Magazine Features Professor Barrows’ History of Lockefield Gardens

In this month's issue of Indiana Magazine of History, Robert G. Barrows, chair of the Department of History in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, meticulously reconstructs the local origins of the Indianapolis neighborhood that came to be known as Lockefield Gardens.

The housing project was built "under the auspices of the New Deal's Public Works Administration," Barrows states in the article, but he adds that "Lockefield's origins involved considerable local initiative" on the part of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, local architects and...
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Look Out for Closings along Michigan Street at "Construction Junction"

Call it "Construction Junction," and be on the alert as lane, sidewalk and other street-related closings are scheduled at and near the intersection of University Boulevard and Michigan Street on the IUPUI campus.

With the Campus Center under construction on the southwest corner of the intersection, and the Clarian-IU Cancer Center project underway across the street to the north, the IUPUI campus is getting bigger and better. However, construction needs and safety precautions make traffic closings necessary...
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IUPUI Informatics Professor to Lead Proteomics Research Team

Using high-speed computer networks and Indiana University's supercomputer, a team of researchers from IU and Purdue University will be contributing to an open-source bioinformatics software platform development project in proteomics (the study of the structure and function of proteins), thanks to a $25,000 bioinformatics research award from the Canary Foundation. The San Jose-based foundation's slogan is "stopping cancer early", and it awards funding for cancer-related research to accelerate realization of that goal.

Canary, and the LabKey Software Foundation designated five grant recipients from around the world for their Bioinformatics Platform Dissemination Award, and among the 50 contenders was the Indiana bioinformatics group, led by Dr. Jake Y. Chen, assistant professor of informatics and computer science, IU School of Informatics at IUPUI...
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Healthcare Reform Town Hall Forum Slated for Indianapolis

What is to be done about rising healthcare costs?

Indiana University healthcare experts wants to hear views about that question and other healthcare issues from Marion County residents and residents in surrounding areas during a Healthcare Reform Town Hall Forum at 7:30 p.m. June 18, 2007. The forum will be held at IUPUI, in Room 252 of the Information Technology Building, located on the southwest corner of Michigan and West Streets.

A group of IU experts is conducting the Indianapolis forum and eight other forums across the state...
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Jones Headed to Student Affairs at Northern Illinois

IUPUI Assistant Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean of Students John R. Jones III has accepted the position of associate vice president for student affairs at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill.

Jones's last day at IUPUI will be June 29.

"John's leadership has been invaluable," said Karen Whitney, IUPUI vice chancellor of Student Life and Diversity. "His efforts toward creating a civil and ethical campus have been nationally recognized and he will be missed...

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IUPUI Partnership Helps Keep Campus and Home Utility Rates Down

As summer weather kicks in, so does the demand and cost for energy to run fans and air conditioning systems to help us beat the heat.

An IUPUI partnership with Indianapolis Power and Light is helping to keep down the costs of staying cool both at home and at work, Campus Facility Services administrators say.

The campus saved $32,000 last summer under an IPL energy management program that credits IUPUI for electricity produced by emergency diesel generators on campus.

Normally the emergency generators would only operate in the event of a loss of power.

Under Rider 15, IUPUI has agreed to...
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Wenger Voted First Team Academic All-American

IUPUI senior men's golfer Justin Wenger (Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central) has been voted to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team by the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA), on the at-large ballot. He becomes just the second IUPUI student-athlete to earn First Team All-America honors, joining former women's basketball standout Tiffany Kyser, who was chosen in 2002-03.

Wenger was chosen Third Team Academic All-America as a junior and is a three-time Academic All-District selection. This year, he was the only...
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IUPUI Chancellor Bantz To Interview For University of Iowa Presidency

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Chancellor Charles R. Bantz, was on the University of Iowa (UI) campus Tuesday, June 12, and Friday, June 15, to interview for the position of UI president.

"IUPUI is so successful that it is hard to imagine leaving. In fact, the search committee indicated the work I've had the opportunity to do here with IUPUI's professional schools, liberal arts, and the health and life sciences fits well with the University of Iowa," Bantz said...
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