Round Two of IU’s Grand Challenges program — a $300 million, multidisciplinary research effort to address “major and large-scale problems” faced by humanity — is now under way, with a Nov. 11 deadline fast approaching for scientific teams that wish to submit their preliminary proposals. For those who wish to learn more about the application… Read more »
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B-Start pre-accelerator selects second group of student-led startups; Pitch Day competition set for Jan. 12
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for early-stage technology companies run by Indiana University Bloomington and Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington students, recently announced its second class of participants. Developed by the Bloomington Economic Development Corp. and supported in part by Innovate Indiana, B-Start involves mentorship, coaching, consultations and informational sessions conducted throughout the fall. This training… 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 »
IU Northwest School of Medicine researchers win $1.5 million NIH grant to study how certain proteins ‘trick’ bacteria into killing themselves
Throughout the next four years, researchers at the Indiana University Northwest School of Medicine in Gary will use a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to explore how a group of proteins within the body employ a “molecular trick” that causes bacteria to destroy itself. The grant, awarded recently to principal investigator Roman Dziarski… Read more »
2016 Gill Symposium and Award Ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 12
The Linda and Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science will hold its 2016 Symposium and Award Ceremony starting at 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union on the IU Bloomington campus. This year’s keynote speaker is Hugo J. Bellen, professor of developmental biology and molecular and human genetics at… Read more »
Pinterest founder and CEO Ben Silbermann among keynotes for Research Horizons event Sept. 8-9
Some of Indiana University’s brightest minds in informatics and computing will come together Sept. 8-9 at IU’s Cyberinfrastructure Building for Research Horizons. This inaugural event, designed to spark conversations on how research drives innovation, is chocked full of seminars on topics that range from artificial intelligence, security and bioinformatics to big data, programming languages and… Read more »
IU enjoys a banner year for licensing, patents & inventions filed with IURTC
For the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., it was a milestone year on a couple of fronts. During the 2015-2016 fiscal year, IURTC oversaw the completion of 43 licensing agreements and it ended the 2015 calendar year ranked 43rd worldwide in patents received from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The 43 licensing agreements… Read more »
Initiative aimed at producing patient-centered medicinal therapies wins first round of $300 million Grand Challenges research funding
The Precision Health Initiative, a broad-reaching proposal to develop patient-centered medicinal therapies, was announced Monday as the first funding recipient of Indiana University’s $300 million Grand Challenges Program. Led by Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs and IU School of Medicine Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs Anantha Shekhar, the initiative will seek to cure… Read more »
Indiana Entrepreneurship Week set for June 19-25, with events scheduled throughout state
For the second year, Indiana Entrepreneurship Week will be observed throughout the Hoosier State, with more than 50 events scheduled throughout the week of June 19-25 in more than 20 cities. Launched in 2015 by the state’s Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, this event showcases top entrepreneurial talent, promotes entrepreneurship as a profession and… Read more »
IU East entrepreneuer programs bring home honors from national convention in St. Louis
Student entrepreneurs and faculty at IU East recently earned honors in three categories at the Enactus United States National Exposition held May 15-17 in St. Louis. The IU East Enactus team was one of five teams selected for the AIG “For the Health of It” program, receiving a plaque and $3,500 in seed money for… Read more »