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February 6, 2004
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 Heron Acosta Montano, Mayor of Calnali, Hidalgo, Mexico (speaking), expresses his gratitude to the IU Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing at IUPUI for their support in providing primary care, dental care and health education in his impoverished village. The service learning project, inspired by Calnali native and IUPUI graduate Juana Watson (far left), evolved into a five-year agreement during a signing ceremony earlier this week attended by Mayor Bart Peterson, Chancellor Charles Bantz and other dignitaries. |
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IUPUI Health and Dental Team Supports Mexican Village IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz and Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson announced an agreement between the Indiana University Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing at IUPUI, and Calnali, Hidalgo, Mexico, to provide health care and education to an underserved Mexican village. Details of the partnership were presented during a signing ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the University Place Conference Center & Hotel. Other speakers included Calnali Mayor Heron Acosta Montano; Mexican Consul Sergio Aguilera; and Columbus Mayor Fred Armstrong. Susan Sutton, Associate Dean for International Programs, emceed the event. [Complete details] |
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Brooke McAfee Mcafee Takes Over As Country's Blocked Shot LeaderIUPUI sophomore Brooke McAfee (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso/School of Science) has taken over as the country's blocked shot leader among all NCAA Division I players. [Complete details]
IU School of Dentistry Chair of Oral Surgery and Hospital Dentistry Named Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) has named Jeffrey D. Bennett, D.M.D., as chair of the school’s Department of Oral Surgery and Hospital Dentistry and professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery. [Complete details] ETC’s “Unique From Indiana” Focuses on IUPUI Visionary Projects Imagine a world where business leaders and university professors work in tandem to create successful commercial enterprises, where doctors prescribe pills to cure paralysis by restoring damaged spinal cord tissue, and where it takes the family physician only five minutes to catalog your chances of developing a myriad of diseases. [Complete details]. New Media Consortium Recognizes Indiana University in Search for Excellence Indiana University has been recognized as a leader in its innovative approaches to the use of technology by NMC: The New Media Consortium. In 2003 the NMC’s Board of Directors commissioned its fourth worldwide membership search for proven leaders among higher education institutions in the application of technology. Indiana University was among 50 colleges and universities worldwide identified in that search. [Complete details] IUPUI Seeks Key Staff for Newly Created Solution Center IUPUI is hiring two key staff members for the Solution Center, a newly created single “front door” to the campus for industry and economic development leaders in central Indiana. [Complete details] |
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IU Doctor Sets Out to Kiss Pig to Support Diabetes Research In an effort to raise funds for the American Diabetes Association, an Indiana University School of Medicine physician has set his eyes on kissing a pig—man’s first source of insulin. [Complete details] Madame Walker Theatre Center Exhibit Opens with Reception February 11 The Madame Walker Theatre Center, a community partner of IUPUI, takes center stage in the first level lobby of the IUPUI University Library with an exhibit showcasing the center’s history and programs. An opening reception will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 11. David Lewis, dean of the library, and Cynthia Holmes-Gardner, president of the theatre center, will welcome guests with remarks at 5:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. [Complete details] IUPUI School Of Science Uses $1.6 Million Research Grant to Advance Drug Discovery Research The IUPUI School of Science on Jan. 28 announced they will use a $1.6 million grant awarded by the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund to move regenerative biology into the drug discovery pipeline. The grant will be used over the next two years by the Indiana University Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine to study the body’s ability to regenerate its own cells in eye, spinal cord and limb tissue. [Complete details]. IUPUI Celebration of Black History Month Includes Spike Lee Documentary and Tribute to Playwright August Wilson Spike Lee’s documentary about one of the sad days of the 1960s civil rights movement and a theatre production highlighting the work of August Wilson are featured events in the IUPUI observance of February as Black History Month. [Complete details]. 
BookMarks Session Hosts The Strangeness of Beauty Author Author Lydia Minatoya will discuss her novel The Strangeness of Beauty during a BookMarks presentation from noon to 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 2 in the Lilly Auditorium, located on the lower level of University Library, 755 W. Michigan Street. [Complete details]. |
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