Dennis Groth has been named interim vice provost for undergraduate education at Indiana University Bloomington. He is an associate professor in the School of Informatics and Computing and has served as associate vice provost for undergraduate education since 2009. Provost and Executive Vice President Lauren Robel announced the appointment today.

Physicist William Bialek, journalist and author David Finkel and cognitive scientist Gerd Gigerenzer will be featured speakers for the 2013-14 Patten Lecture Series at Indiana University Bloomington. The William T. Patten Foundation presents the lectures under the auspices of the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs.

A series of collaborative research agreements between Indiana University Cyclotron Operations, Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center and ProNova Solutions aim to develop advanced proton therapy technologies, including a new pencil beam scanning nozzle.

Dr. Jay L. Hess, currently the Carl V. Weller Professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Health System, has been selected as the new vice president for university clinical affairs and dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine, subject to the approval of the IU Board of Trustees at its June meeting.

Indiana University Bloomington ranked among the top five schools in the country for water conservation in Campus Conservation Nationals 2013, a nationwide electricity and water reduction competition among colleges and universities.

Idalene "Idie" Kesner, an accomplished educator, administrator and leading researcher on strategic management, will head Indiana University's Kelley School of Business as its next dean, pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees.

Forty-three years, 661 major building projects. The legacy left by Indiana University Vice President Emeritus Terry Clapacs upon his retirement in 2009 is as cemented in Hoosier history as the classic limestone buildings that dot the university's celebrated landscape.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie issued the following statement on the passing of former Indiana Gov. Otis R. Bowen, a distinguished alumnus and titled professor at IU.

Two-time Grammy Award-winner and Indiana University faculty member Sylvia McNair will be among the speakers at Baccalaureate, an interfaith celebration of academic achievement held on Friday, May 3, the day before undergraduate commencement at IU's Bloomington campus.

It's time to drag those old electronic devices out of the closet. Electronic Waste Collection Days will take place May 10 and 11 at Indiana University Bloomington and IU South Bend. The event will provide free drop-off collection for institutions and businesses on Friday, May 10, and for the public on Saturday, May 11.

Indiana University junior David Bloom has received the 2013 Palmer-Brandon Prize in the Humanities, one of the most prestigious awards given by the College of Arts and Sciences. The $20,000 Palmer-Brandon Prize is given annually to outstanding full-time College of Arts and Sciences humanities majors to support their continued academic, scholarly and creative pursuits.

Indiana University confirmed its leadership in high performance, data-intensive computing by unveiling Big Red II, a powerful new supercomputer with a processing speed of one thousand trillion floating-point operations per second (one petaFLOPS).

Indiana University's new supercomputer is expected to further advance international collaborations reliant on big data research at a time when the globalization of education, science and research is omnipresent.

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie presided over the dedication ceremony for the new Andy Mohr Field on Tuesday, April 23. IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie spoke as well.

With student move-out just around the corner, the IU Office of Sustainability is encouraging Indiana University Bloomington students to donate items to the Hoosier to Hoosier Community Sale.

Indiana University Bloomington faculty members, staff and students will be recognized Friday, April 26, for outstanding service to the university's Latino community. The awards recognize individuals or groups that have participated in service and mentoring, promoted diversity initiatives and developed awareness in the areas of culture, arts, health, economy, language or education.

Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County, a program in partnership between Indiana University Bloomington Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, celebrated its newest graduates on Wednesday, April 24, at the Indiana Memorial Union Federal Room.

Indiana University Bloomington junior Nathaniel Sims is a 2013 Beinecke Scholar, one of only 20 students nationwide to receive the honor. A Hutton Honors College scholar majoring in linguistics and East Asian languages and cultures who will graduate in 2014, Sims spent this school year in Chengdu, China, through IU's Chinese Flagship Program.

Former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, the longest-serving senator in Indiana's history and a faculty member in Indiana University's School of Global and International Studies, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies.

Winners of the 2012-13 Provost's Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity are Amal Akbik and Andrew Johns in the category of Social and Applied Sciences; Courtney Burroughs in Natural and Mathematical Sciences; Angela Ratigan in Arts and Humanities; Ross Smith in Professional Inquiry; and Larrea Young in Performing and Creative Arts.

The Indiana University School of Education has named eight Indiana public school teachers as the Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Educators for the 2013-14 school year. In earning the prestigious honor, these teachers have an opportunity over the next year to participate in professional development opportunities and work with IU faculty and students studying to be teachers.

About 20 IU undergraduate women participated in a full day of tours and meetings at Argonne National Laboratory just outside Chicago as part of IU initiatives focused on science, technology and mathematics careers. Argonne employs 1,250 scientists, and also 650 graduate and undergraduate students, who work on some of the most advanced research topics related to energy, the environment and national security.

Graduating seniors Deanna Allbrittin and Sonia Phadke have been selected to be student speakers for 2013 Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremonies. Commencement will take place Saturday, May 4, at Assembly Hall.

Indiana University Southeast Chancellor Sandra Patterson-Randles announced today that she will step down from her current position effective June 30, 2013.

Major League Baseball player Scott Rolen has given Indiana University a major gift in support of IU baseball and the new stadium, Bart Kaufman Field. Rolen, a Hoosier native from Jasper, Ind., made the contribution in honor of his parents, Ed and Linda Rolen, who are longtime educators and IU fans.