IU surgeon gets $2 million for heart pump
IU School of Medicine associate professor Mark Rodefeld will use funding to further develop the pump, intended to combat a congenital heart defect that kills many children in their first year of life.
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Alliance aims to boost adult learning in Hancock County
Three separate colleges will hold classes in Hancock County—if a business-led education alliance can finance the space. The Hancock Community Education Alliance has lined up a vacant retail building on State Road 9 in hopes that Ball State, Purdue and Vincennes universities can offer classes next spring.
Indiana universities make list of world’s top 200
Notre Dame, Purdue and Indiana all ranked on the list, which was dominated by American universities.
IU hits license jackpot; Purdue royalties surge
Indiana University had a license or two to print money from the commercialization of its technology over the last year—and did it ever. While Purdue University didn’t collect as much in royalties from commercialization, it pulled down record levels of research grants.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Butler’s Fong talks sports, Stevens
The university president likens his role to that of a major-league manager, but retaining talent like Brad Stevens is just the start.
Business school expands investment theme for students
Grant will give Indiana University undergrads a shot at managing real money.
Purdue sees slight growth in fall enrollment
Purdue’s enrollment figures show that it has 74,759 students at its five campuses and various technology program sites around Indiana.
Indiana University sets statewide enrollment record
Official figures released Tuesday show that 109,445 students enrolled at IU's eight campuses during fall semester. That's a 2.1 percent increase over last year's mark of 107,160 students, and the third consecutive year that enrollment has topped 100,000.
Court delays hearing on Indiana school funding lawsuit
Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Franklin Township Schools and Middlebury Community Schools sued the state in February, claiming the school funding formula unfairly penalizes growing districts.
Indiana’s average SAT scores drop slightly
Indiana’s combined score on the three portions of the exam was 1,482 out of a possible 2,400 points. Nationally, the average was 1,509.
Report: Marian med school to add $44M to economy each year
Marian University will spend more than $32 million to build a new building for its college of osteopathic medicine and expects the school to add $44 million a year to the Indianapolis-area economy.
Purdue, Chinese scientists sign research pact
Purdue's Center for the Environment and the Chinese Academy of Sciences will use their partnership to focus on the impact of population growth and urbanization in the two nations.
Indiana college students seek degrees that offer jobs
College students are selecting majors that will lead straight to a job after graduation and not into a field riddled with layoffs and unemployment, local college leaders said.
Federal building to become ISU business school
The State Budget Committee has approved Indiana State University's plans to turn the former Terre Haute federal building into a business school.
Purdue adding medical research buildings
University will spend nearly $70 million to construct health and life science research facilities, including a drug-discovery lab, in West Lafayette.
New IU program lets students invest $100,000
Kelley School of Business Dean Dan Smith said a $100,000 donation from two IU alumni will provide a hands-on learning opportunity
for students.
Purdue University trustees OK early-retirement offer
Officials are expecting up to 500 total professors and staff members who are at least 60 to leave their jobs.
Daniels says colleges should focus on efficiencies
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he doesn't want to see trustees of the state's public colleges and universities asking
for more money at the Statehouse.
Ivy Tech sees first drop after enrollment explosion
Ivy Tech counted 111,452 students statewide, up about 4 percent from a year ago, but down from the nearly 120,000 students
the college had for the spring semester.
IU center gets $5 million for neutron research
The grant provides close to $1 million a year for five years to support cooperative research activities between the Low Energy
Neutron Source facility at IU Bloomington and the National Center for Neutron Research in Maryland.