data access and use for researchers.
  • Stock photo of laptop open to a zoom webinar or meeting

    Webinar series on IU research data resources

    Join us for a webinar hosted by the Indiana University Research Data Commons (IURDC) to enhance your research capabilities.
  • Working group chair Kosali Simon (Distinguished Professor, Herman B Wells Endowed Professor, and O’Neill Chair in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences)

    IU's Research Data Commons Working Group

    A group from across the university has been tasked with providing recommendations for establishing an Indiana University Research Data Commons (IU-RDC). This objective embodies a collective recognition of the importance of a university-wide resource for discovering, sharing, and accessing data resources across the IU community.
  • Wells Library, IU Bloomington

    New IU Research Data Commons will provide "front door" to data

    IU faculty, students and staff will soon have a more effective and efficient "front door" to discover, access and share research data and services through the newly created IU Research Data Commons, thereby exponentially growing the impact of IU’s research output.
  • Stock image of a medical researcher using a laptop

    IU researchers are gaining access to administrative health claims data

    IU faculty, students and staff will soon have a more effective and efficient "front door" to discover, access and share research data and services through the newly created IU Research Data Commons, thereby exponentially growing the impact of IU’s research output.
  • U.S. Census Bureau facility in Lexington, KY, also reopened for research

    IU Bloomington to gain Federal Statistical Research Data Center

    IU faculty, students and staff will soon have a more effective and efficient "front door" to discover, access and share research data and services through the newly created IU Research Data Commons, thereby exponentially growing the impact of IU’s research output.