Lawrance resigns as head of IU Public Policy Institute
The former senior vice president for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce was appointed to the role in June 2014. He’s leaving for another opportunity that he declined to identify on Friday.
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Valparaiso University offers buyouts to law school faculty
Enrollment in the law school has been going down and the school has been more selective from a smaller pool of applicants, a university spokeswoman said.
Jazz great and IU professor David Baker dies at 84
Baker, who founded IU's jazz studies program, wrote more than 2,000 pieces of music and was nominated for a Grammy in 1979 and a Pulitzer Prize in 1973. In 2000, he was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, the country's highest jazz honor.
College endowments show losses in volatile stock market
A dozen funds that responded to requests for their returns for the first six months of fiscal 2016 showed an average loss of 3.8 percent. Indiana University’s loss was even larger.
Penn State prof to lead IU informatics school
During Raj Acharya’s tenure at Penn State, the university's computer science research expenditure moved from 64th in the nation in 2001 to eighth in 2013.
Former dentistry clinic director sues IU over firing
A former clinic director and 30-year faculty member at the IU School of Dentistry in Indianapolis who was fired last year after students complained he inappropriately touched them is suing to get his job back, saying he was denied a fair hearing.
Faculty object to proposed split of Fort Wayne university
The IPFW Faculty Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to send a resolution to the presidents and boards of trustees at Indiana University and Purdue University urging them to reject the proposal.
Indiana University gets $5M to lead cybersecurity center
IU's Center for Trustworthy Scientific Cyberinfrastructure will help solve the computer and software security challenges facing the National Science Foundation.
Hoosiers reward football coach with new 6-year contract
Less than two months after the Hoosiers ended an eight-year bowl drought, Indiana University coach Kevin Wilson signed a six-year contract that will pay him $15.3 million.
Deal puts IU doctor’s research on path to market
A professor in the Indiana School of Medicine is hopeful that an antibiotic cocktail he invented will one day improve the lives of millions of people, thanks in part to the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., formed in 1997 to make work done by IU faculty and researchers available for commercial development.
IU planning $10M building for Marching Hundred band
The 30,000-square-foot facility would be built just south of Assembly Hall and Memorial Stadium on the Bloomington campus’ northern end.
Indiana University trustees want admissions streamlined
Indiana University applicants have to apply separately for each campus. Trustees worry getting rejected by the Bloomington campus could discourage applicants from applying to a regional campus.
McROBBIE: University research never more crucial
With its $300 million Grand Challenges program, Indiana University has joined a growing number of American universities committing major funding to tackling urgent, real-world problems.
IU panel pessimistic about 2016 economy
Real output growth in 2016 will average about 2.5 percent, which will be a little better than this year, but only equal to 2014, according to the forecast from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Champions of 16 Tech see it as magnet for development, high-tech workers
City leaders want to make the 60-acre tract of land just north of the Indiana University School of Medicine campus a mix of all of the best the city has to offer and catch the eyes of more creative and highly sought-after workers.
IU researchers develop suicide-prediction tool
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine think they have found a way to predict possible suicides using blood tests and questionnaires on tablet computers.
IU to receive up to $46M for effort to boost patient care
The university will lead a consortium of eight institutions that will use the money to create a system of coaches embedded in medical practices.
McRobbies to donate $1 million for two IU professorships
IU’s president and his wife will endow professorships in computer engineering and global strategic studies on the Bloomington campus.
U.S. colleges seek better integration for Chinese students
The multitudes of Chinese students attending American universities are approaching college as less of a life experience and more as a transaction. Educators are trying to change that.
IU, Ball State extend football rivalry into next decade
Indiana University will play Ball State University in football in four of the next five seasons, including a 2019 game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IU athletic director Fred Glass announced Thursday.