Photo by Chris Meyer
IU President Michael McRobbie and his wife,
Laurie Burns McRobbie, take a moment to pose during a rare moment of
leisure. What's it like to be a university president? Every day brings a new encounter.
See pictures of the McRobbie family and some day-in-the-life moments with
IU's new president, who will be inaugurated Oct. 18 in Bloomington.
Today's Feature
Work, art and healing
The IUSM's Jeff Rothenburg is an OB-GYN who believes in the power of the arts to heal, to reduce stress and to liberate. And he takes his own advice. Between deliveries, surgeries and teaching duties, you'll find him in a studio creating masterful glass creations. (Be sure to catch the video by Chris Meyer and Hillary Demmon.)Additional top stories
A master plan, a student VOICE
IU President Michael McRobbie has announced an initiative to guide the future construction
and development of the IUB and IUPUI campuses. He's also enlisted the assistance of students on both campuses for a project
he calls Vision of the Ideal College Environment (VOICE), noting that students often have a
very different perspective from senior administrators.
Heart of Elkhart
It took the city of Elkhart 30 years to see its dream come true:
IU South Bend has a new and striking presence from which to conduct its
classes.
Celebrate IU Week
Plans continue to be made for Celebrate IU Week, Oct 13-21, which
will center around the inauguration of IU's 18th president.
Class of 2011
New freshmen classes have arrived and settled in throughout the state, including an enrollment record at IU Kokomo that saw a 23 percent increase in traditionally aged students. At IUB, the inaugural class of 21st Century Covenant Scholars arrived with great anticipation.Zebrafish and immunity
Research published today in the journal Immunity by IU School of
Medicine- Northwest faculty may have long-term implications for the
auto-immune systems of human beings.
Adolescent drug use
The good news? The Hoosier state has seen a decline in drug use
among its adolecents. The bad? Cigar and pipe smoking, as well as binge
drinking saw increases in a recent survey.
