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Lower energy use, costs emerge from study conducted by SPEA students at NSA Crane

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The first project to be launched under the milestone NSA Crane Educational Partnership Agreement signed in October revealed energy savings that ranged from 4.5 percent to nearly 26 percent at three NSA Crane facilities earlier this fall. Three teams of graduate students under the supervision of William Brown, IU’s director of sustainability, spent October and… Read more »

Innovate Indiana to host sixth annual Startup Weekend at IU's Cyberinfrastructure Building

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Aspiring entrepreneurs from the Bloomington area will convene at IU’s Cyberinfrastructure Building at 6 p.m. Friday for a three-day event known as Startup Weekend, where they will learn the basics about launching a promising company. Sponsored in part by Innovate Indiana and the Innovate Indiana Fund, the conference is in its sixth year of providing… Read more »

Watch the Oct. 14 signing ceremony for NSA Crane Educational Partnership Agreement

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For those who were unable to make it to the Cyberinfrastructure Building at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for the NSA Crane Educational Partnership Agreement signing ceremony, the Innovate Indiana Blog was on hand to record the landmark event. Please click here to view the video. Kirk White, IU assistant vice president and military… Read more »

IU and NSWC-Crane host White House science adviser on a two-day trip to southern Indiana

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Indiana University and Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane hosted White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Assistant Director for Defense programs Chris Fall at a Thursday, Oct. 8, roundtable focused on the roles of IU and NSWC Crane in promoting regional economic innovation. Fall, who works on defense-related science, technology and innovation matters, traveled… Read more »

IU to expand STEM education toward diverse student pool through $1.66 million Navy grant

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Expanding STEM-related skills (science, technology, engineering, math) within an increasingly diverse pool of talented students and researchers is the impetus behind a five-year, $1.66 million grant recently awarded to Indiana University by the U.S. Navy. Successful STEM initiatives with historically black colleges and universities (HCBUs) — such as IU’s Summer Scholars Institute with 12 partner… Read more »

JLUS study provides opportunities for public engagement with Crane naval support center

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As Section 4 of Interstate 69 from Crane to Bloomington nears completion, many are asking how best to take advantage of the finished highway. The Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) will offer the Southwest Central Indiana region an opportunity to advance these conversations. It will provide recommendations for enhancing relationships between surrounding counties and NSA Crane… Read more »

SPEA grad students study tourism strategy, workforce needs, benefits of IU-based "rural center of excellence" in capstone project

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Graduate students with IU’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs culminated a semester-long study of economic challenges in southwest central Indiana with a Tuesday presentation of their findings. Under the direction of visiting lecturer Frank Nierzwicki, students examined the benefits of creating a “rural center of excellence” at Indiana University, created a marketing strategy to… Read more »