Biology Department
Indiana University Bloomington geneticist Matthew Hahn has been elected a 2010 fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowship is designated for young faculty scientists who demonstrate the potential to do great things in their fields. It comes with a $50,000 award, disbursed over two years. This year's 118 American and Canadian fellows represent fields as diverse as mathematics, molecular biology, neuroscience and economics.
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In preparation for Indiana University's Fall 2010 Themester "sustain.ability: Thriving on a Small Planet," the IU College of Arts and Sciences will offer a free Teaching & Learning Institute to help faculty members, librarians, and graduate students of all ranks and disciplines tailor existing courses to incorporate issues of sustainability.
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Yves Brun, an Indiana University Bloomington microbiologist who has brought multidisciplinary rigor to the study of bacteria, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. It is a major honor in Brun's field. Brun is invited to attend a special event at the American Society of Microbiology's annual meeting in San Diego (May 2010). Fellows are elected each year "through a highly selective, peer-review process based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology," according to the Academy.
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Recipients of the Indiana University Outstanding Junior Faculty Award this year are Brian D'Onofrio (Psychological and Brain Sciences), Christiane Gruber (Art History and International Studies), Ho-fung Hung (Sociology and East Asian Languages and Culture), Daniel Kearns (Biology) and Marissa Moorman (History).
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Students returning from winter break this month found three new teaching laboratories in Indiana University Bloomington's Jordan Hall, built expressly for the purpose of providing practical laboratory experiences in the life sciences. The teaching labs replace and augment 3,700 square feet of outdated space. The new labs are more flexible and expansive, covering 5,300 square feet on two floors.
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Fisher Professor of Natural History Andrew Herbert Knoll of Harvard University will address "Life on a Young Planet" on Feb. 9 and "Meridiani, Opportunity, and the Search for Life on Mars" on Feb. 11 to kick-off this year's William T. Patten Lecture Series. Both lectures will take place in Rawles Hall, room 100, at 7:30 p.m.
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