IU School of Liberal Arts Political Science Professor William Blomquist received one of the Fulbright program's Distinguished Chairs, the Turin Chair in Environmental Policy. His time at Turin (February through May) coincides with his sabbatical leave during Spring Semester. He will teach a course on environmental policy while continuing his current research on water management in the European Union. Along the same lines, during 2007 he has held a post as Visiting Scholar in an EU exchange program, the International Master's of Science in Rural Development, for which he has been guest lecturing at Humboldt University in Berlin (in May and August) and at Ghent University in Belgium this month December and participated in a graduate seminar at the Slovak Agricultural University in August.

Nominations Open for 2008 Joseph T. Taylor Awards for Diversity

IUPUI faculty, staff and students are invited to submit nominations/applications for the 2008 Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Awards for Excellence in Diversity.

In honor of Dr. Joseph T. Taylor, the first dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, the award recognizes exemplary work by an individual, group or project that has promoted diversity on campus and/or in the community.

IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz will confer the awards during the 2008 Joseph T. Taylor Symposium on Feb. 29, 2008.
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Majority OF U.S. Households Give an Average of $2,045

About six in 10 U.S. households contribute to charity routinely, according new findings from the Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS) released today by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

The ongoing survey asked the same 8,000 families about their total charitable gifts made in 2000, 2002 and 2004. While the total percentage of households that gave was similar in all three years (67 to 69 percent), it was not always the same households. The study found that a fairly large proportion of all U.S. households—nearly one third—shift between donating and not donating.
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National Student Exchange Offers "Domestic Abroad" Experience

Studying abroad is a desire for many college students but not always financially or practically feasible. A relatively new alternative to this experience is "going abroad" in your own country. The National Student Exchange (NSE) program provides opportunities for students at participating universities to "go abroad" to any of the over 190 participating schools within the United States, its territories and Canada.
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It’s Not Just A Kid Thing: Fluoridated Tap Water Benefits Older Adults Even More

The benefits of fluoridation in preventing tooth decay have been known for over half a century and today approximately two-thirds of Americans have access to fluoridated public water.
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Risacher Named Director of Indianapolis Tennis Center

Kathy Risacher has been named director of the Indianapolis Tennis Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, John D. Short, assistant vice chancellor, IUPUI, has announced.
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