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Top IUPUI Faculty to Present at Cutting Edge Lecture Series
August 13, 2009 — The IUPUI Office of Academic Affairs has announced its Cutting Edge Lecture Series for the fall of 2009. This series will give the community the opportunity to engage in dialogues with top university professors about rapidly changing fields of inquiry.
Full storyPhilosophers, Gen Con Gamers Share Quest to Understand Life, Professor Says
August 12, 2009 —
Gen Con, billed as the longest running, best attended gaming convention in the world, beams into downtown Indianapolis Thursday through Sunday, August 13 -16, 2009.
Art and Science Are Inseparable for IUPUI's Rosenberg
August 5, 2009 —
There is art and there is science. Most people think they are not related. For Gary Rosenberg, they are inseparable.
Rosenberg, an associate professor of Earth Sciences at IUPUI, has been elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, an honor that is reserved for the best in his discipline. Members of the society are elected to Fellowship in recognition of distinguished contributions to geosciences.
University Library Partners with Local Art Center to Host Artist's Book Exhibit
August 4, 2009 —
Herron Art Library, part of IUPUI University Library, has partnered with the Harrison Center for the Arts to sponsor “Bookish,” an Indianapolis Downtown Artists & Dealers Association First Friday event. The exhibit's opening reception was held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at the Harrison Center for the Arts, 1501 N. Delaware St. The artwork will hang through Aug. 29, 2009. Both the reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.
Herron Students Help Capture the Real Dillinger in Exhibit at State Library
July 24, 2009 —
With his starring role in “Public Enemies,” Johnny Depp is giving movie audiences Hollywood’s latest version of the 1930s gangster John Dillinger.
University Library Receives Grant to Make More Hoosier History Accessible
June 24, 2009 —
IUPUI University Library, in collaboration with Conner Prairie, received a Library Service Technology Act (LSTA) digitization grant for over $11,000 to create the museum’s newest online digital collection entitled: “Conner Prairie’s Traditional Crafts: Preservation and Reproduction.”
Pfeifer to Become Director of the Institute for American Thought
June 23, 2009 —
Philosophy Professor David Pfeifer will become director of the Institute for American Thought at IUPUI on July 1, 2009.
Follow the Summer Impact Seven for a Look at Real Life
June 22, 2009 — Summer Impact is somewhat like reality TV.
Full storyPredestination Book Coincides with John Calvin's 500th Birthday
June 18, 2009 —
Is one’s eternal destiny foreordained by God? The age-old idea of predestination is among the most controversial doctrines in Christianity and one that remains highly relevant in today’s denominations.
Curtis Dedicates Book on "New Black Gods" to School of Liberal Arts
June 11, 2009 —
Most authors dedicate their books to family members or inspirational figures. IUPUI professor Edward Curtis has dedicated his latest volume, "The New Black Gods: Arthur Huff Fauset and the Study of African American Religions" (IU Press, 2009) to the IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Herron to launch Master in Art Therapy Program
June 9, 2009 — Herron School of Art and Design is excited to announce the launch of a new Master in Art Therapy degree program. Merging the fields of medicine, visual art, and psychology, art therapy uses creative processes of various art forms to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages.
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