From the Desk of the Chancellor

The Chancellor's Professors are some of the most dedicated and distinguished faculty members at IUPUI. I meet regularly with them to hear their ideas.

A few months ago, they suggested that the campus invest in giving a boost to the research of faculty at the associate professor level—particularly for researchers whose work holds promise for moving to a new level of prominence in the field or discipline. Thus, I am pleased to announce the establishment of the Research Frontiers Trailblazer Award.

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History of Muslim America Makes Publishers' Weekly "Best Books" List

An Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) professor's history of Muslims in the United States is on the Publisher's Weekly list of Best Books of 2009.

Edward E. Curtis IV's book, "Muslims in America: A Short History," published in October 2009 by Oxford University Press, Inc., traces the history of followers of Islam in America from the 18th century to post 9-11 America.

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African Burial Ground Project Director, Prolific Author Earn Lifetime Achievement Awards at African Studies Conference

An anthropology professor from The College of William and Mary and a history professor from the University of Texas at Austin are the recipients of inaugural lifetime achievement awards presented during the 1st Public Scholars in African Studies International Conference on Globalization. The conference was held Oct. 29-31, 2009, at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

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PhD Pre-Doc Student Is Running Faster than Ever These Days - Literally

Christine Davis is a PhD Pre-Doc student at the Indiana University School of Social Work, operates a case management consulting firm that specializes in helping elderly clients remain in their own homes, and is running faster than ever – literally.

Now in her early 60s, Davis uses running to keep her life in balance as she juggles the responsibilities of work and being a student. But don’t picture Davis as a weekend-jogger. Instead, think of a lightening bolt streaking down the track in the 100-meter dash.

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Energy Savings Realized in Campus Center

Greening IUPUI Grant Funds Available

Low-Cost Healthy Eating

Burrage, Carpenter, and Rawl selected as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing

Joe Burrage, PhD, Janet Carpenter, PhD, RN, and Susan Rawl, PhD, RN, members of the faculty of the IU School of Nursing (IUSON), were formally inducted on November 7, 2009 into the American Academy of Nursing along with 95 other new Fellows for 2009. Each of them was nominated for this honor by two current Academy Fellows and selected by the Academy's fifteen-member Fellow Selection Committee for their outstanding achievements in the nursing profession. The induction took place during the Academy's Annual 36th Annual Meeting and Conference, in Atlanta, GA.

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Indiana University to Have Separate Commencement to Award Graduate Degrees

Indiana University today announced a new event for spring Commencement activities at the Bloomington campus, adding a separate ceremony for graduate students receiving master's and doctoral degrees.

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