Daily IU News Round-up
November 4, 2009
Amelia Earhart's legacy for women
Ajc, Nov. 3 -- Elinor Ostrom is mentioned in this article. Full story.
Some Aging Competitors Call High-Tech Swimsuits Dirty Pool
Fabric Streamlines Bulges, Adds Buoyancy; Lifetime Bests From a $500 Fountain of Youth
The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 3 -- The 50,000 members of U.S. Masters Swimming are divided over polymers, too. Some members of this association for swimmers 18 and older are accusing their fellows of unfair propulsion and are pushing for a ban. But pressure from many senior swimmers has kept the suits legal for now. As tight as a corset, the new speed suits make the wearer sleeker and more streamlined. They soak up less water, reducing drag. They compress muscle and can shave off seconds. "You're...on top of the water," says Joel Stager, an exercise physiologist at Indiana University in Bloomington and a Masters swimmer. "Your legs feel effortless." Full story.
Can You Believe How Mean Office Gossip Can Be?
The New York Times, Denverpost.com, Nov. 2, 4 -- The earlier studies found that once someone made a negative comment about a person who wasn't there, the conversation would get meaner unless someone immediately defended the target. Otherwise, among both adults and teenagers, the insults would keep coming because there was so much social pressure to agree with the others. The new study found that gossip in the workplace also tended to be overwhelmingly negative, but the insults were more subtle and the conversations less predictable, says Tim Hallett, a sociologist at Indiana University. Dr. Hallett conducted the study along with Donna Eder of IU and Brent Harger of Albright College. Full story. Full story 2.
A Nuclear Counter-Offer to Iran
By Jamsheed Choksy
Real Clear World, Nov. 3 -- Apparently, Iran has not completely rejected the nuclear deal from the IAEA. It is re-negotiating the initial terms. Now Tehran seeks to ship its low enriched uranium (LEU) for processing outside Iran or have the LEU converted inside the country by a third party, in batches. Moreover, Tehran's regime wishes to purchase nuclear fuel from abroad prior to relinquishing any of its own LEU. Basically, Iran's leaders have "no confidence that they (i.e., the West) will give us 20% enriched fuel in exchange for 3.5% enriched fuel." Full story.
IU economic outlook scheduled Friday at Teibel's
Nwi.com, Nov. 4 -- The Indiana University Kelley School of Business presents the 2010 Economic Outlook at 11 a.m. Friday at Teibel's Restaurant, 1775 U.S. 41. Full story.
Marion County voters overwhelmingly support a new Wishard
The Indianapolis Star, The Bloomington Herald-Times, insideindianabusiness.com, Nov. 4 -- The voter approval -- required by state law -- means plans will quickly move forward on the facility, to be built on the west side of the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on the sites of the old Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital and the Board of Health building. Full story. Full story 2. Full story 3.
Some Basic Concerns about the CFPA Legislation and a Partial Response to Professor Bar-Gill's "The Consumer Financial Protection
By Sarah Jane Hughes
Finreg21.com, Nov. 2 -- Sarah Jane Hughes is the University Scholar and Fellow in Commercial Law at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She teaches bank regulation, information privacy, and commercial law. From 1974 to 1988, Professor Hughes worked for the Federal Trade Commission where her responsibilities included enforcing the Truth in Lending Act and other federal consumer protection statutes and FTC regulations. During her FTC employment, she often worked with representatives of the federal bank regulatory agencies on rulemaking and enforcement issues. Full story.
Inefficient Selection: New Evolutionary Mechanism Accounts For Some of Human Biological complexity
Science Daily, Nov. 4 - Ariel Fernandez, professor of bioengineering at Rice University said the study drew from previous findings by his own research group and from seminal work of Michael Lynch, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Indiana University and a recently elected a fellow of the National Academy of Science. Lynch's work has shown that natural selection is less efficient in humans as compared with simpler creatures like bacteria. This "selection inefficiency" arises from the smaller population size of humans as compared with unicellular organisms. Full story.
Men and Women of Color Leadership Conference next week at IU
The Bloomington Herald-Times, Nov. 3 -- Having a family of color in the White House lends a natural context to this year's Men and Women of Color Leadership Conference set for Nov. 13-14 at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. This year's conference theme is "Bridging the Gap: Building upon the 2008 Election." Full story.
H1N1 found in Ind. pigs
The Indiana Daily Student, Nov. 4 -- The H1N1 virus has been detected in an Indiana commercial swine herd. Both pigs and humans at an undisclosed commercial pig farm in the state contracted the virus in October, said Denise Derrer, Indiana State Board of Animal Health public information director. Voluntary testing by the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the diagnosis. Full story.
Glass holding IMU office hours Wednesday
Indiana Daily Student, Nov. 4 -- IU Athletics Director Fred Glass will answer questions from students Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Indiana Memorial Union Market. Full story.
Man accused of raping IU student put on leave from UPS
The Bloomington Herald-Times, Nov. 3,2 -- A 50-year-old executive arrested and charged with raping an Indiana University student over homecoming weekend has been put on leave from his position as a UPS vice president because of the allegation against him. Full story.
From the Chronicle
Learning Goes Under a New Microscope
Health-sciences major at U. of Minn. tests models for teaching and tenure
With a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Mr. Lehmkuhle and the vice chancellor, Claudia Neuhauser, are building an elaborate database that will help them track the success (or lack thereof) of various instructional techniques. Full story.
Texas Voters Approve Measure to Strengthen Research Universities
Voters in Texas on Tuesday approved a ballot measure designed to strengthen the state's research universities, with about 56 percent voting in favor of the proposal. In other states with ballot measures that might affect higher education, voters in Maine and Washington were considering Taxpayer Bill of Rights proposals that would cap increases in state spending and require that voters approve certain tax increases. Both efforts appeared headed to defeat on Tuesday night. Full story.
Music Industry Changes Tune of New Program to Fight File Sharing
Under a blanket of secrecy, six colleges have begun testing an experimental service from major recording labels that lets students legally download all the music they want and put it on any device. But some innovative features have been stripped from the service since it was proposed, leaving it similar to existing services that have not made much of a dent in illicit file-sharing. Full story.
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