The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in travel restrictions that have directly impacted the School of Informatics and Computing’s Department of BioHealth Informatics and its ability to educate its students in the Fall semester. This has resulted in many international students deferring their admission until the Spring. The BHIRC was approached to develop an engagement program… Read more »
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BHIRC was approached by the Indiana Fire Chief’s Association (IFCA) to participate in a FEMA grant
The BHIRC was approached by the Indiana Fire Chief’s Association (IFCA) to participate in a FEMA grant designed to ensure that Indiana has enough personnel in fire protection to serve the needs of the state. The IFCA is looking for a university partner who can provide advanced analytics expertise in developing program to recruit and… Read more »
BHIRC is participating with the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO) and the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC) in the SBA FAST program
The BHIRC is participating with the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO) and the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC) in the SBA FAST program, which is responsible for helping faculty and students apply for and win more SBIR/STTR grants to start new businesses. The NIIC is coordinating this effort by providing the training while the… Read more »
BHIRC at Indiana Management Performance Hub Data Day
In February, Dr. Gary Schwebach represented the BHIRC at the recent Indiana Management Performance Hub Data Day event to introduce the Indiana State legislature and community to the power of data to inform good decision making. This started an initiative to bring the BHIRC into a closer working relationship with our state efforts to improve… Read more »
BHIRC attends 16th Annual Parkview Research Symposium
As part of its ongoing mission to build a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and innovative informatics community, the BHIRC attended the 16th Annual Parkview Research Symposium, on March 5, to represent SOIC and meet with the healthcare industry leaders to identify potential collaboration opportunities between the school and Indiana companies. This gave attendees a front-row seat in learning… Read more »
BHIRC seeking companies and organizations who would be interested in obtaining informatics services by providing projects for our students
The new semester is starting and we have many students who are looking for the opportunity to share their abilities with the community. The BHIRC seeks out companies and organizations who would be interested in obtaining informatics services by providing projects for our students. This can range from a short term issue that is suitable… Read more »
BHIRC educating the community
The response to our new social media sites has been remarkable in the amount of interest they have generated. Health Informatics is a relatively new field so most people aren’t aware of what it can provide. The BHIRC is educating the community about the power of combining computer science, data analytics, social science related to… Read more »
BHIRC is busy getting ready for the academic year to begin
The academic year is about to begin at the IU School of Informatics and Computing, Indianapolis, and the BHIRC is busy getting ready for its first year of operation. The groundwork has been laid for us to provide leading edge informatics solutions to the central Indiana health and bioscience ecosystem. In light of the shortage… Read more »
BHIRC is becoming recognized as a potential contributor to the startup community in Indianapolis
The BHIRC is becoming recognized as a potential contributor to the startup community in Indianapolis. 16Tech is creating its own Maker Space to provide prototyping capabilities to inventors and companies who are engineering new products in healthcare, manufacturing and other industries. BHIRC coordinated a meeting with Bob Coy from 16 Tech and Professor Lou Lenzi… Read more »