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 »
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Funding opportunity available through state program for brain, spinal cord injury research
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are now being accepted for the Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund. Established in 2007 by the state of Indiana, the fund fosters and encourages research for the prevention, treatment and cure of spinal cord and brain injuries — including acute management, medical complications, rehabilitative techniques, and neuronal recovery…. Read more »
First Tedx event for IU Bloomington campus scheduled for November 13 at IU Auditorium
Since 2011, TedX events have taken place in Bloomington. So far, IU’s Bloomington campus has yet to host such an affair. But that will change at 7 p.m. on Nov. 13 when IU Auditorium hosts TedxIndianaUniversity. Tedx is an offshoot of the TED program, a non-profit organization based in New York City and Vancouver, B.C…. Read more »
EmotEd's Neumann among top researchers at brain trauma conference in Washington D.C.
The founder of Spin Up company EmotEd LLC, which seeks a novel approach in treating emotional disorders linked to traumatic brain injuries (TBI), joined a host of presenters earlier this week in Washington, D.C., at a conference held by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Research and Development. Dawn Neumann was among more than… Read more »
New video highlights research by Spin Up company Anagin to develop PTSD treatment
The cutting-edge research being performed by IU Spin Up company Anagin LLC to develop a novel, non-debilitative treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is the subject of a new promotional video produced by Indiana University. The two-minute spot briefly explains Anagin’s mission, as well as what the Spin Up program does for promising companies whose… Read more »
Anagin, EmotEd present strategies to treat PTSD, alexithymia at military research forum
Key researchers behind two rising Spin Up companies, EmotEd’s Dawn Neumann and Anagin’s Anantha Shekhar, presented their novel methods of treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alexithymia this week at the 2015 Military Health System Research Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The event is described… Read more »
Five research teams receive IUPUI grants for innovative health, tech, industrial applications
Five teams working on innovative research in medicine, aviation and industrial applications recently received funding from the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis’ Signature Centers Initiative, which is now in its eighth year. Two of the teams received Category A (three-year) funding: Center for Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research, Xiao-Ming Xu, director, IU School of… Read more »
Simon Atkinson, Anantha Shekhar appointed to research leadership posts at IUPUI, IUSM
A pair of announcements recently were made concerning key research positions at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and the IU School of Medicine. Effective Aug. 16, Simon Atkinson will serve as interim vice chancellor for research at IUPUI while a nationwide search takes place… Read more »
Anagin's work toward improved PTSD therapy featured Thursday in WISH-TV news segment
Anagin LLC’s pursuit of a less-debilitating treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) continues to attract media attention, as WISH-TV multiplatform journalist Teresa Mackin (Channel 8 in Indianapolis) dropped by the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. to interview key personnel. The segment aired Thursday morning (July 30) during WISH’s “Daybreak” morning news program. You can… Read more »
IU delegation travels to Fort Wayne to tour $20 million Mirro Center for Research & Innovation
Back in May, the $20 million Mirro Center for Research and Innovation at Fort Wayne’s Parkview Regional Medical Center — funded in part by a $1 million donation by the Mirro Family Foundation — opened its doors. On Monday, a seven-member delegation hosted by Dr. Michael J. Mirro, an IU trustee and medical director of… Read more »