Dr. Don Brown, a successful serial software entrepreneur and an Indiana University alumnus, will keynote “The Changing Business of Healthcare,” a conference being presented Nov. 9 in Indianapolis by IU’s Kelley School of Business. Brown will kick off the conference, the latest event in the Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series, organized by Kelley’s Center for… Read more »

By William J. Lowe, Ph.D., Chancellor, Indiana University Northwest The economic prosperity and future success of our nation, and of Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland, depends on our intellectual capital. Now, more than ever, due to the complexities and competitiveness of an interdependent, globalized economy, colleges and universities, locally and nationally, must prepare students for the expectations… Read more »

The Bloomington Economic Development Corp. received a bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council for B-Start, a project the BEDC entered in the Entrepreneurship category. The honor was presented at an awards ceremony during the IEDC Annual Conference, which took place Sept. 29-Oct. 3 in Atlanta. “Since we started the… Read more »

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie has announced that, with the approval of the IU Board of Trustees, the School of Global and International Studies will be named in honor of former U.S. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton and former U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar — two immensely accomplished Indiana statesmen and two of the nation’s… Read more »

By David Gard, assistant vice president for economic engagement, Indiana University I am pleased to report that the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, or APLU, has released a new policy position paper on advancing university-engaged economic and societal prosperity. The paper focuses on key imperatives for universities and the federal government to address as… Read more »

Serial entrepreneur Jeffrey Stamp, the chief storyteller at Bold Thinking who helps businesspeople successfully tap into their creative thinking, will speak at the 11th annual Entrepreneurial Connection Day at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in Bloomington. The presentation, at 1 p.m. Sept. 7 in Room 2075 of the Hodge Hall Undergraduate Center, will be… Read more »

By Kevin Berkopes, CEO, Crossroads Education I developed Crossroads Education, an Indianapolis-based technology and professional services company, while a faculty member at IUPUI. Our mission is to build a new human ecosystem for education, one built upon the power of human connection augmented by technology. I want to focus on the potential impact of artificial… Read more »

As the next step in its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, Indiana University has launched the Indiana University Black Philanthropy Circle. Formed by IU alumni and friends of the university, the circle will address education issues faced by black communities through the power of philanthropic giving. In partnership with the IU Office of the… Read more »

By Kirk White, assistant vice president for strategic partnerships, Indiana University It was standing room only today at Old National Convention Center in Evansville when the citizens of the tri-state area welcomed the Stone Family Center for Health Sciences to downtown Evansville. A sometimes-emotional Mayor Lloyd Winnecke called the new center “enduring,” “generational” and “once… Read more »

Indiana University researchers and physicians have announced progress toward their bold goals of developing cures and preventive treatments for devastating diseases prevalent among Indiana residents. IU Precision Health leaders announced that they have recruited 33 new research faculty from throughout the country and built some of the most advanced research and clinical capabilities in the… Read more »