Photo by Chris Meyer
Commencement season is fast approaching, and the IU campuses will soon bid farewell to new degree holders, as well as faculty and staff who are planning to retire at the end of the semester. Among those retirees who have dedicated their talents in service to Indiana University is Curt Simic, pictured here at the Little 500 on April 12 in Bloomington. He has served as president of the IU Foundation for two decades.
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Commencing in May
The IU campuses academic year will draw to a close next month with the symbolic rite of passage known as commencement.
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When the Earth moves
IU’s Michael Hamburger and two geological field teams are charting the aftershocks of the April 18 Midwest earthquake.How many steps, Grandma?
When writer Tracy James compared her pedometer stats to her agile grandmother’s, well, it spurred an uptake in her personal expectations. Bloomington staff and faculty will have a chance to participate in the wellness program Step into Fitness, May 5-June 11. Check out the “road show” dates where you’ll receive free fitness tools.Smoosiers
Hoosiers who blog are “Smoosiers,” and if this kind of cyber communication is your chosen pastime, passion or possible profession, an “unconference” April 25 at the IU School of Informatics at IUPUI might be of interest.Two new deans
The Fort Wayne campus named its new dean of the IPFW College of Visual and Performing Arts last month, and the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs’s new dean was announced yesterday. The campuses look forward to their arrival.
Fishing
Stanley Fish has some very definite opinions on the role of professors. For one, they can’t teach “character,” and they shouldn’t try.
IU in the sky
Nearly 60 years after its beginning, the Indiana Asteroid Program has completed its final chapter, naming a heavenly body after a dedicated IU staffer.
Earth friendly
Ten Bloomington residence halls have been competing in a challenge to cut energy costs on campus: after 21 days, combined conservation efforts (turn on a faucet ONLY after the paste is on the brush) have eliminated more than 652,491 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. Energy equivalent? Fifty-four passenger cars off the road for one year. (IU Bloomington faculty/staff: Click here to take a campus transportation survey.)
Fusion
Public art and history are inextricably tied, and Thomas Hart Benton’s Indiana murals are a perfect example. The works have inspired admiration and controversy but rarely indifference. Come see them in Bloomington next weekend.
Life sciences in action
Genetics is at the heart of a new study concerning the effectiveness of a class of breast-cancer drugs, and proteomics is the mainstay for a new exploration for the biomarkers of multiple myeloma. Both initiatives emanate from the IU School of Medicine. April 25 is National DNA Day.
