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IU says goodbye to Vice Provost Stephens

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Indiana University bid farewell to yet another leader in higher education May 20 in the IMU. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Sonya Stephens, who served since January 2009, has been selected to become the next vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty for Mount Holyoke College. She will assume her new role July 1.


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Groth named interim vice provost

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Following the departure of Vice Provost Sonya Stephens, Dennis Groth has been named interim vice provost for undergraduate education, IU announced Monday afternoon.


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Dr. Jay Hess chosen as new dean

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Dr. Jay L. Hess has recently been selected as the new vice president for university clinical affairs and dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine, pending approval of the IU Board of Trustees at its June meeting, according to a press release.


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IU named 2013 Laureate by Computerworld

IU was recently recognized as a 2013 Laureate by IDG Enterprise’s Computerworld Honors Program, according to a press release. The annual award program honors visionary information technology applications that encourage positive social, economic and educational change. IU earned the distinction for the eTexts initiative and recent wireless network upgrade to ensure reliable, secure access to digital materials, according to the release.

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Kinsey Reporter mobile app re-released on Wednesday

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The Kinsey Institute and the School of Informatics and Computing have joined together to create a mobile app, now available for Apple and Android mobile platforms, for collecting and reporting anonymous data regarding sexual activity, public displays of affection, female hormonal birth control use and effects, sexual fetishes, flirting and other intimate behaviors.


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2 Showalter fish damaged in theft attempts

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Around 4 and 5 a.m. Sunday morning, two separate attempts were made to steal two fish from the IU Showalter Fountain. Alarms on the fish alerted the IU Police Department to the tampering, allowing them to make it to the fountain in time to stop the theft efforts.


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Final waste disposal May 10-11

For the fifth straight year, Electronic Waste Collection Days will take place May 10-11 at IU Bloomington and IU South Bend. It also marks the final year of these annual days at IU.


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IU health policy expert researches healthcare systems

Beth Meyerson, a health policy expert at the IU School of Public Health, has been studying health system expansion focused on HIV testing, and said that the new screening guidelines by the Task Force represent an important shift in HIV testing and will result in more HIV screenings because they will now be reimbursable.


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Former Indiana Governor Bowen, 95, passes away Saturday evening

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Former Indiana Governor Otis “Doc” Bowen, who served as a member of former President Ronald Reagan’s cabinet and as a family doctor, passed away Saturday evening in Donaldson, Indiana, about 25 miles south of South Bend and near Bowen’s hometown of Bremen, Ind. He was 95 years old.


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Merger plans move forward

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An August proposal to the Board of Trustees concerning the merger of communication units at IU is almost certain now that the Memorandum of Understanding between the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Journalism is nearly complete.



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Teter Honors community to expand

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RPS and Hutton Honors College staff have decided to change the distribution of the Honors Residential Communities and expand Teter's Honors community.




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Gaelic Hurling is making a comeback

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Coach Tim Fick is reviving the 3000-year-old sport at IU. Fick and his friend Steven Quigley started IU’s Gaelic Hurling club five years ago.



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IU professor receives honor in psychology

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Linda Smith, a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, was awarded the 2013 American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, one of the highest honors for scientific achievement by psychologists.




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Sustainability interns to showcase work

The Office of Sustainability will showcase student intern completed projects from the 2012-13 Academic Year Internship Program in Sustainability on Friday.