Carmel-based Assembly Biosciences Inc. — a biotech company with numerous ties to Indiana University and residents of the Hoosier State — has entered a worldwide research, development, collaboration and license agreement with Irish pharmaceutical giant Allergan Plc. According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, the pact covers preclinical compounds for up to six gastrointestinal conditions. In… Read more »
International Engagement
McROBBIE: Fall semester’s end marks another round of success for IU economic, educational initiatives
In a semester-end address issued Monday, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie summarized a fall 2016 semester in which IU made additional strides in strengthening both Indiana’s economic vitality and the educational success of its citizens. “Over the last several months, we have set new records at IU in, among other key areas, the number… Read more »
Media School professor selected for journalism entrepreneurship program Jan. 3-7 at Arizona State University
An associate professor with the IU Media School recently was selected as one of 12 fellows for the 2017 Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Institute to be held at Arizona State University’s Phoenix campus. Emily Metzgar will spend Jan. 3-7 at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in a competitively selective program that… Read more »
MCROBBIE: TASUS expansion marks significant step in Bloomington, IU efforts to develop city’s Trades District & 10th Street Tech Corridor
Wednesday’s announcement of the expansion of Tsuchiya Co. Ltd.’s North American headquarters in Bloomington means far more than bringing 18 new jobs to the local economy by 2020 and solidifying the Japanese auto parts maker’s presence in south central Indiana. It also represents a significant moment in the long-term growth of Bloomington and Indiana University… Read more »
Applied Research Institute to be world-class, model for other states, says state’s top innovation officer
For now, development of an Applied Research Institute in southwest central Indiana is in its early stages, as military, academic and industry partners lay the groundwork for the collaborative facility funded by a $16.2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. Once it is up and running, however, the institute’s ambitions are not to be just another… Read more »
IU improves its standing among world’s most innovative universities — now ranked 37th on Reuters list
When Reuters News launched its inaugural list of the world’s 100 most innovative universities in 2015, Indiana University managed to squeeze into the upper half, ranked 49th overall and 33rd among U.S. universities. Not too shabby from any perspective. Then this year’s list came out Wednesday. And IU moved up 12 more spots to No…. Read more »
Eskenazi Fine Arts Center to host unveiling of Indy Chamber’s newest economic development initiative
On Sept. 19, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will host a preview of the Indy Chamber’s upcoming economic development initiative with a speech by the Brookings Institution’s Amy Liu. The event will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Eskenazi Fine Arts Center at 1410 Indiana Ave. Liu, who serves as vice president and… Read more »
CREED members hear best practices in designing collaborative systems, details on $1 billion innovation plan
When it comes to best practices in collaboration and stakeholder engagement, it all comes down to “systemness.” So say members of the Columbus-based Community Education Coalition, which since 1997 has worked to build stronger links between education initiatives and economic development and, in turn, bolster the area’s workforce. At the latest meeting of Indiana University’s… Read more »
IU South Bend professor part of team that discovers 272-year (or more) life expectancy for Greenland sharks
For centuries, scientists viewed most vertebrates as living more or less as long as humans — give or take 50 to 100 years. But recent research by a team that includes IU South Bend physiology Professor Peter Bushnell is changing that perception. Based on radiocarbon dating, the team’s studies of 28 female Greenland sharks —… Read more »
IU East student Monica Puig earns Puerto Rico’s first-ever gold medal at Rio’s Summer Olympics; fellow Red Wolves Ram & V. Williams win silver
While IU Bloomington athletes continue to rack up medals at the Rio Summer Olympics — the count is now at 8 and may go higher– current and former students at IU East in Richmond have claimed three medals of their own. By winning the women’s singles tennis competition Saturday, IU East communications studies major Monica… Read more »