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Three professors receive provost title

Chemistry professor Bogdan Dragnea, communications and culture professor Barbara Klinger and cognitive science and psychological and brain sciences professor Peter Todd were named provost professors in the past week.

Fighting from the classroom

The University Archives on the fourth floor of the east tower in the Herman B Wells Library contains an exhibit encapsulating IU’s contribution in World War I.

Nursing alumni celebrate honors

IU School of Nursing will award its most distinguished alumni the Alumni Legacy Leaders award on June 21. The school has chosen 100 recipients from around the world to celebrate of the program’s 100 years of existence.

Gardening project promotes sustainability

The Office of Sustainability has partnered with Hilltop Gardens and Nature Center to create free gardening workdays for the public. It is part of the Campus Green Initiative, a program with a mission to foster a conversation of sustainability through interactive work spaces, according to its website.

IU under investigation for violations

Officials from eight universities met in Washington D.C. to discuss how to address sexual assault on university campuses across the nation.

Kelley Executive Partners gets high rank

Education program Kelley Executive Partners was ranked fourth among public universities and 16th among business schools by The Financial Times.

Herrera named Latino Educator of the Year

As a native Colombian, department of Spanish and Portuguese lecturer Israel Herrera never anticipated living, let alone teaching and being a community activist, in the United States.This month, Herrera was named the 2014 Indiana Latino Educator of the Year. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard presented the award to Herrera on May 3 at the Indiana Latino Expo.

Asian Culture Center addresses mental health

Confidenial counseling will be available this summer though a partnership between The IU Asian Culture Center and the School of Education’s Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology.

Implementing a new era

The Media School merger is one of several primary academic restructurings at IU in recent years, a time marked by immense change in the University.

President McRobbie and the New IU

IU President Michael McRobbie is aware of the shoes he has to fill.

Residence halls to close this weekend

Most residence halls are requiring students to move out by 10 a.m. Saturday.

Budget model pressures schools to compete

Under the current budgetary model, called Responsibility Centered Management, individual schools compete for University resources based on their financial activity.

Students build businesses with Spine Sweat

Three seniors enrolled in Kelley School of Business’s number one-ranked entrepreneurship class in the nation, Spine Sweat, recount their experience with the intense program.

Swahili Flagship program to graduate first students in May

IU on DOE list for Title IX investigation

White House talks about sexual assault on college campuses

IU professors granted fellowship

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences boasts members such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King Jr. and Georgia O’Keefe. This year, two IU professors are joining their ranks.

IU conference to highlight ‘big data’ on healthcare

IU will stage a conference on May 9 to look at big data’s expanding role in health care and its opportunities for life sciences companies as well as consumers, according to a press release Monday.

Faculty council approves new course evaluation service

An online course evaluation service similar in function to ratemyprofessor.com was approved at a Bloomington Faculty Council meeting Tuesday.

Student studies technology use in slums

For people in the slums of Victoria, Brazil, Ph.D. student David Nemer said, technology can be the difference between life and death.