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IUPUI basketball star Maushae Byles is the centerpiece of this IU Update. His personal sacrifice is an inspiration to young and old alike.

The Cultural Politics of Ian Fleming 007

The summer movie season is about to kick off. To prepare for the season, listen to a lecture given three years ago by James Chapman, who teaches film and television history at the Open University in the United Kingdom and is the author of the book License to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films. Chapman delivered the lecture during "The Cultural Politics of Ian Fleming 007," a symposium held at Indiana University Bloomington. The symposium was sponsored by the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences, The College's Arts and Humanities Institute and the Department of English.

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Family Day: A celebration of spring at the IU Art Museum
May 6, 10 to 11:30 a.m., IU Art Museum (second floor atrium), Bloomington -- The day is for families and children of all ages and will include art-making activities, stories and tours that celebrate the spring season. No pre-registration is needed and the event is free. On Saturdays, Art Museum visitors can park for free at the Wells Library and Art Museum parking lots, as well as at the Jordan Avenue and Fee Lane parking garages. For more information, call 812-855-5445 or visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu.

The arts heat up in summer

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The month of May means graduation, the end of another academic year and an opportunity for colleges and universities around the nation to take a breath and begin gearing up for the fall semester. When it comes to its arts and entertainment offerings, though, Indiana University is just getting warmed up.

Batman returns! IU alumnus Michael Uslan gives a lesson in the business of moviemaking

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It wasn't quite like Bruce Wayne traveling to the icy peaks of the Himalayas in Batman Begins to learn how to fight like a superhero. Nonetheless, it was pretty intense when a group of Indiana University telecommunications students met earlier this semester with IU alumnus, celebrated movie producer and IU Bloomington's 2006 spring commencement speaker Michael Uslan to learn about the challenges of developing major Hollywood motion pictures.

Ghosts (of royalty) still linger in Nepal

Though Nepal's embattled king announced last week that he will restore the nation's parliament, the nation's political problems are far from over and democracy still faces threatening challenges. Having lived with political unrest all of their lives, Nepalis understand that victory might be fleeting, according to Samrat Upadhyay, a native of Nepal and professor of creative writing at Indiana University Bloomington. Upadhyay focuses on how ordinary Nepalis cope with that unrest on a daily basis in his new collection of short stories, The Royal Ghosts.

Hollywood's forgotten gems receive new life

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Before he was Moses and Ben-Hur, a 16-year-old Charlton Heston was the main character in the 1941 silent film Peer Gynt. Now, because of Indiana University's effots to digitize this and other rare or out-of-print films from the Lilly Library's historic David C. Bradley Film Collection, the film is now available for research and instruction. Digitizing these and other forgotten gems, many of which are in the public domain but unavailable commercially, is "a huge step forward in preservation, and a huge step forward in access," said Chris Anderson, associate professor in IU's Department of Communication and Culture.

IU's David Baker talks jazz with Tavis Smiley

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To commemorate Jazz Appreciation Month (April), IU Distinguished Professor of Music David Baker participated in a special panel discussion and performance, hosted by IU alum Tavis Smiley, and taped before a live audience at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Baker, a renowned jazz educator and composer who directs the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, joined world-famous pianist and bandleader McCoy Tyner, Grammy-winning vocalist Al Jarreau, pianist Geri Allen and Smithsonian music curator John Hasse in celebrating the birth, tradition and legacy of jazz. The program, which was broadcast as part of Public Radio International's The Tavis Smiley Show, is now available for listening online.

Opera, dance, theater (and a little Elvis) shake up IU's Mini University

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Courses on such diverse topics as Elvis Presley's America, art and food, opera, modern dance and the powers of music are just a few of the reasons why Indiana University's Mini University has been called one of the nine best learning vacations in the United States. Find out more about this year's Mini University, which gives participants the chance to engage with exciting topics and world-class faculty while enjoying the beauty of the Bloomington campus.

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Kelley School of Business ranked among top 10 by Business Week

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Indiana University's Kelley School of Business now has two programs ranked among the best by Business Week, after the magazine ranked Kelley's undergraduate programs as 10th best in the nation overall and No. 4 among public schools in its first-ever survey of such programs.

New computer model thinks it's a football coach

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It's a cliché in football that every fan thinks he's a coach. Now there's a computer that thinks it's a coach. Indiana University scientist Chuck Bower and two partners have created ZEUS, a computer model of football as it's played in the National Football League, based on years of NFL statistics. ZEUS runs on an off-the-shelf laptop, perfect for a football sideline or a coach's booth, and it does what a coach needs to do during a game but can't -- calculate the consequences of a decision before he calls the next play.

Acclaimed vocalist Janet Williams to receive alumni award

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Janet Williams, an Indiana University School of Music alumna who has delighted audiences and critics internationally, will receive the IU African American Arts Institute's Herman C. Hudson Alumni Award.

Bell to headline star-studded lineup at IU Summer Music Festival

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A performance by international violin sensation and Indiana University alumnus Joshua Bell, the world premiere of a composition by acclaimed Scottish composer James MacMillan, the return of the Beaux Arts Trio and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and the debut of a new Festival Jazz Orchestra highlight a powerful lineup for Indiana University's 2006 Summer Music Festival. The festival, which features opera, orchestral, band, chamber and solo concerts, will be held from June 18 to Aug. 13 at the IU Jacobs School of Music.

Second class of Cox Scholars selected at IU

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Twenty-one Indiana University undergraduates have been honored with selection as Cox Scholars for the 2006-07 academic year.

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IU researchers are at work on breakthrough discoveries that have the potential to transform the state's economy and the future of Indiana. Aided by the strength of IU's research, the state of Indiana is poised to break out and become a national player in the life sciences sector. IU is fueling the momentum by offering business development resources to create new jobs and businesses and academic programs to attract and keep more life sciences professionals in Indiana.