The University Economic Development Association has chosen three finalist in each of the five awards categories for the UEDA Awards of Excellence. Congratulations to Indiana University Kokomo for being named a finalist for the 2012 UEDA Excellence in Leadership and Collaboration award! IU Kokomo is one of three finalist in the running for this award for their Regional Transformation Initiative. IU Kokomo… Read more »
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IU cybersecurity fellow named one of world’s top young innovators by MIT publication
Congratulations to Indiana University’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research fellow Christopher Soghoian for being recognized by MIT’s Technology Review as a 2012 TR35 Honoree! The designation recognizes the world’s top young innovators under the age of 35, spanning biotechnology, computer and electronics hardware and software, energy, the Internet and nanotechnology, among other fields. Soghoian, a privacy researcher and activist,… Read more »
Cash awards offered for innovators at IU's School of Informatics and Computing
Indiana University will collaborate with Schurz Communications, an Indiana-based multimedia company, on an innovation challenge beginning this semester. Hoosier undergraduates, graduate students and faculty will be asked to consider real-world digital solutions and opportunities for 21st-century media companies. There will be sizable cash prizes for winning prototypes that meet agreed guidelines. Beyond money and resume enhancement, participating… Read more »
Technology, traditional arts will converge at IU's Smithsonian Folklife Festival exhibit
Cutting-edge technology and traditional arts will converge when Indiana University takes part in the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., held June 27 to July 1 and July 4 to 8. Hosted outdoors on the National Mall, the annual festival is an exposition of living cultural heritage. One of this year’s programs, “Campus and Community,” commemorates the 150th… Read more »
Indiana CTSI and IURTC-supported Projects Series: Part 4
Now that I have highlighted three of the twelve research projects that reached the technology transfer phase of their development and filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC), I will wrap up this series of blogs by highlighting one last project. I have enjoyed the opportunity to share a few of the projects that contributed to the Indiana Clinical… Read more »
Navy's Crane lab, IU enter collaborative research agreement to enhance private-sector opportunities
Indiana University has entered into a collaborative research and development agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, that will allow IU campuses to work more closely with Crane and with private-sector partners to transfer technology to the private sector. By acting as partnership intermediaries, IU and the IU Research and Technology Corp. will be… Read more »
Indiana CTSI and IURTC-supported Projects Series: Part 3
I have now highlighted two of the twelve research projects that have reached the technology transfer phase of their development and filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC). All twelve have contributed to the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) setting a record last year for supported research projects reaching sufficient development to initiate technology transfer activities. I am… 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 »
Indiana CTSI and IURTC-supported Projects Series: Part 2
As mentioned in the first of the four blogs in this series, the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) set a record last year for supported research projects that have reached the technology transfer phase of their development, including twelve projects that filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC). I am highlighting four of… Read more »
IUPUI Professor Ali Jafari and Courseload win 2012 Mira Awards for Technology in Education Excellence
Saturday evening I had the opportunity to attend the 2012 Mira Awards ceremony at the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis. The Mira Awards are presented by TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative, to recognize the state’s high-tech successes. The Mira Awards recognize excellence and innovation among Indiana’s outstanding technology industry performers and contributors, and focus attention on… Read more »