Media Relations
Monday,
February 26,
2007
Office of the President
An Indiana University traveling science exhibit that educates children and adults on how genes can affect our risk for particular diseases and disorders, such as alcoholism, cancer, depression, Alzheimer's and osteoporosis, has found a permanent home at the Science Central museum in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie today (June 20) announced completion of the "backbone" of a high-speed, fiber-optic network that will provide every public and private college campus in Indiana with digital communications at least 20 times faster than a typical home Internet connection. Known as I-Light, the network involves more than 1,000 miles of fiber-optic cable reaching every corner of the state and is larger, per capita, than similar networks in neighboring states. More than 40 higher education institutions will use the system for educational and research purposes.
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On Friday (June 20), Indiana University President Michael McRobbie will announce in South Bend, Ind., completion of the I-Light "backbone" system. I-Light will provide high-speed, broadband connectivity through a fiber-optic network to more than 40 higher education campuses -- both public and private -- in Indiana. Campus hook-ups are now under way and are expected to be completed by year's end. The I-Light system involves more than 1,000 miles of fiber-optic cable extending to all four corners of Indiana.
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Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie today (June 17) announced the appointment of an interim successor for Indiana University Kokomo Chancellor Ruth Person, who is leaving this summer. McRobbie said that -- pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees during its June 20 meeting -- Stuart Green, vice chancellor for the IU Kokomo Office of Academic Affairs, will take over leadership of IU Kokomo as interim chancellor for two years beginning Aug. 18.
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Indiana University and its fundraising partner, the IU Foundation, announced today (June 11) that IU Bloomington's "Matching the Promise" campaign has raised more than $60 million for graduate fellowships.
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The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Indiana University has signed or renewed international agreements with six universities in China, including Peking University School of Public Health, Hong Kong Baptist University in Hong Kong, Beijing Sport University and Shanghai Sports University. The School of HPER also renewed an agreement with Taiwan National Sports University.
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