IU, HBCUs Partner to Increase Minorities in Science Careers

Two Indiana University campuses and nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are joining forces in a long-term partnership that administrators say will increase the number of minorities in science careers, and thereby help to address America's need to produce more scientists.

Named The STEM Initiative because it focuses on the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, the partnership will increase the number of minority students in STEM...
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Tenth Anniversary Celebration to Feature Ora H. Pescovitz

Ora H. Pescovitz, M.D., President and CEO of Riley Hospital for Children will make the keynote address at the Celebration Luncheon marking the 10th year anniversary of the IUPUI Office for Women. The event is being held at Noon on Tuesday, April 10th at the University Place Hotel. The event will celebrate ten years of advancing women and building an inclusive community at IUPUI.

Dr. Pescovitz is also the Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs and the Edwin Letzter Professor of Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. As an executive associate dean, she has administered the IU School of Medicine's research program, which...
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Fit to Breed? Symposium and Exhibit Explore History and Legacy of Indiana Eugenics

The history and legacy of the century since Indiana enacted the world's first eugenics law will be explored in an April 12 symposium and an exhibit opening the same day at the Indiana State Library, 140 N. Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN. Both events are free and open to the public.

The symposium will examine the relevance of the history of sterilization and other eugenic measures to contemporary issues in human genetics, public health, reproductive health, mental health, and the law...
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IU Establishes $2 Million Endowment for HBCU, First-generation Fellowships

Indiana University has established a $2 million endowment fund to provide graduate school fellowships to science, engineering, technology and math students with earned degrees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

IU President Adam H. Herbert announced the creation of the endowment fund at a press conference today (March 29) during which he and three presidents of HBCUs announced a partnership between IU and nine historically black universities and colleges. That partnership, named The STEM Initiative...
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Conference To Focus on Strengthening Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Indiana

Angelo Pizzo, who wrote and co-produced the film "Hoosiers," will address the 2007 Indiana Cultural Tourism Conference.

Hosted by the Indiana University Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management (TCEM) at IUPUI, the conference is designed to strengthen cultural and heritage tourism in the state of Indiana.

The 2007 Efroymson Award for Excellence in Cultural Tourism Development $25,000 prize also will be presented at the conference, which will be held May 11, 2007...
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IU Department of Occupational Therapy Celebrates Occupational Therapy Month

April 2007 has been designated as National Occupational Therapy Month by the American Occupational Therapy Association, occupational therapy practitioners and educators.

Occupational therapy is the health and rehabilitation profession that focuses on maximizing a person's ability to participate in life independently. With occupational therapy, children and adults facing physical, cognitive, or psychosocial challenges can improve skills that help them perform daily tasks at home, at school, at work, and...
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Students Go to U.N. to Defend Human Rights in Chile

During Spring Break, March 12–16, four students and one LL.M. graduate were in New York at the United Nations Headquarters where they presented a report to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. David Rothenberg (1L), Edye T. Taylor (2L) and Perfecto Caparas (LL.M. ’05) made a seven-minute presentation to the Committee. Jhon Jairo Sanchez (2L) and Monica Magnusson (2L) also made the trip to the U.N. Their report argues that the government of Chile has breached the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by discriminating against gay, lesbian, transgendered, and bisexual people (often referred to as LGBTs).

Professor George Edwards, director and founder of the Program in International Human Rights Law, said, “Being able to make an official presentation to this Committee is a major accomplishment. Being granted seven minutes is an even greater accomplishment.”

Read the report: http://www.indylaw.indiana.edu/humanrights2/chileICCPR.pdf

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