A study co-authored by a professor in IU's Kelley School of Business suggests that fans do have a great impact on games and that officials often are not objective in their efforts to be fair to both teams.

A $1.3-million grant to Indiana University from the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center will establish the East African Center of Excellence in Health Informatics. The new center will connect the expertise of one of the world's foremost informatics programs at IU and the Regenstrief Institute with one of the leading academic medical centers in East Africa at Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital to increase the capacity for electronic health records in one of the worlds' poorest regions.

The Indiana University Building Corp. Board of Directors will meet on Friday (Nov. 20) at 4 p.m. in Bryan Hall 114 on the IU Bloomington campus.

Not only does Vera Bradley make popular handbags, but it also fights against breast cancer. The Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer announced today (Nov. 12) that it is committing $10 million to breast cancer research at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center.

The Indiana University Nanoscience Center is sponsoring a workshop on advanced battery technologies from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, in the IU Bloomington Chemistry Department. The workshop is an outgrowth of a major two-day Energy Conference held at IU Bloomington and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in August.

The 2009 Men of Color Leadership Conference at Indiana University Bloomington will have a different look and feel to it this year. In honor of our nation's first African-American president, the committees for IU's leadership conferences for men and women of color decided to combine forces to hold a combined event.

Originally known as the IU vs. Purdue Blood Donor Challenge, Indiana University continues saving lives this year in the renamed 13th annual IU Blood Donor Challenge. The nationwide challenge will run through Nov. 13.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie today (Oct. 28) will announce a campaign to create an endowed faculty chair in cancer research in commemoration of the late Myles Brand, the university's 16th president.

A growing number of older adults are dying from dementia. In an editorial in the Oct. 15, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Greg Sachs, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a Regenstrief Institute investigator, notes that end-of-life care for most older adults with dementia has not changed in decades and urges that these individuals be provided far greater access to palliative care, the management of pain and other symptoms.

What is beauty? Is it really only in the eye of the beholder? How do we decide what is beautiful, and what is not? The fall 2009 issue of Indiana University's award-winning Research & Creative Activity magazine reflects on the art and artifice of beauty, from makeover shows to music to what makes Cindy Crawford attractive.

The Indiana University School of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals boosted the area economy by an estimated $7.96 billion in 2008, according to a study released by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Altogether, the association's member medical schools and teaching hospitals had a combined economic impact of $512 billion and accounted for more than 3.3 million full-time jobs in the 46 states (and the District of Columbia) where the association's member schools are located.

Eleven individuals were recognized by the Indiana University School of Continuing Studies (SCS) at a luncheon held recently at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Brenda L. Bickel, a graduate of IU South Bend, received the IU School of Continuing Studies Distinguished Alumni Award.

Indiana University's Research and Technology Corp. is moving forward with prototype development of a heart pump for infants invented through a collaboration between an IU cardiothoracic surgeon and a Purdue University engineer.

Three Indiana University Diversity Committees are scheduled to meet in October.

New findings related to an uncommon genetic disorder may impact the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the most common chronic gastrointestinal illness in children and teens. Two million Americans have IBD which involves inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The research was led by a team of physicians which included Mary Dinauer of the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children.

The Indiana University School of Education at IUPUI has received from the U.S. Department of Education a five-year, $2.7 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant for a new teacher residency program. The grant expands the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship program and will lead to a master's degree in education with graduates licensed to teach both general and special education. The grant is one of only 28 the federal government is awarding to improve instruction in struggling schools.

On Nov. 5, the Indiana University Business Outlook Panel will begin a statewide tour to present its economic forecast for 2010, with presentations in Indianapolis and Bloomington.

Nearly 30 years after its founding, an alumni organization that helps to steward Indiana University's African American legacy has planned a major celebration and reunion Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Indianapolis.

Which comes first, depression or inflammation? To help solve this long standing chicken and egg conundrum, researchers led by Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis asked two critical questions. Does depression lead to elevated inflammatory proteins in the human body? Or does an increase in these proteins lead to depression?

John D. Graham, dean of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, announced today (Oct. 5) the establishment of the SPEA Dean's Advisory Council, a group of respected leaders from business, government and the nonprofit sector. The 21-member panel will provide advice on strategic directions, serve as ambassadors for the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and assist with resource development.

The Indiana University Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday and Friday (Oct. 1-2) in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union, 900 E. Seventh St. in Bloomington.

The NCAA, in conjunction with Indiana University, will host a tribute for former President Myles Brand at 6 p.m. (eastern time) on Oct. 28, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Indiana University Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Neil Theobald, announced today the details of the incentive grant program that was outlined earlier this month by IU President Michael A. McRobbie.

As the fall 2009 semester begins, Indiana University Press announced today that all Indiana University libraries will have immediate and free access to IU Press Online, an initiative by IU Press to make scholarship that it publishes available without cost to the Indiana University community.

Indiana University's Karl MacDorman, director of the IUPUI Android Science Center, has been to the valley -- the uncanny valley of virtual humans so lifelike they give us real humans the creeps. What he's found is that things don't look so bad after all.