Indiana University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Richard DiMarchi will serve as a keynote speaker during the National Academy of Inventors’ fourth annual conference set for March 19 and 20 in Pasadena, Calif. In addition, DiMarchi was elected as an NAI Fellow. The Standiford H. Cox Professor of Chemistry and Linda and Jack Gill Chair in… Read more »
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IU students working to promote Bloomington Certified Technology Park
Recent visitors to downtown Bloomington may have noticed some changes north of the Showers Building, where the Indiana University Food Services building and Publications Plant used to stand. Most of the 12-acre site, which IU sold to the City of Bloomington in 2011, has been cleared for an ambitious redevelopment into a Certified Technology Park… Read more »
IU examines new strategies for its economic development role in Southwest Central Indiana
A steering committee of eight Southwest Central Indiana leaders and stakeholders – including Indiana University Vice President of Engagement Bill Stephan – began in mid-2013 to identify various assets, opportunities and resources that can be better coordinated and used to improve economic prospects for the region’s residents and communities. The need for this effort was… Read more »
The I-69 Summit: building regional logistics capabilities
The I-69 Regional Summit was held in Bloomington on October 20-21, providing Indiana’s economic development community with an excellent opportunity to discuss strategies for leveraging the new interstate to promote economic growth. The speakers at the Summit contributed a number of interesting insights, many of them pertaining to opportunities to develop logistics capacities in a… Read more »
Indiana University to officially receive its Innovation & Economic Prosperity designation at APLU's annual meeting in Orlando
Indiana University will be officially recognized as one of 14 Innovation and Economic Prosperity institutions by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities during its 127th annual meeting next week (Nov. 2-4) in Orlando, Fla. Back in July, IU received notice of the designation, which recognizes IU’s commitment across all of its campuses to being a leader in… Read more »
Innovate Indiana, Memorial Stadium to play key roles in upcoming I-69 Regional Summit
Innovate Indiana will be well-represented at next week’s I-69 Regional Summit hosted by the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, with two officials having notable duties. Co-chairing the Oct. 20-21 summit is Kirk White, assistant vice president for strategic partnerships for Indiana University’s Office for Engagement. Along with Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO of the Indiana… Read more »
IU hosts Indiana's leading economic development officials
The Office of the Vice President for Engagement was pleased to have the opportunity to recently host the State of Indiana’s two leading economic development officials on the IU Bloomington campus. Indiana Secretary of Commerce Victor Smith and Indiana Economic Development Corporation President Eric Doden visited the IU Technology Park and toured the start-of-the-art Cyberinfrastructure… Read more »
IU partnering in new Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
Indiana University is proud to be a collaborative partner and supporter of the first industry-led life sciences research institute in the nation. The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI), officially announced today by Gov. Mike Pence, represents a dynamic new public-private partnership that will enhance collaborations among the state’s leading life sciences industry with its world class… Read more »
IU Business Outlook forecast: 2013 will be generally similar to 2012, marked by slow growth
For the second consecutive year, the United States economy managed to underachieve relative to economists’ unambitious expectations. Indiana University Kelley School of Business economists presented their annual forecast on November 1, and unfortunately expect more of the same in 2013. And like a year ago, a considerable list of things could adversely upset their expectations,… Read more »
Indiana University receives Campus Technology Innovators Award for IUanyWARE
Indiana University has received a 2012 Campus Technology Innovators Award for the development of IUanyWARE, a cloud-based service that provides students, faculty and staff with on-demand access to hundreds of software applications. The Innovators Award recognizes universities that deploy extraordinary technology solutions to meet campus challenges. With IUanyWARE, IU enables its 100,000 students — and all faculty and staff… Read more »