Events

William T. Patten Lecture Series
Fisher Professor of Natural History, Andrew Herbert Knoll, of Harvard University, will address "Life on a Young Planet" on Tuesday, Feb. 9, and "Meridiani, Opportunity, and the Search for Life on Mars" on Thursday, Feb. 11, kicking off this year's William T. Patten Lecture Series. Both lectures will take place in Rawles Hall, room 100 at 7:30 p.m.

IU endowment ranks 11th in nation in 2009
Indiana University ranks 11th in the nation among public universities in the market value of its endowment, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)-Commonfund Study of Endowments (NCSE). IU ranked 12th in 2007-08.
Topics
Business
IU Kelley School professors assert that benefits of direct-to-consumer drug ads outweigh criticisms
Planners of upcoming life sciences conference taking a more theatrical approach to the topic
Education
Equity and opportunity threatened by growing national "excellence gap"
State grant to IU School of Education to fund place-based preparation of ESL teachers
Faculty Honors
National Student Clearinghouse appoints Hossler as executive director
MacArthur grant funds School of Education researchers' study of "systems thinking"
Health and Medicine
Indiana-Kenya Partnership receives $5 million USAID grant to expand comprehensive care
International Programs
Indiana-Kenya Partnership receives $5 million USAID grant to expand comprehensive care
IU Kelley School's Check Your Label event on Feb. 5 focuses on conscious consumerism
Law
Tipsheet: Congressional testimony should heighten awareness of cyber threats
Groundbreaking counter-terrorism simulation documentary involving IU law students premieres Jan. 21
Public and Environmental Affairs
IU professor: Obama should issue executive order on greenhouse gas emissions
Noted geophysicist and member of Nobel Prize-winning panel to speak on the science of global warming
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