Front Page News at Indiana University
September 18, 2007
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New research center is at the crossroads between Chinese business and politics
Kelley School's MBA program moves up to fifth in Wall Street Journal rankings
Rating Your Pain from 0 to 10 Might Not Help Your Doctor
Setting the stage: The enduring legacy of Max Röthlisberger
Successful alumni share ideas at Brand Leadership Conference
Target helps Kelley School to create student leadership program
IU Bloomington Scoreboard
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New research center is at the crossroads between Chinese business and politics -- At a time when stories about recalls of Chinese products such as toys, toothpaste and food are making headlines, a new research center has been established at Indiana University to help scholars and business professionals better understand the complexity of China's rapidly expanding economy. Read the full story.
Kelley School's MBA program moves up to fifth in Wall Street Journal rankings -- Indiana University's Kelley School of Business is the fifth most favorite regional program among corporate recruiters surveyed by the Wall Street Journal and Harris Interactive. Read the full story.
Rating Your Pain from 0 to 10 Might Not Help Your Doctor -- The most commonly used measure for pain screening may only be modestly accurate, according to researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina. In a study that appears in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, they evaluate the usefulness of a scale that asks patients in primary care to rate their current pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Read the full story.
Setting the stage: The enduring legacy of Max Röthlisberger; MAC curtain falls for the last time on the late designer's "Rigoletto" set -- Swiss-born Röthlisberger had acted, directed and designed sets in Europe's leading opera houses for more than 40 years and was in his 60s when he was recruited to IU by former School of Music Dean Wilfred Bain in 1973. C. David Higgins, professor of music and chair of the Jacobs School's Department of Opera Studies, had finished graduate school at IU and was on the opera staff when Röthlisberger arrived. He worked with him until 1987, when Röthlisberger retired and returned to Switzerland. Röthlisberger passed away in 2003 at the age of 89. Read the full story.
Successful alumni share ideas at Brand Leadership Conference -- Indiana University's Kelley School of Business has invited several alumni back to share insights with students and other alumni about working with some of America's most popular brands. The second Brand Leadership Conference, to be held Sept. 20-21 at IU Bloomington, will feature Kelley School alumni who are or have been in senior-level positions at companies such as PepsiCo, Dollar General, General Mills and Hanesbrands. Read the full story.
Target helps Kelley School to create student leadership program -- Starting this fall, more than 1,200 undergraduate majors each year in Indiana University's Kelley School of Business will benefit from a new, hands-on leadership development program being created through a generous grant from Target. Read the full story.
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Indiana University Bloomington Scoreboard
Schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 18: No varsity teams in action.
Schedule for Wednesday, Sept. 19:
Women's Soccer: Butler, 7 p.m., Indianapolis
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IU in the news
Experts: A good password requires more than your mom's maiden name
Indiana Daily Student, Sept. 18 -- Password security is rapidly becoming a concern not only for students but for anyone with a password protected account. Choosing a good password is a decision that should not be taken lightly, said David Ripley, a researcher at the Pervasive Technology Labs' Advanced Network Management Lab at IU. Read the full story.
School of Education earns $1.5M grant
Indiana Daily Student, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has donated $1.5 million to the IU School of Education. According to a press release, the grant will fund a collaboration between Indianapolis Public Schools and the School of Education at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis, promoting better preparation for teachers involved in the English Language Learners program. Read the full story.
Zeroing in on leadership prowess of IU
Indianapolis Star, Sept. 16 -- Return on investment -- Indiana University is getting it from major retailer Target. Every year Minneapolis-based Target hires 45 or 50 graduates from the IU Kelley School of Business. Now Target is plowing big bucks into the school to develop a leadership program that's unusual at the undergraduate level.
How big is the return on IU's investment? Target doesn't want the university to say, but it's enough to put 1,200 students through the program for the next few years. Read the full story.
IUPUI centers share $1.25M in grants
Indianapolis Star, Sept. 15 -- Lilly Endowment has awarded grants totaling $1.25 million to two units of the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture received a five-year grant in excess of $850,000 for its Young Scholars in Religion Program, which conducts annual seminars that help new religious studies professors improve their teaching and research skills. Read the full story.
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