News Releases for International

National Sports Journalism Center at IUPUI to Host Symposium on Diversity in Sports Media

William C. RhodenSeptember 2, 2009 — The National Sports Journalism Center based at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will host a symposium on Sept. 14, 2009, with some of America's top sports news personalities, executives and an academic to explore the issue of diversity in America's sports news departments and its impact on coverage.

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Play Golf and Help an Elephant

August 13, 2009 — Fundraisers at golf courses are par for the course in terms of organizations trying to raise money for a good cause. But how often do you get a chance to play golf and help elephants?

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English Program for Japanese Women Focuses on Leadership Skills

Tsuda College StudentsAugust 12, 2009 — Twenty-six university students from Tokyo arrived in Indianapolis August 1 to be part of an intensive English and American culture program at IUPUI. The women will spend three weeks here honing their English skills and learning what it takes to be a leader.

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Law Professor Lectures on History of Human Rights and International Trade

August 12, 2009 — On July 23 and 24, 2009, IU School of Law-Indianapolis Professor George E. Edwards participated in an international conference in Taipei, Taiwan sponsored by the Asian Centre for the World Trade Organization and International Health Law and Policy. The WTO Centre is part of New Taiwan University, the premier university in Taiwan.

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IUPUI's Global Design Thailand Service Learning Project Focuses on Design to Renovate Canal Market

IUPUI students were immersed in Thai language and cultureJuly 31, 2009 — What do you get after a journey of more than 24 hours from IUPUI to Bangkok, Thailand? The jet lag of an 11-hour time difference, head-first immersion into the sights, sounds, and smells of one of the most populated and crowded cities in the world, the heavy heat of rainy season in the tropics, the stunning gleam of ancient temples in the afternoon sun, and a wonderful experience of international service learning.

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Nominations Still Open for Irwin Excellence Award

July 16, 2009 — IUPUI faculty and staff have about two weeks left to submit nominations for the Glenn W. Irwin, Jr. M.D. Experience Excellence Recognition Award which honors faculty and staff members for service “above and beyond the call of duty.” The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2009.

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IU Press Publishes First Book on IU-Kenya Partnership

June 29, 2009 — Indiana University Press has just published the first book on the IU-Kenya Partnership, author Fran Quigley announced last week.

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IUPUI Chemists Develop Distributed Drug Discovery: Finding Drugs for Neglected Diseases

June 15, 2009 — Researchers from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have developed Distributed Drug Discovery (D3), a new low-cost strategy to accelerate the discovery of drugs to treat neglected diseases such as tuberculosis, leprosy, leishmaniasis, dengue fever, and Chagas disease.

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Kelley Indianapolis Embarks on First Undergraduate Study Abroad Program

May 20, 2009 — More than a dozen representatives of the Kelley School of Business Indianapolis will study international business culture in Strasbourg, France, during the school’s first study abroad program.

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Student Blogs, Tweets, Videos Share Out-of-Classroom Learning

May 18, 2009 — IUPUI Senior Eugene Pride has never really felt as if he had a “real student” to show him what college life is really like.

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IUPUI, City of Indianapolis Delegation Heads to Moi University

May 7, 2009 — A major delegation from IUPUI and the city of Indianapolis will participate in the International Symposium “Towards Kenyan National Dialogue, Healing, and Reconciliation: Reform Issues in a Modern African State” from May 13-15, 2009 at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.

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IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.