On January 19th, community leaders from Bloomington welcomed Colonel and Mrs. Alan Pratt at a reception in their honor at the Monroe County Convention Center. Indiana University was pleased to co-host the reception with partner organizations: Ivy Tech-Bloomington, The Greater Bloomington Chamber, the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation and Mr. Lee Marchant, chair of the Growing [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Courseload at the IURTC
Posted on January 26th, 2012 | By Tony Armstrong
Through the IURTC, our Innovate Indiana Fund has invested in Courseload, an e-text delivery platform that allows for reading and annotating textbooks. Courseload is also a tenant in the IU-Emerging Technologies Center and has recently grown into additional space in the IU-ETC. Here’s a brief description from their website: Today’s generation of students has grown [...]
Prepare family docs for treating post 9/11 veterans
Posted on January 23rd, 2012 | By Kirk White
Recently, I was happy to see the IU School of Medicine re-affirming its commitment to Indiana veterans. When Dean Craig Brater signed on to the Joining Forces Initiative, he pledged to prepare Indiana University doctors and researchers to treat and study the particular problems vets face, such as brain injuries and post-traumatic stress syndrome . [...]
Lilly Endowment’s $33M gift supports business education at IU
Posted on January 13th, 2012 | By Innovate Indiana
What a positive way to start the year, with the Lilly Endowment awarding $33M to the IU Kelley School of Business in Bloomington. Lilly’s generous gift, the largest ever to the Kelley School, demonstrates a gratifying faith in Indiana University’s ability to provide a high rate of return on community investments. Simply put, the Lilly [...]
