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Events
Free events and family-friendly events abound in Bloomington this summer during Indiana University's second annual Summer Festival of the Arts. The festival offers 113 days of arts programming, beginning May 6 and continuing through Aug. 26. Events are held at venues across campus including IU Auditorium, IU Cinema, IU Art Museum, Jacobs School of Music, Lilly Library, Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Wylie House Museum, Grunwald Gallery of Art and Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center. A complete list of Summer Festival of the Arts activities can be found at artsfest.indiana.edu.
New IU Communications blogs highlight discoveries, creativity of the university community
Indiana University Communications has launched a blog initiative designed to help the media and general public keep abreast of activities, breakthroughs and the range of educational, cultural, scientific and research developments that occur at a vibrant Big Ten university. At one website, Viewpoints, readers can find blogs such as "Art at IU," "Science at Work," "Health & Vitality," "Policy Briefings" and "IU Inc.," with themes that mirror the "beats" of the bloggers -- IU Communications news and media specialists whose day-to-day responsibilities involve getting the word out about the great work occurring at IU.
Recent News
Topics
Arts and Humanities 
'Riverdance' steps across IU Auditorium stage as part of Summer Festival of the Arts
Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show explores themes of sex, gender and reproduction
Education
Review: Classroom observation is variable, imprecise measure of teacher performance
IU research discussed at American Educational Research Association annual meeting
Faculty Honors
IU's Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis renamed for Elinor and Vincent Ostrom
IU Distinguished Professor Menahem Pressler to receive prize from queen of Spain
Health and Medicine
Bacteria study of male adolescents reveals new insights into urinary tract health
Fit University: A focus on health and nutrition for teens and the experts
International Programs
IU Kelley School and Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow announce several new initiatives
IU Bloomington ranked a top Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows graduate school
Law
IU law professor: Facebook IPO will 'sell little bits of each of us'
Center for Interfaith Cooperation, IUPUI School of Liberal Arts offer look at Islamic law
Public and Environmental Affairs
Sustainability research grants focus on urban forestry, PCB impact
Indiana University scientist receives National Wetlands Award
Science
Sloppy shipping of human retina leads IU researchers to discover new treatment path for eye disease
