Front Page News at Indiana University

Front Page News at Indiana University

IU Bloomington campus switching to federal direct loans for 2008-09 -- Indiana University announced today (April 15) that beginning in the fall of 2008, its Bloomington campus will return to using the federal Direct Loan Program as its source for federally backed student loans. The decision was announced by Roger Thompson, vice provost for enrollment management, who said the campus wants to ensure students will have a predictable and reliable source of funds during the 2008-09 academic year. Read the complete story.

Successful sports and entertainment entrepreneur to address Kelley School of Business MBA graduates -- teve Bellamy, a sports and media entrepreneur who is chairman and chief executive officer of The Ski Channel television network, will speak on May 2 at a recognition event for MBA graduates of Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. Read the complete story.

Benton Murals conference to explore public art on the university campus -- Thomas Hart Benton's Indiana murals have provoked strong public responses for 75 years, ever since the artist created them for the Indiana Hall at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. A conference this month at Indiana University Bloomington, where the murals have been displayed since 1940, will examine the artistic and cultural impact of the murals and their role as public art on a public university campus. Read the complete story.

Cultural Metamorphosis: Better Doctors through Better Relationships -- Change can be difficult. It also can be rewarding. In the case of a medical school culture, change can have important consequences for what students learn and what type of physicians they ultimately become. Successfully altering an institution's culture can be accomplished without massive amounts of funding or strict administrative edicts, say researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Read the complete story.

Graduation scheduled Wednesday for students in Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program -- Inmates and college students learn together in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, a collaboration of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Indiana's Plainfield Re-Entry Educational Facility. This Wednesday, April 16, they will graduate together. The Indiana Department of Correction's Plainfield facility will host a ceremony, starting at 9 a.m., for the 17 students who completed the semester-long course. Read the complete story.

SPEA Earth Week events scheduled at IU Bloomington -- Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Environmental Management Association, an organization of SPEA graduate students, have planned a weeklong series of events commemorating and celebrating Earth Day. SPEA Earth Week will take place April 16-22 and will feature a series of educational, service-oriented, awareness-raising, and entertaining events. IU students, faculty and staff and the Bloomington community are encouraged to attend. Read the complete story.

"Strengthening Our Roots" conference to provide information about autism spectrum -- Family members and those interested in learning more about supporting children on the autism spectrum should mark their calendars for Saturday, May 17, and plan to attend a conference titled "Strengthening Our Roots: A Conference For, and About, Families of Children on the Autism Spectrum." Read the complete story.

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Indiana University Bloomington Scoreboard

Results from Friday, April 11:
Baseball: With the wind blowing out at Sembower Field on Friday, the Indiana baseball team scored twice in the eighth and twice in the ninth to pick up a walk-off victory over Iowa, 13-12. Read the game notes.
Softball: The Ohio State Buckeyes came out with a 3-2 win at the IU Softball Field on Friday. Read the game notes.

Results from Saturday, April 12:
Women's Tennis: The #29 Indiana University women's tennis team earned a 4-3 win over #58 Illinois on Saturday, the third tight Big Ten match the Hoosiers have won by that score this season. Read the match notes.
Baseball: The Indiana baseball team came up short in both ends of a doubleheader against Iowa, as the Hawkeyes won both games coming from behind, 12-11 and 13-10 on Saturday. Read the game notes.
Men's Tennis: The #38 Indiana University men's tennis team put the Cream and Crimson ahead in the AT&T Crimson and Gold with a 6-1 victory at Purdue on Saturday. Read the match notes.
Softball: The Hoosiers blanked the Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 4-0 at the IU Softball Field on Saturday afternoon. Read the game notes.
Men's Soccer: A goal in the 33rd minute proved to be the only scoring on a rainy, cold day as Notre Dame defeated Indiana 1-0, Saturday night in the feature match of the National Soccer Festival Spring Event in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Read the match notes.
Men's and Women's Track: The Hoosiers competed at the Sea Ray Relays on Saturday. Hoosier men and women competed in 22 different events on the day, and a total of 34 athletes competed in cream and crimson on the day.
The men's team had an outstanding day, recording regional qualifying marks in three events. The qualifying marks were posted by seniors Jeff Coover, Kyle Jenkins and Kiwan Lawson. The women recorded two regional qualifying marks on the day. Sophomore Faith Sherrill and senior Abbie Stechschulte posted the qualifying marks for the Hoosiers. Read the men's results. Read the women's results.

Results from Sunday, April 13:
Women's Tennis: The #29 Indiana University women's tennis team tallied their second 4-3 win of the weekend and fourth in the conference slate on Sunday. Indiana took the doubles point and three singles matches to defeat the arch-rival Boilermakers of Purdue on Senior Day. Read the match notes.
Men's Tennis: The #38 Indiana University men's tennis team pushed 16th-ranked and 2007 NCAA Runner-up Illinois to the brink of defeat on Sunday before eventually falling in a 5-2 decision on the road. Read the match notes.
Baseball: The Indiana baseball team rallied from a 5-2 deficit to tie the score 5-5, but Iowa picked up two runs in the eighth and three in the ninth to come away with a 10-5 victory in the finale of the four-game series between the two teams. Read the game notes.

Schedule for Tuesday, April 15:
Softball: Ball State, 4 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.
Baseball: Louisville, 6 p.m., Louisville, Ky.

Schedule for Wednesday, April 16:
Baseball: Ball State, 3 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.

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IU in the news

Some myths likely originated with mom
Augusta Chronicle, April 13 -- If you swallow gum, it will stay in your stomach for seven years. While the origin of this myth is obscure, it was undoubtedly a mom who just didn't want her child eating gum. It is the sort of thing, though, that can really stick in a child's mind (if not really his stomach) and conjure up images of an ever-growing rainbow ball of gum clogging up his insides. And it obviously is not true, said Rachel C. Vreeman, a fellow in children's health services research at Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Children's Hospital. Full story.

Chocolate and exercise really do go together
Mount Vernon News, April 14 -- Those of us who have long craved a glass of chocolate milk after prolonged exercise may finally have the scientific answer as to why. According to Joel M. Stager, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology at Indiana University, "Chocolate milk contains an optimal carbohydrate to protein ratio, which is critical for helping refuel tired muscles after strenuous exercise and can enable athletes to exercise at a high intensity during subsequent workouts." Full story.

Cutters triumph as 1st team to repeat as champions since 1981; Delta Gamma becomes 4th sorority to win Women's Little 500 title
Indiana Daily Student, April 14 -- Read about all of the 2008 Little 500 victories and surprise visit with the Indiana Daily Student's special feature, the Little 500 Center. Full story.

New book: "Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses"
Help Net Security, April 15 -- The security threat landscape has dramatically changed in the past few years. In this single volume, "Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses" an academic and and industry insider lay out what threats companies and institutions face today and what countermeasures they can take to fight them. Relative to this year's election - check out the book's 10th chapter, Cybercrime and Politics, which explores the risks cybercrime poses to U.S. elections. Security experts Markus Jakobsson, adjunct associate professor at Indiana University, and Zulfikar Ramzan have brought together chapter contributors who are among the best and the brightest in the security industry. Full story.

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