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The new 2009 life sciences special edition of IU Home Pages is available now online. You'll find expanded feature content, photographs and audio-video presentations featuring faculty from all eight IU campuses.
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Transcendent: The Photographs of Hiroshi Sugimoto
Now-May 10, Indiana University Art Museum, Special Exhibitions Gallery/Hexagon Gallery, first floor, 1133 East Seventh St., Bloomington -- Drawn from four private collections, this exhibition of 14 striking black-and-white photographs by the internationally recognized Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto highlights the elegance and simplicity that are hallmarks of his style. Sugimoto's interest in time and space -- as seen in his seascapes, theaters, architecture and conceptual form series -- transcends the physical limitations of a particular locale or subject matter to reveal a wider realm of ideas.
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National Research Council report calls for overhaul of forensic science system
Professors at Indiana University Bloomington and IUPUI are among the authors of a congressionally mandated report that calls for major reforms and new research to fix deficiencies in the nation's "badly fragmented" forensic science system. The National Research Council report, released last month, calls for the creation of a National Institute of Forensic Science to lead research efforts, establish and enforce standards for professionals and laboratories, and oversee education.
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Area studies are "even more relevant and central today to our nation than they were during the Cold War period, which gave them such a major place in the academy," James Collins, an Indiana University alumnus and former U.S. ambassador to Russia, told an IU audience. He spoke at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of IU's Russian and East European Institute.
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The Obama Administration's proposals to reduce the tax deduction high-income taxpayers can take for charitable gifts and to increase the top personal income tax rate, would, by themselves, have a relatively small negative effect on itemized charitable giving, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. However, the cumulative effect of those changes and the current economic situation could further increase the challenges nonprofits and their constituents are facing.
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Indiana University Bloomington students recently made commitments to create positive change both in communities and nationally while taking part in the Clinton Global Initiative Universty. They vowed to work to develop job skills in a poor Mexican village, help Africans get to work and school with bicycles, and advocate on global security, environmental issues and oil independence.
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A $34 million renovation of the Central Heating Plant at IU Bloomington includes the removal of older, coal-fired boilers, the installation of a high-efficiency gas boiler, and the addition of emissions control equipment. Once the renovation is complete, the plant will operate with a total of 68 percent fewer emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds.
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A visual analysis of television presidential campaign coverage from 1992 to 2004 suggests that the three broadcast television networks -- ABC, CBS, NBC -- favored Republicans in each election, according to two Indiana University professors in a new book.
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While many students are content with only worrying about graduation and finding their first job, six current Indiana University Bloomington students want to ensure their professional future is secure for years to come. The therapeutic recreation majors joined IU faculty and members of the state organization Recreational Therapists of Indiana this year to meet with state legislators about current issues in state policies regarding their field of practice.
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The Feb. 10, 2009 issue of Perspectives on Policy included policy advice for President Barack Obama from IU faculty members on such topics as health care, medical technology, the arts, energy, taxes, education, the environment, information security, criminal justice and more.
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The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center staff knows that thinking about cancer can be worrisome. The good news is that today there are more than 10 million cancer survivors. We are fortunate for scientific advances in the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer, but so much information and research can be hard to understand. Now, there is a Web site to help answer your questions about cancer.
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