Daily IU News Update
July 18, 2008
IU's next AD may come from outside
Indianapolis Star, July 18 -- Ken Beckley, who led Indiana University's last search for an athletic director, believes an important distinction president Michael McRobbie must make is whether Rick Greenspan's replacement must have Hoosier ties. Full story.
Indiana health officials examine state's pandemic influenza ethics planning
News-Medical.Net, July 17 -- The purpose of the meeting was to involve local health officials, health care providers, and other stakeholders in a discussion on the ethical issues related to an influenza pandemic. The meeting began with an overview of Indiana's Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan by Deputy State Health Commissioner Mary Hill, RN, Esq. IU Center for Bioethics Director Eric Meslin, Ph.D., then spoke on "Incorporating Ethics into Planning: Indiana's Approach." Full story.
Merck Funds HPV Research at Kelley School
Inside Indiana Business, July 17 -- Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck and Co. (NYSE:MRK) has awarded two Indiana University Kelley School of Business professors a $79,000 research grant to study the effect of two interventions on acceptance of the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination among low-income and minority women. Full story.
Proton center may have 'turned a corner'
Indianapolis Business Journal, July 17 -- The Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute, which has been a money-loser since opening in 2004, expects to turn a $1.5 million profit in the coming fiscal year, according to The Herald-Times of Bloomington. The Bloomington center, co-owned by Clarian Health and Indiana University, is attracting more patients and getting better reimbursement from the federal Medicare program. Full story.
10-ton magnet installed at IU biochemistry lab
Chicagotribune.com, July 18 -- A crane has lifted a 10-ton magnet into the basement of Indiana University's Simon Hall, were scientists will use it to produce high-resolution images of DNA and other compounds. Installation of the nearly $2 million magnet took about three hours Wednesday. Crews had to cover a portion of the street on the Bloomington campus with steel plates to protect underground tunnels as the heavy magnet was trucked in. Full story.
IUPUI incident shows academia's leftist bias
Indianapolis Star (letter to the editor), July 18 -- Whom is IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz kidding when he says "The university is committed to free expression"? Bantz issued an apology to student/employee Keith Sampson only after richly-deserved pressure from the ACLU, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and a scathing Wall Street Journal column. Back in my day, this situation would have been handled by a simple "mind your own business" to affirmative action officer Lillian Charleston -- and possibly something more forceful had she been a male bully. Full letter.
IU voices in the news
Difference Is All In The Mind
Dailyrecord.co.uk, July 18 -- For both men and women, trying to understand the opposite sex can be an impossible task. Whether it's men's fascination with football or women's pathological desire to go shopping, it's not uncommon to be left infuriated by your nearest and dearest. But now an explanation is finally at hand, confirming what many of us have long expected - male and female brains are wired differently. Dr Joseph Lurito, of the Indiana University School of Medicine, suggested this could be why women were better than men when it came to listening to two conversations at once. So the next time the man in your life seems blissfully unaware of what you're saying because he's watching the golf, you'll know why. Full story.
Public defenders make drastic proposals amid cuts
WDAM.com, July 17 -- Miami's public defender says his office is too poor to defend the poor. Indiana University law professor Norm Lefstein calls it "a pervasive national problem." Full story.
From the Chronicle
Worsening Economy Could Cause Trouble for Smaller Colleges
Remember the generally positive outlook on higher education that Moody's Investors Service issued in January (The Chronicle, January 25)? Scratch that. Although the bond rating company says that the industry has generally a stable outlook in a six-month update of that report released today, it notes that worsening economic conditions could lead to trouble, particularly for small private colleges that draw locally, local community colleges, and regional or less-selective public institutions. Full story.
Three Years Into Fight for Accountability, Spellings Again Seeking Traction
For three years, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has been calling on American colleges to do a better job of meeting critical national needs. Now she has only six months left in office, and her allies are deeply disappointed by the rate of improvement. Full story.
Too Many Secretive Strings Are Attached To Federally Financed Projects, Universities Complain
Federal agencies are pressing colleges not to publish findings from unclassified research projects financed by those agencies. The requests are coming more and more often, despite a longstanding presidential order that such findings be open, according to a new report issued on Thursday by two higher-education groups. Agencies cite national security as the reason for the secrecy, the report says. Full story.
Are College CIO's Thinking What Their Bosses Are Thinking?
The chief information officer at a college or university is a key position, says Mr. Brown, who may be forgiven a slight bias: He is the CIO of Johnson County Community College. But he has data to support the claim. Four times since 2003, Mr. Brown has surveyed CIO's and their managers, either college presidents or vice presidents, about the job. The 2008 survey has just come out. Everyone agrees the job is important, but not why, or what a CIO should really be good at. Full story.
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