According to a Reuters News analysis of patent and publishing data from hundreds of research institutions around the globe between 2008 and 2013, Indiana University ranks among the world’s 50 most innovative universities. IU placed 49th in the list of Top 100 World’s Most Innovative Universities and 33rd among U.S. universities. Twelve of the Top 100, including… Read more »
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IU Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development set to meet Nov. 4
The final quarterly meeting of 2015 for Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) is set for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 4) at Room 1006 of University Hall on the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis campus. Scheduled presentations include: An overview of IU’s Grand Challenges initiative by Fred H. Cate, IU’s vice… Read more »
Kelley School of Business' annual economic forecast tour scheduled for 10 stops Nov. 5-20
Each year since 1972, the Kelley School of Business has presented its national, state and local forecasts in cities throughout Indiana. This year, the school’s IU Business Outlook tour is set for Nov. 5-20 at 10 locations statewide: Nov. 5: Indianapolis (7:30 a.m., Columbia Club ballroom at 121 Monument Circle); Nov. 5: Bloomington (11:15… Read more »
Grand Challenges initiative urges IU faculty across all disciplines, campuses to "go big" and attack world's most pressing problems
For those who haven’t heard by now — or were otherwise besieged by early-semester tasks — Indiana University just launched the most ambitious research program in its history. Through a $300 million investment over the next five years, IU’s Grand Challenges program aims to address some of the world’s most pressing issues — such as… Read more »
Red Fund grant helps support a GIS-based economic development tool for NW Indiana
Two dozen town and city administrators from nine Lake County towns were introduced last week to a new economic development tool that uses geographic information systems (GIS) to help businesses and city leaders make better strategic decisions. The Aug. 22 seminar at IU Northwest’s Gary campus — conducted by IU Northwest School of Business and… Read more »
IU Northwest is set to break ground June 18 on new, $45 million Arts & Sciences Building
The groundbreaking ceremony for a new, $45 million Arts & Sciences Building to be shared by Indiana University Northwest and Ivy Tech Community College is set for 5:30 p.m. next Thursday (June 18) in the lobby of the Savannah Center. About half of the three-story, 126,300-square-foot building will host IU Northwest’s fine arts and performing… Read more »
CREED council member Subir Bandyopadhyay wins IU's Lieber Memorial Award for teaching
At an April ceremony in Bloomington, Subir Bandyopadhyay, a member of Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) and professor of marketing at IU Northwest in Gary, received IU’s oldest honor for teaching — the Frederic Bachman Lieber Memorial Award. Bandyopadhyay was one of 16 faculty members and three graduate students who… Read more »
IU campuses encouraged to submit RED Fund economic development proposals by June 5
If your organization has an economic development-related project or initiative in mind, requires funding and is based at one of IU’s regional campuses, the RED Fund can offer valuable financial support. Administered by Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED), the Regional Economic Development (RED) Fund provides cost-matching grants of up to… Read more »
CREED council member Bandyopadhyay wins Fulbright grant to study consumerism in India
Indiana University Northwest marketing professor Subir Bandyopadhyay, who represents the campus on IU’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED), has won a Fulbright Scholar Program grant and will travel to India this summer to research and promote consumerism in India. A recognized expert in consumer marketing, Bandyopadhyay — who has taught at IU… Read more »
It's OK to make money AND address social issues – it's called "social entrepreneurship"
A few weeks ago, our Innovate Indiana blog told readers about a free workshop at Indiana University Northwest in Gary that was offered to small business owners and entrepreneurs. Led by Subir Bandyopadhyay, a professor of marketing at IU Northwest’s School of Business and Economics, the session covered the topic of “social entrepreneurship” — and… Read more »