How IU’s smart-fiber lab could supercharge Cook Medical’s devices
The collaboration will explore incorporating “smart fibers” into Cook Medical’s products to facilitate continuous, real-time monitoring of various bodily functions during procedures.
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Bloomington-based startup developing drone-assisted construction techniques
Terran Robotics, established in 2019, is developing technology that enables self-flying drones to build walls for earthen homes. The company plans to build its first home next year.
IU to pay McRobbie additional $582,000 for consulting services
Documents obtained from IU by a law professor indicate trustees initially approached then-IU President Michael McRobbie about extending his contract six months in case a search for a new president lasted beyond his retirement date.
Compliance mixed for Indiana University’s vaccine mandate
The highest student vaccination rates are at the largest IU campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis. But rates were much lower at the five other principal regional campuses.
New IU president is ‘bundle of energy’
Pamela Whitten has developed a reputation for being a high-energy person who favors face-to-face meetings with everyone from students to faculty to potential donors.
Supreme Court justice won’t block Indiana University vaccine mandate
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s action came in response to an emergency request from eight students, and it marked the first time the high court has weighed in on a vaccine mandate.
Students challenging IU vaccine mandate file for U.S. Supreme Court review
The students-plaintiffs have challenged the mandate in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana and at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, but so far their efforts have been unsuccessful.
Appeals court allows IU to proceed with COVID-19 vaccine mandate
In an unanimous appeals court opinion, Judge Frank Easterbrook cited a 116-year-old Supreme Court case that ruled states may require all members of the public to be vaccinated against smallpox.
IU trustee, manufacturing executive dies at 62
Melanie Walker recently co-chaired the search committee that chose new Indiana University President Pamela Whitten.
IUPUI’s Paydar plans to step down as chancellor
Under Paydar’s leadership, IUPUI has expanded its footprint in downtown Indianapolis and has grown to include more than 550 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs from IU and Purdue University.
New IU president Whitten tests positive for COVID
Pamela Whitten, who took over as Indiana University president July 1, said she began experiencing “mild cold symptoms” Thursday morning before being tested.
UPDATE: Federal judge affirms Indiana University vaccine requirement
The judge held a hearing on the case last week and wrote in his ruling dated Sunday that evidence so far shows that IU has pursued a reasonable policy in the “legitimate interest of public health for its students, faculty and staff.”
IU students sue university over COVID-19 vaccine policy
The suit contends that IU’s policy violates the Fourteenth Amendment, which includes the rights of personal autonomy and bodily integrity and the right to reject medical treatment.
Bayh, Coats taking Indiana University roles
Former U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh will work with the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, while Former Sen. Dan Coats will join the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.
Indiana University offering prizes for vaccine documentation
The award program announced Thursday comes after the university stepped back this week from a plan to require shot documentation ahead of the fall semester amid protests from many state officials.
Indiana University giving students option on COVID-19 vaccine proof
IU announced Tuesday that students and employees would be able to attest to their vaccination without having to provide documentation of having received the shots, as was required under the previous policy announced May 21.
Holcomb said he will not order IU to eliminate its vaccine mandate
Republican lawmakers asked the governor to issue an executive order prohibiting any state university from mandating vaccines that don’t have full U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
Purdue plans vaccine cash drawing as IU faces policy critics
Purdue’s “Old Golden Ticket” drawing makes students who submit proof of a COVID-19 vaccination by July 15 eligible for one of 10 prizes paying $9,992. That is the equivalent of a year’s undergraduate tuition.
Indiana University reviewing vaccine mandate amid criticism
Nearly all Republican members of the Indiana Senate on Thursday joined the criticism of IU’s policy in a letter to university President Michael McRobbie.
GOP legislators protest Indiana University’s vaccine order
A letter dated Tuesday to Gov. Eric Holcomb calls on him to prohibit any state university from mandating vaccines that don’t have full U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.