September 2009
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Following the death of Myles Brand on Sept. 16, Indiana University's 16th president, colleagues and friends offer remembrances of the man and the legacy he left to higher education. More »
Headliners
Fall enrollment figures on the regional campuses of IU reflect successful recruiting strategies that have the definite look of success.
Research
Scientists at the IU School of Medicine have received more than $12 million in grants from the federal stimulus legislation which has created or saved 75 research-related jobs on the IUPUI campus.
Technology
IU will lead a four-year, $15-million project to develop new software to link together the "supercomputers of tomorrow." The ultimate goal: to create the next generation of investigative tools for scientific researchers whose computational needs often exceed the capabilities of a single institution or network.
Outreach
Starting graduate school can be an unsettling experience, combining long hours of often solitary work with the challenge of finding one's place on a new campus and in a new city. That's why Yolanda Treviño at the IU Graduate School in Bloomington came up with the idea of Emissaries for Graduate Student Diversity.
Health
The body of knowledge suggesting a link between oral inflammatory disease and heart disease risk has been increased by an IU periodontics professor and colleagues who have studied the activity of white blood cells, an essential part of the immune system.
FYI
Two search and screen committees have been formed to recommend candidates for the positions of chancellor at IU Kokomo and IU Northwest.
Arts & Humanities
A bronze relief by IU South Bend fine arts professor Dora Natella will have a busy travel schedule next month: the work, titled Gaia, is bound for two prestigious exhibitions, one in New York City, another in Tampa Bay.
Events
Throughout the state, the eight campuses will honor the university's excellence and achievement in academics, arts and athletics this fall with two months of academic activities, building dedications, homecoming festivities, anniversary celebrations, philanthropic projects, and arts and entertainment events.
