Front Page News at Indiana University

Front Page News at Indiana University

Recording of "Education Issues for Indiana 2010"
On Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Indiana University School of Education will record an education television program before a live audience of the Bloomington Rotary Club at the Indiana Memorial Union's Alumni Hall on the IU Bloomington campus. Read the complete story.

New IUPUI Ph.D. program in applied earth sciences one of first in U.S.
One of the nation's first doctoral programs in applied earth sciences, merging geoscience, geoinformatics and human health, has been established in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. The unique interdisciplinary doctoral program is designed to prepare individuals for teaching, research, industrial and policy careers that apply environmental aspects of earth sciences, biology and chemistry for the benefit of the individuals who live and work in that environment. Read the complete story.

IU's Lilly Library celebrates 50 years with 'Gilding the Lilly' book, exhibition
A new book by Christopher de Hamel, Gilding the Lilly: A Hundred Medieval and Illuminated Manuscripts in the Lilly Library (Phaidon Press), celebrates the 50th anniversary of Indiana University's Lilly Library in conjunction with a "Gilding the Lilly" exhibit curated by de Hamel. Read the complete story.

Now & Then: IU Homecoming 2010
Indiana University alumni, students and friends are invited to nearly 20 activities taking place during "Now & Then: Homecoming 2010," Oct. 8-16 in Bloomington. "The Hoosier football team is off to a great start this season, and we are excited about all of the Homecoming activities planned this year," said Mark Skirvin, senior director of outreach programs at the IU Alumni Association. Read the complete story.

IU's Grupo de Teatro VIDA to present performances in Spanish in Bloomington, Indy
Indiana University's Grupo de Teatro VIDA will open its newest production -- Relaciones (Relationships), four one-act plays performed in Spanish -- at 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Bloomington Playwrights Project (107 W. Ninth St.). Additional Playwrights Project performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Oct. 22 and Oct. 23. Read the complete story.

Indiana University opens Center for Integrative Photographic Studies
Indiana University's new Center for Integrative Photographic Studies opened last spring with a mission to promote the multidisciplinary study of photography among the arts, sciences and humanities at all eight of IU's campuses and beyond. This fall, the center launched a program that will bring at least two external fellows to campus each year for periods of time ranging from two days to a week. Read the complete story.

Leading scholars to present 'Master Classes in the Humanities' at IU Bloomington
Indiana University is offering a series of Master Classes in the Humanities, bringing to the Bloomington campus four leading scholars who will explore the art of interpretation for audiences of students and faculty. Read the complete story.

Brater named IU vice president for university clinical affairs
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie has appointed D. Craig Brater, dean of the IU School of Medicine, to the newly created additional position of vice president for university clinical affairs. In this role, Brater will chair the University Clinical Affairs Cabinet, which consists of the deans or heads of the university's main clinical units, including the schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, optometry and health and rehabilitation sciences. Read the complete story.

Six IU campuses to share $642,847 grant for emergency management
Indiana University has been awarded an Emergency Management for Higher Education grant in the amount of $642,847 from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used on six IU campuses -- IU Bloomington, IU Northwest in Gary, IU South Bend, IU Kokomo, IU Southeast in New Albany and IU East in Richmond -- to assess and further develop comprehensive, all-hazards emergency preparedness programs on these campuses. Read the complete story.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Indiana University Bloomington Scoreboard

Results for October 5:
Field Hockey: The Indiana field hockey team topped No. 8 Louisville, 3-2, in overtime. Read the game notes.

Results for October 6:
Men's Soccer: The Indiana men's soccer team fought back from a one-goal deficit with junior forward Will Bruin's team-leading eighth goal of the season but it was not enough as Notre Dame put home the game winner in the 80th minute for a 2-1 victory over the Hoosiers. Read the match notes.

Results for October 7:
Women's Soccer: Junior forward Carly Samp continued her career year on Thursday, scoring her seventh goal of the year for Indiana (4-9-1, 0-5-0 Big Ten), but Purdue (6-7-2, 2-2-1 Big Ten) tallied two goals of their to hand IU a 2-1 loss at the Varsity Soccer Complex. Read the match notes.

Scheduled for October 8:
Field Hockey: Northwestern, 4 p.m., Evanston, Ill.
Women's Volleyball: Ohio State, 7 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.(University Gym)
Men's Tennis: All-American Main Draw, All Day, Tulsa, Okla.

Scheduled for October 9:
Softball: Saint Mary-of-the-Wood vs. IU Southeast Hoosier Fall Classic, 10 a.m., Bloomington, Ind.
Football: Ohio State, 12 p.m., Columbus, Ohio
Softball: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Hoosier Fall Classic, 12 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.
Field Hockey: UC Davis, 1 p.m., Evanston, Ill.
Softball: IU Southeast Hoosier Fall Classic, 2 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.
Softball: IU Southeast Hoosier Fall Classic, 4 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.
Men's Soccer: Creighton, 7 p.m., Omaha, Neb.
Women's Volleyball: Penn State, 7 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.(University Gym)
Men's Tennis: All-American Main Draw, All Day, Tulsa, Okla.

Scheduled for October 10:
Men's Tennis: All-American Main Draw, All Day, Tulsa, Okla.

Scheduled for October 11:
Women's Golf: Lady Northern Invitational, All Day, Evanston, Ill.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

IU in the news

Kelley alumni investment produces new student course
Indiana Daily Student, Oct. 7 -- The Kelley School of Business has created a new learning program that will enable undergraduate students to invest real money. The experiential program was created through a $100,000 donation from IU and School of Business alumni David Knall and Jeff Cohen. Full story.

$2.27 Million Awarded to Study Environmental Effects on Gene Copy Number
Scicasts.com, Oct. 7 -- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded $2.27 million to Indiana University researcher Joseph Shaw for a five-year study of how the environment alters genetic information through mutation and natural selection. Full story.

Life After Winning A Nobel Prize
Npr.org, Oct. 7 -- All this week, we've been learning about this year's class of Nobel laureates. Rather than talk more about what this year's class did to deserve the award, we're going to focus on the award itself, and the effect it's had on previous winners. NPR's Robert Siegel and Mary Louise Kelly talk to three past winners -- Martin Chalfie, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008; Elinor Ostrom, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics; and Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. Full story.

Lilly Library turns 50
Indiana Daily Student, Oct. 7 -- The Lilly Library turned 50 this year, with Oct. 3 marking the anniversary of the dedication. In honor of the building that has helped enrich IU's campus, the Lilly Library has already sponsored many exhibits and speakers for the year, including two exhibits, "Treasures of the Lilly Library" and "Of Cabbages and Kings: Unexpected Treasures of the Lilly Library." Full story.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Traveling to Bloomington? Check the weather in the vicinity by calling Weatherline at 812-334-1515. Or, go to the Bloomington Herald-Times' weather page at: https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/weather/.

For more information on Bloomington, Indiana, where to stay, where to eat and what to do, go to: https://www.visitbloomington.com/.

For more information on Indiana University, to arrange a tour or get a map, go to: https://www.indiana.edu/~iuvis/.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Get more news from IU at the following frequently-visited university Web sites:

-- For all news releases from University Communications, go to: https://newsinfo.iu.edu/.

-- Find the Indiana University Gateway page with links to all IU campuses at: https://www.indiana.edu/.

-- To subscribe or unsubscribe to e-newsletters from IU, go to: https://newsinfo.iu.edu/subscribe/.

-- To subscribe to University Communications RSS news feeds, go to: https://newsinfo.iu.edu/web/page/normal/2106.html.

-- For IU Bloomington athletics news, go to: https://iuhoosiers.collegesports.com/.

-- For IUPUI athletics news, go to: https://www.iupuijags.com/.

-- For audio and video clips of IU events, go to: https://broadcast.iu.edu/.

-- For an IU Calendar of Events, go to: https://events.iu.edu/.

-- For faculty and staff news at IU, go to: https://www.homepages.indiana.edu.

-- Find people and e-mail addresses at any IU campus at: https://www.indiana.edu/people/index.shtml.

	Copyright © 2010 The Trustees of Indiana University \| 107 S. Indiana Ave. \| Bloomington, IN 47405-7000 \| Comments: iunewsed@indiana.edu \| Subscribe
Delivery Tip: To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders), please add iunewsed@indiana.edu to your address book or contacts.