Kinsey Institute Press Releases
List of current and past Kinsey Institute press releasesPress Releases
2024
Kinsey Institute Announces the Passing of Senior Research Fellow and Historian Dr. Judith Allen
Kinsey Institute Statement on Passing of Dr. Ruth Westheimer
New Gold Standard Survey Shows Alarmingly High Rate of Sexual Exploitation Across the United States
2023
Kinsey Institute Announces Cynthia Plaster Caster Collection
Collection documents rock and roll history in artwork, diaries and rock memorabilia
2022
New Disability and Sexual Health Initiative - DASHI
Bronze sculpture of Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey marks 75th anniversary of Kinsey Institute
Kinsey Institute to exhibit iconic Tom Fox photo series, renew HIV/AIDS awareness
Kinsey Institute spotlights androgynous portraits by Bettina Rheims from '80s and '90s
IU establishes Kinsey-Kelley Center for Gender Equity in Business
2021
Kinsey Institute study finds ‘sextech’ may offer temporary relief to mental health discomfort
Kinsey Institute Announces Inaugural Kenneth R. Haslam, MD Relationship Diversity Research Award
2020
Kinsey Institute Receives $290,000 Gift to Further Trauma Research
Reactions to unsolicited sexting images differ by gender, Kinsey Institute study finds
Women reported primarily negative reactions, while gay and bisexual men reported mostly positive reactions.
Justin Garcia named executive director of Kinsey Institute at IU
Garcia has served as acting executive director of the institute since July 2019.
Kinsey Institute sponsors exhibition and panel on IU alumnus Tom Fox
A series of iconic photographs chronicling Tom Fox's struggle with terminal AIDS in the late 1980s that served as the human face of the disease.
2019
Justin Garcia Named Acting Executive Director
Kinsey Institute receives $2 million gift for Bicentennial Endowed Chair
Kinsey Institute 'Sex Tech' study finds technology facilitates sexual and emotional interactions
The study also found that people with higher sexual self-acceptance were more satisfied with their lives.
Winner of Inaugural Alfred C. Kinsey Distinguished Researcher Award
Dr. Janet Shipley Hyde is a respected leader and researcher in sexual science and gender studies.
2018
Announcing New Gina Ogden Curatorial Scholarship
New scholarship to support integrative approaches to sex research and therapy.
Introducing the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium
This new Kinsey Institute initiative will be directed by Distinguished University Scientist Dr. Stephen Porges.
Kinsey Institute Launches Research Blog
Featuring commentary on research trends from KI researchers and affiliates, and the Kinsey Institute Interview Series
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