Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli Receives the 2009 Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli of the Indiana University School of Social Work, is the recipient of the 2009 Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity.

The award was presented to Dr. Queiro-Tajalli, a faculty member at IUPUI since 1980, at the 20th Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium on February 26 at the Campus Center at IUPUI.

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Forensic Science Labs in Indiana Face Same Shortcomings as Those Identified in National Report

Forensic science laboratories in Indiana face the same problems, shortcomings and issues that were identified in a national report, said a leading forensic science expert at IUPUI.

Jay A. Siegel, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program in the Purdue School of Science at IUPUI, is a member of the National Research Council committee that issued the report February 18, 2009 that calls for broad changes in the nation’s forensic science system.

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Plater to Receive John W. Ryan Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Programs and Studies

William Plater, Director of IUPUI's Office of International Community Development, a joint project of the IU Center on Philanthropy, the IU Center on Urban Policy and the Environment, and the IUPUI Office of International Affairs, will receive the John W. Ryan Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Programs and Studies, at Indiana University's Founders Day celebration.

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IUPUI Scores Big in Prestigious Advertising Awards

IUPUI set the gold standard for university events calendars and earned merit awards for its Video Portal and Annual Report in the oldest, largest and most prestigious advertising awards competition in the United States.

"We are very proud of our continued success in this competition from the IUPUI electronic communications team,” said Troy Brown, executive director of the Office of Communications and Marketing. “We continue to impact the cutting edge of new media communications delivery in higher education."

The 24th annual Admissions Advertising Awards, sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report, attracted more than two thousand entries from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from all fifty states and several foreign countries.

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Hiroshima Video Conference

Hiroshima Video Conference: During a live video conference addressing an IUPUI audience, Takashi Teramoto, a survivor of the August 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, described the events of that day and his life in the years after the bombing. An overflow crowd of area high school students, IUPUI faculty, staff and students, and members of the Indianapolis community attended the event broadcast from the Hiroshima Peace Museum in Japan to the IUPUI Office of International Affairs.

The Feb. 24 event was the museum’s very first live video conference linking a bomb survivor to an outside audience.

IUPUI Women to Receive Torchbearer's Awards

Indiana Commission on Women will honor four IUPUI women during the annual Torchbearers Awards ceremony on March 3, 2009. The ceremony recognizes women from around the state who have overcome obstacles and made Indiana a better place to live, work and raise a family.

Dr. Margaret Bythe and Dr. Mary Rouse, both of the IU School of Medicine, will receive Torchbearer Awards. Cora Griffin, a sophomore in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI, is a finalist for the Young Woman of Promise Award.

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Campus Center in the News

IUPUI's Campus Center is one of 11 student unions/campus centers from across the country featured in the January 2009 annual "Renovation and Construction Showcase," published by "The Bulletin," the bi-monthly publication of the Association of College Unions International. The showcase issue highlights new and renovated facilities, containing information about how each project was funded.

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Campus Dining Offers Vegetarian Options

Chartwells Customer Satisfaction Surveys

IUPUI Translating Research into Practice (TRIP) Community Showcase

New Faculty Tea Rescheduled

Peter Singer to Speak at IUPUI

Sixth Annual Lake Lecture Set for March 26

UFCI Upcoming Events

IUPUI In the News is a short review of local/national media coverage relating to IUPUI. To view the full version, or archives, visit the IUPUI In the News archive.

U.S. Colleges Get Serious With Partners Overseas
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 27, 2009
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IUPUI Student Chosen as 500 Princess
Pharos-Tribune, Feb. 27, 2009

Students Venture to IUPUI for Conference
The Jackson County Banner, Feb. 26, 2009

Shouldn't We Rescue Children Who Are Drowning In Poverty?
South Bend Tribune, Feb. 26, 2009

Job Hunting Advice
WTHR, Channel 13, Feb. 26, 2009

National Sports Journalism Center Hosts Opening Reception March 11
SPJ Varsity, Feb. 23, 2009

Ballard Delivers State of City Speech, Announces Blomquist Appointment
Inside Indiana Business, Feb. 23, 2009

Outdoor Sculptures from IMA to Grace IUPUI Campus
Indystar.com, Feb. 22, 2009

Pièce de assistance
Indystar.com, Feb. 22, 2009

IUPUI Rolls Out Plan for Growth
WTHR, Channel 13, Eyewitness News, Feb. 19, 2009

Highlighting Black History Month
WIBC, 93.1 FM, Feb. 18, 2009

Effects of Negative Emotions on the Heart
e-Newsletters (Medical University of South Carolina), Feb. 18, 2009

Celebrating a Great University in Heart of the City
Indystar.com, Feb. 18, 2009

First Wednesday to Discuss Crime
The Indiana Lawyer, Feb. 2, 2009

IU Spring Enrollment Hits Record
Indianapolis Business Journal, Feb. 2, 2009

Herron Senior Photography Show Opening March 6th 2009

The Herron School of Art and Design photography seniors are exhibiting their first works of the spring semester in Hypertrophy.

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Indiana Addresses Nursing Education Capacity

Nursing state leaders from across the country, including Indiana, recently gathered in Baltimore, Maryland for the 2009 two-day Nursing Education Capacity Summit, which brought together teams to not only address the nursing shortage, but help create solutions.

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Social Work Students Told to Speak Up for Those Unable to Speak for Themselves

Chanting "Two, four, six, eight, social workers advocate," hundreds of social work students from across Indiana descended on the State House last week.

The students, including those from Indiana University School of Social Work, were in Indianapolis to attend the 10th annual Social Workers Legislative Education and Advocacy Day.

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