Thursday marks the start of the 15th annual Entrepreneur Lecture Series held by IU South Bend’s Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics. This year’s series of weekly lectures will be opened by Amish Shah, president and CEO of Kem Krest, who will discuss “Developing Your Entrepreneurial Skills.” Each lecture takes place from 7 to… Read more »
Tag: Uncategorized
CREED members hear best practices in designing collaborative systems, details on $1 billion innovation plan
When it comes to best practices in collaboration and stakeholder engagement, it all comes down to “systemness.” So say members of the Columbus-based Community Education Coalition, which since 1997 has worked to build stronger links between education initiatives and economic development and, in turn, bolster the area’s workforce. At the latest meeting of Indiana University’s… Read more »
Regional campuses, partners encouraged to take advantage of updated guidelines for IU’s Regional Economic Development (RED) Fund
One of the highlights to emerge from meetings of IU’s Council of Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) earlier this year were revised eligibility guidelines for its Regional Economic Development (RED) fund. Established in 2010 by IU’s Office of the Vice President for Engagement, CREED offers a university-wide forum to address regional economic development issues…. Read more »
Tornado takes its toll on Inventrek Technology Park; facility to be closed at least 4 to 5 months for repairs
When an tornado outbreak laid siege to Kokomo last Wednesday, about 200 people took refuge inside Inventrek Technology Park when the building was hit — and all emerged unharmed. However, the 98,000-square-foot facility — which hosts about 26 companies, Ivy Tech Kokomo’s nursing and health science programs and The Shared Drive co-working space — sustained… Read more »
IU Health president/CEO discusses innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities presented by its Bloomington Medical Campus
The design phase of IU Health’s Bloomington Medical Campus is well under way, with groundbreaking projected for the second quarter of 2017 and about three years of construction to follow, IU Health President and CEO Dennis M. Murphy said Friday. But the impetus behind its construction, planned along 75 acres north of the Indiana 45/46… Read more »
IUSB & Beacon Health partner for student internships in rehabilitative therapy and sports science
Under a new program offered by IU South Bend’s Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences, students with interests in fitness or rehabilitative science will be able to gain practical, on-the-job experience through a collaboration with Memorial Hospital of South Bend’s Department of Rehabilitation. A part of Beacon Health System, Memorial’s rehab department consists of… Read more »
IU South Bend professor part of team that discovers 272-year (or more) life expectancy for Greenland sharks
For centuries, scientists viewed most vertebrates as living more or less as long as humans — give or take 50 to 100 years. But recent research by a team that includes IU South Bend physiology Professor Peter Bushnell is changing that perception. Based on radiocarbon dating, the team’s studies of 28 female Greenland sharks —… Read more »
IU Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) to meet at IUPUI on Wednesday
The next quarterly meeting of IU’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) is scheduled for Wednesday (Aug. 24) in Room 1006 of University Hall on the IUPUI campus. Representatives will hear presentations from representatives of Thriving Communities, Thriving State — a statewide initiative of the IU Public Policy Institute. The program employs a… 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 »
President McRobbie cites Innovate Indiana Fund, IURTC successes in Indianapolis Business Journal column
President Michael A. McRobbie wrote a column titled “The university as an engine for innovation” for the Indianapolis Business Journal. The entire column is available here. President McRobbie, who also is Chairman of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., cited several success stories from the Innovate Indiana Fund and IURTC to highlight key points about… Read more »