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IU officials review emergency preparedness

By Amanda Marino · Wednesday, Jan. 22,2014 12:57 a.m.

IU’s emergency response relies heavily on IU-Notify, a service that sends messages to students and faculty through text messages, emails and phone calls.

Union Board chooses 16 new representatives

By Dani Castonzo · Tuesday, Jan. 21,2014 10:28 p.m.

Union Board filled 16 positions for the Union Board of Directors Friday during a retreat to Bradford Woods. This will be its 105th year serving the IU student body.

Faculty Council discusses tenure

By Kathrine Schulze · Tuesday, Jan. 21,2014 10:26 p.m.

The Bloomington Faculty Council met at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the tenure and promotion process and restructuring of prerequisites.

IU promotes employee fitness

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Jan. 21,2014 10:10 p.m.

The School of Public Health is ready to help IU employees who hope to get fit in the new year. From now until May 9, access to the Wildermuth Intramural Center’s indoor track will be free to any IU faculty and staff.

Supercomputing systems to be added at IU

By Sara Boyle · Tuesday, Jan. 21,2014 12 a.m.

IU will provide data access reliability and security for a new supercomputer by replicating its 10-petabyte disk storage system in the IU Data Center.

IU places third in business contest

Monday, Jan. 20,2014 11:50 p.m.

Representatives from 32 universities gathered for the Diversity Case Competition this weekend, which had a prize-money pool of $20,000.

Incident team responds to bias reports

By Anicka Slachta · Friday, Jan. 17,2014 12:01 a.m.

Thursday afternoon, five representatives of the Incident Teams discussed the reports and trends of bias-related incidents in Bloomington, particularly among IU students. The panel was planned as part of First Year Experience’s “Conversations on First Year Student Success,” which will play host to three more panels during the spring 2014 semester.

New study: BMI affects contraceptive use

By Dani Castonzo · Thursday, Jan. 16,2014 11:58 p.m.

A woman’s BMI and weight can affect the way that emergency contraception, specifically the Plan B morning-after pill, works, according to recent studies.

New MFA to start in fall 2014

By Kathrine Schulze · Thursday, Jan. 16,2014 11:56 p.m.

During a time when many schools are cutting back on their liberal arts programs, IU’s theater department is expanding to include a new masters program that teaches professional costume making design technology.

Student named 'Big Sister of the Year'

By Anicka Slachta · Thursday, Jan. 16,2014 12:44 a.m.

Two years after being matched with Stefany, now 12, Hannah Combs received the organization’s ultimate honor.

IU study finds imitation helpful in decision making

By Anna Hyzy · Thursday, Jan. 16,2014 12:15 a.m.

IU researches conducted a study to see if innovation trumps imitation, and found out it doesn't.

IUOA funding cut to $0 per semester

By Suzanne Grossman · Thursday, Jan. 16,2014 12:08 a.m.

IU’s Committee for Fee Review has voted to cut IU Outdoor Adventure’s funding to $0, and students will no longer receive discounts for trip expenses.

Hillel group visits Israel for birthright trip

By Dennis Barbosa · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2014 10:45 p.m.

Fifty-one IU students traveled to Israel with the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center during winter break.

Anti-Defamation League honors McRobbie, McKinney with awards

By Kathrine Schulze · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2014 10:40 p.m.

During the past year, IU President McRobbie has spoken out about issues of inequality from education to gay marriage. Now, the Anti-Defamation League has given him the “Man of Achievement” award for his efforts.

Graduating in the red

By Sarah Zinn · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2014 12:28 a.m.

More than half of IU students in 2011 graduated with an average of $28,434 in debt, according to the Project on Student Debt.

IU Simon Cancer Center receives $15 million

By Sara Boyle · Monday, Jan. 13,2014 11:41 p.m.

The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center just received a $15 million pledge from The Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer.

IU works with schools to teach English literacy

By Steven Johnson · Monday, Jan. 13,2014 11:38 p.m.

Books and Beyond, a student-led IU organization founded in fall 2008, collaborates with schools across continents to teach students to read.

IU online degrees best in country

By Amanda Marino · Sunday, Jan. 12,2014 11:20 p.m.

Two of IU’s online degrees are the best American universities have to offer, according to the U.S. News and World Report.

IU responds to Israeli education boycott

By IDS staff · Sunday, Jan. 12,2014 11:13 p.m.

IU President Michael McRobbie has withdrawn the University from the American Studies Association in response to the group’s recent endorsement of a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.

Blind IUPUI graduate, 47, wins National Academic Award

By Steven Johnson · Sunday, Jan. 12,2014 11:07 p.m.

Robin Kyle was 18 when she lost her sight to a degenerative hereditary eye disease. Now, at 47, she has earned her bachelor's degree in education and received the Learning Ally National Achievement Award for her progress.

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