Purdue to host 3 international conferences in July
The three simultaneous gatherings are expected to draw about 600 scientists and researchers from some 30 countries to the
West Lafayette campus from July 12-15.
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Ivy Tech set to break ground on new downtown building
Ivy Tech Community College is set to start new construction at a former hospital site next to its downtown Indianapolis campus.
Purdue expands partnerships with Chinese schools
Purdue President France Cordova arrived Tuesday in Beijing for four days of meetings with officials from Tsinghua University
and China Agricultural University.
UIndy names nursing dean
Interim dean Anne Thomas now has job outright at University of Indianapolis nursing school.
Butler’s basketball success as a ‘mid-major’ a rare feat
The Bulldogs are one of a handful of "mid-major" teams that have carved out a spot on the national map with a simple
strategy: You win by being yourself.
IU targets tech-transfer gap
Indiana University is showing signs that it’s finally serious about translating research into commercial product, through
grants it is awarding via its $10 million Innovate Indiana Fund and by developing a computing technology mini-campus.
Dean of IU’s Indianapolis law school hopes to end campus confusion
Just about everyone thinks the Indianapolis law school is a branch of the one in Bloomington. It isn't, and Gary Roberts
says
confusion reigns as a result.
Marian University renames biz school after insurance exec
Marian University has renamed its school of business after Clark H. Byrum, president of Indianapolis-based The Key Corp.,
who made a significant gift to the university this month.
No pay increases again at Indiana University
Top school administrators said a planned 0.7-percent increase in operational spending will be the smallest in several decades.
Glick Eye Institute designed to mesh architectural styles, ophthalmology researchers
The new home for the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute that’s rising from the ground at IUPUI must do a lot
of things well.
MOUNAYAR: Indianapolis should rediscover public spaces
Too few of the city's revitalization projects are connected by attractive sidewalks, streets, gardens and plazas.
Wishard Hospital project is life blood to contractors
Replacing the existing Wishard Memorial Hospital is so critical to the well-being of the sickly construction sector that one
industry official likens the project to a "lifeline."
Voters back school-funding plans across central Indiana
Voters in Washington Township, Pike Township, Speedway, Carmel Clay and Noblesville approved
higher tax rates to help prevent teacher cuts or support building projects.
Obama plans tougher rules on for-profit colleges
The administration is gearing up to produce tougher regulations that may reduce the amount of federal financial aid flowing
to for-profit colleges such as locally-based ITT Educational.
Several school districts seek passage of referendums
Administrators are asking for millions of dollars of additional money to prevent teacher cuts and to support school building
projects.
UPDATE: Tennis Center set for summer demolition
Sources close to the university said they expect a combination of parking facilities and a multi-use athletics venue and convocation
center to be built on the site.
Education trend targets training for principals
Three Hoosier universities—Notre Dame, Marian and Indiana—are moving to launch programs that seek to apply MBA-style training to the unique demands of schools.
Closing of Purdue’s Chao Center is setback for BioCrossroads
The university is hoping to find a private company to take over the 5-year-old facility, which formulated and manufactured
small batches of drugs used in clinical trials.
Sallie Mae’s job cuts spare Indiana, at least for now
Sallie Mae says a new law that cuts banks out of the federal student-loan business is costing 2,500 workers their jobs in
Florida and Texas, but the cuts won’t hit Indiana in 2010.
IU receives $4.8M for global business institute
The grant from a private equity firm will fund MBA and doctoral students working with Latin American companies.