IU experts expect Indiana’s economy to outpace nation’s in 2018
In their annual Business Outlook forecast, Indiana University Kelley School of Business economists say employment gains will fuel economic growth in 2018.
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Tobias gift of $5M to establish IU global development center
Indiana University will create a research laboratory focused on international development—including missions such as reducing poverty and inequality and addressing climate change—based on a $5 million gift from Deborah and Randall Tobias.
Indiana University ups bicentennial fundraising goal to $3B
The university said the campaign involving all its campuses has already raised more than $2 billion in donations with more than two years to go before the drive's planned completion.
IU’s first couple act as ‘stewards’ of presidential home
IU President Michael McRobbie and his wife, Laurie Burns McRobbie, don’t live at Bryan House but it’s still a busy place.
IU to add 5 basketball statues inside Assembly Hall
The athletic department announced Tuesday it will add five statues to the remodeled Assembly Hall this week as a tribute to the Hoosiers' five national championships and its tradition-laden program.
Sigma Nu suspends IU chapter over hazing, alcohol
The fraternity announced the suspension by its board of directors Wednesday following a joint investigation and consultation with IU officials.
IU announces $50M plan to tackle growing opioid epidemic
The university will hire 10 faculty members and team with the state and major health systems on what it calls a comprehensive plan to understand and deal with addictions, which are costing Indiana more than $1 billion a year.
IU McKinney, Purdue team up to launch agriculture law program
Amy Cornell, a 2006 graduate of IU McKinney and also graduate of Purdue University, has been hired as a consultant to assemble a steering committee to build the program.
IU to stop holding classes in room with KKK mural
The scene that's part of a 22-panel Thomas Hart Benton mural created in the 1930s hangs in Room 100 at Woodburn Hall on the Bloomington campus.
IU, Purdue get $2.55M to study breast cancer
Researchers at Indiana University and Purdue University have received $2.55 million from Susan G. Komen to study possible new treatments.
Purdue picks alumnus to lead transitioning Fort Wayne campus
Purdue University says a veteran university administrator will guide its Fort Wayne campus while it transitions away from shared governance with Indiana University.
Indiana replaces canceled home football game with new foe
Indiana University will host Charleston Southern on Oct. 7, replacing this Saturday’s home football game against Florida International University that was canceled so the Miami-based school could deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Under Daniels, Purdue unleashes surge of startups
Before Mitch Daniels took the helm, the university used its intellectual property to create about eight startups annually. The school has been averaging nearly three times that each year since.
Can we teach computers to learn like kids do?
Amid widespread efforts to help computers teach themselves, a group of Indiana University researchers is looking for guidance from some of the best learners on the planet: infants and toddlers.
Indiana State University hopes to use state funds for arena
Indiana State University officials are hoping to use a $37.5 million state appropriation meant for a convention center project to renovate its basketball arena.
IU exceeds 2017 gift goals
The donations mark the fourth consecutive year giving has exceeded the goals IU set in its bicentennial funding campaign. It’s also the third consecutive year philanthropic support has exceeded $400 million.
‘Reverse transfer’ could be potent tool to bolster Indiana’s college-attainment rate
Reverse transfer allows students to combine credits they earned from both the community college where they started attending classes and the four-year college they transferred to—even if they hadn’t completed enough credits at either institution individually to earn a degree.
College sports programs, eager for cash, tap into beer
Fifty U.S. colleges now report selling alcoholic beverages at their sporting events—up from 21 in 2011. Purdue University is the latest to jump into the fray.
IU spent $1.65 million on spring graduation ceremonies
The Bloomington campus ceremonies were the most expensive at more than $900,000, followed by more than $430,000 spent by IUPUI.
More than 50 reports allege sexual misconduct by IU employees
The 53 cases from July 2015 to June 2016 were sorted into four categories: sexual assault, sexual harassment or gender discrimination, domestic violence, and stalking,