© Copyright 2000, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., used with permission Not a bad gig for Dan Smith, dean of the IU Kelley School of Business (center) as he signs in at the NASDAQ MarketSite studio in New York City's Times Square as part of the closing bell ceremony March 3.
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Honoring distinction


Indiana University's Founders Day will be celebrated April 2 on the Bloomington campus, and IU President Adam Herbert will host a recognition luncheon for distinguished teaching and service award recipients from throughout the state prior to a 2 p.m. formal public ceremony at Assembly Hall. Read about some of their accomplishments below.

Sooner not later

The speculation is over--Kelvin Sampson, two-time national coach of the year, has been named IU's 26th head basketball coach.

Origins of man

A Middle Pleistocene cranium discovered in Ethiopia last month is providing scientists with anatomical evidence that will help refine knowledge about the evolution of modern humans.

Closing NASDAQ

Deans and entrepreneurial MBA students take part in a distinctly American business ritual reminiscent of a prize trip on The Apprentice.

$10.5 million gift establishes Fairbanks Institute

Predicting health outcomes and designing interventions to prevent chronic illnesses related to aging will be the focus. An assessment of cardiovascular disease is the first task on the agenda.

Northern Ireland from two perspectives

A biographical look at the Irish revolutionary Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, by IUPUI's Robert White, and a study of the villagers of Ballymenone in County Fermanagh by IUB's Henry Glassie, are the subjects of two new books from the IU Press.

Michiana home companion

A regional NPR show on the South Bend-Elkhart affiliate station explores the momentous and the everyday, thanks to a group of IU South Bend faculty who enjoy an occasional escape from blue books and lectures.

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