The Polis Center at IUPUI is a nominee in the TechPoint Mira Community Impact category, which recognizes individuals and organizations that have gone above and beyond to support the advancement of Indiana’s tech community. The Mira Awards are the state’s largest, best known, and most prestigious technology awards.

Did you know that dementia is not normal aging? Among those diagnosed with dementia, 70% have Alzheimer’s disease, which is the leading cause of disability and poor health in those 65 and older; and fifth leading cause of death in older adults. Check out the new report, Living in the Community with Dementia!

This award recognizes special geospatial projects developed through teamwork that demonstrate commitment to working with others in the Indiana GIS community toward a common goal, while performing important, often pioneering work, to create an outstanding information resource.

The Polis Center and its SAVI community information system received a U.S. Census Bureau Open Data for Good Grand Challenge award. The award acknowledges the center’s SAVI COVID-19 Impact Index, which measures the health and economic impact of COVID-19 on each ZIP code in Marion County, Indiana.

In collaboration with The Indianapolis Public Library and several major Indianapolis cultural and heritage institutions and organizations, The Polis Center developed a bicentennial legacy project: a digital version of the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis.

An individual’s interaction with the criminal justice system is not necessarily a random event: Research shows that beginning from birth, various factors including disability, race, gender, and economic status result in disproportionate impact on subpopulations in a way that makes them more likely to engage with the criminal justice system.