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 »
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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 »
Indiana University Kokomo hosts regional forum on economic impact
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in Indiana University Kokomo’s regional town hall held on May 23. Hosted by Chancellor Michael Harris, this forum convened over 60 north central Indiana leaders to discuss the impact of IU Kokomo on both the region and the state. Paul Umbach, president of Tripp Umbach,a leading national provider of economic impact research, presented the “Economic Engine for North Central Indiana” report. Umbach explained the… Read more »
Business and engineering students partner to bring patented invention to market
Business students at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Indianapolis along with students from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI are partnering to bring a patented invention to market. Two business students and three biomedical engineering students are joining forces to research how to commercialize a new kidney dialysis invention by IU surgeon George Akingba,… Read more »
High-level collaboration in action at IU
Today’s announcement on the IU School of Medicine/IU Health Strategic Research Initiative reflects the synergistic qualities and remarkable potential this special partnership portends for breakthroughs in medicine and healthcare. This collaboration is the very substance of what has always been envisioned as partnering organizations bringing their respective talents to bear in ways that advance the… Read more »
"Opportunity Australia" at Indiana University
We were privileged and delighted to host U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich (at my left) this morning, March 22, for a breakfast briefing. The IU contingent featured IUSM Dean Craig Brater and prominent IUSM leaders David Wilkes, Anantha Shekhar, and Merv Yoder to discuss translational research activities and new opportunities for collaboration and investment… Read more »