Indiana University
Purdue University
Indianapolis
December 7, 2000
Hundreds of thousands of American soldiers went to war in Vietnam carrying guns. Only 14 went armed with paintbrushes and sketch pads. One of those combat artists is Professor Richard Nickolson, who will see his Vietnam sketches and paintings for the first time since he created them three decades ago.
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[Below] Ben Wattenberg of Grassroots.com and host of PBS' "Think Tank" served as moderator for the Bulen Symposium sponsored by the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) and the Department of Political Science, part of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.
WHEN IT COMES TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFYING ORGANISMS SUCH AS PEOPLE, BUTTERFLIES AND JELLYFISH AS ANIMALS, KIDS GET IT WRONG.
Two IUPUI School of Education professors studied responses from students in grades K-8 in 180 classrooms across the U.S. who were asked to divide pictures of organisms into those that were animals and those that were not. Among the findings: more than one-third of students in grades 6-8 did not identify humans as animals.
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THE YOUNG AND YOUNG AT HEART GET TOGETHER AT THE CENTER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Their age differences couldn't be greater, but that doesn't stand in the way of friendships between a group of seniors and children at IUPUI's Center for Young Children. For some, it is their only opportunity to interact with a younger or older person.
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PURDUE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING CLASS AT IUPUI HELPING STUDENTS FULFILL DREAMS, MEETING DEMAND FOR HIGHWAY PROJECT MANAGERS
When a survey conducted by Professor Hadi Yamin showed project managers for highway projects were in short supply, he started a new highway technology class this fall. Thanks to that class, a 24-year-old student can pursue her dream of becoming a project manager for construction sites.
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THREE IUPUI COACHES NAMED MID-CONTINENT COACHES OF THE YEAR
Women's soccer coach Jean Delaski, volleyball coach Steve Payne, and men's and women's swimming coach Jim Shuck all received Mid-Con Coach of the Year awards.
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Announcements ...
Memorial for Education Professor Emeritus -- Dec. 10 [Details]
Discount tickets for Pacers game -- Dec. 13 [Details]
Optimist Club [Details]
IUPUI Bookstores’ Annual Gift and Apparel Sale [Details]
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