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Paydar to be appointed IUPUI executive vice chancellor
May 14, 2012 —
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Chancellor Charles R. Bantz has announced Nasser Paydar, chancellor of Indiana University East and professor of mechanical engineering, as IUPUI's next executive vice chancellor effective June 15, pending approval by the Trustees of Indiana University.
Center for Interfaith Cooperation, School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI offer 'beyond-the-headlines' look at Islamic law
May 10, 2012 —
Prominent local scholars, lawyers and religious practitioners will debate and discuss the role of sharia -- Islamic law and ethics -- in American life at a symposium next month organized by the newly established Center for Interfaith Cooperation and the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
IUPUI Lugar Center director selected for Malta speaking tour on climate and energy
April 25, 2012 — Peter J. Schubert, director of the Lugar Center for Renewable Energy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is on a mission in Malta to represent the U.S. in providing renewable energy insights to the European island nation
Full storyIndianapolis to host Rwandan Genocide Commemoration
April 9, 2012 — Indianapolis will host a milestone event for the Rwandan community when it becomes a venue for the annual worldwide commemoration of the Rwandan genocide.
Full storyIUPUI hosts unprecedented delegation from Sun Yat-Sen University
March 30, 2012 —
IUPUI hosted an unprecedented delegation from strategic partner Sun Yat-Sen University in China March 19–30. Thirty-seven deans, associate deans, and heads of units arrive at IUPUI for intensive two-week training in the area of teaching and learning.
Law Students Will Participate in U.N. Hearings on Corporal Punishment, Sexual Abuse of Children
March 21, 2012 — Four law students from the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus will travel to New York this week to participate in United Nations hearings on allegations of the corporal punishment and sexual abuse of elementary school children in Cape Verde, off the western coast of Africa.
Full storyIan McIntosh to lead Winter School at University of Queensland
March 5, 2012 — Dr. Ian McIntosh, IUPUI Director of International Partnerships, will deliver one of three prestigious Winter School Workshops being hosted by the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) at the University of Queensland in Australia in July 2012.
Full storyIUPUI's Lugar Center GM Awarded Bosch Fellowship to Study Energy, Technology, Trade & Development in Germany
March 2, 2012 —
Kyle Cline, General Manager for the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy at IUPUI, has been awarded the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship for 2012-2013. Cline’s year as a Fellow in Germany will be closely related to his previous professional experiences and current work at IUPUI’s Lugar Center in renewable energy, innovation and technology transfer, trade and economic development.
New Books on Africa Examine Economy and Women's Issues
February 27, 2012 —
Two newly released books on contemporary Africa -- one on its economic ties to other nations, the other on women’s roles to family and society -- reveal intricate relationships affecting the continent’s sustained growth and development. The volumes are Gender, Sexuality, and Mothering in Africa (Africa World Press) and Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa (University of Rochester Press).
International Opportunities Showcased at IUPUI's 8th International Festival
February 22, 2012 —
IUPUI’s 8th International Festival is Thursday, February 23 from 10:30 to 2:30 on the first floor of the Campus Center.
IUPUI Center Helps International Economics Professor Bridge Language Divide
February 20, 2012 —
After 20 years traveling the world as a Japanese manufacturing company executive, Hisaya Kitaoka found a new career he loved, teaching international economics at Franklin College which is 20 miles south of downtown Indianapolis.
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