Chinese officials honor UIndy instructor
Adjunct English instructor Michael Milam has been recognized by local government officials in China for his teaching at Ningbo Institute of Technology, where UIndy has a joint-degree partnership....
View ArticleIn the news: Student’s service trip to Greece
A spring-term service trip to Greece led to a new interest for UIndy sophomore Trevor Johnson, as well as a story in his hometown newspaper. Hailing from Peoria, Ill., Johnson was among more than 30...
View ArticleGreyhound hoopster to tour Europe in August
Senior Wilbur O’Neal, a standout on the UIndy men’s basketball team, will enjoy a jaunt through Europe next month courtesy of Global Sports Academy. A criminal justice major from Woodbridge, Va.,...
View ArticleVisiting panel to discuss intellectual property
Intellectual property rights around the world will be the topic Thursday when UIndy hosts a traveling group from the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Scholars and...
View ArticleHistory prof: UK riots differ from earlier unrest
Recent rioting across Britain has drawn comparisons to previous unrest there in the early 1980s, but the differences are intriguing, says Dr. Chad Martin, assistant professor of history. In each case,...
View ArticleStudent tracks Senegal’s famous hunting chimps
The world took notice in 2007, when Iowa State University anthropologist Jill Pruetz announced the discovery of African chimpanzees who use sharpened sticks to hunt smaller animals — an activity...
View ArticleUIndy lab to play role in Canadian riot probe
The Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing Lab at the University of Indianapolis is said to be the only facility of its kind for training public-safety professionals in the latest techniques of...
View ArticleFall brings new developments for UIndy
The radical makeover of Hanna Avenue — it’ll be finished soon, we are promised — isn’t the only news as the University of Indianapolis rolls into the 2011-2012 academic year. Here’s a sampling of what...
View ArticleExperts to discuss 9/11 impact Thursday
A panel of local academic experts will discuss the lingering effects of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks Thursday at the University of Indianapolis. Sponsored by UIndy’s Institute for the Study of...
View ArticleUIndy group sending 8,000 books to Africa
Junior finance major Allia Rodriguez talks to Ghanaian children during a Spring Term trip in May to learn about microfinance programs. Inspired by experiences in Africa earlier this year, University of...
View ArticleUIndy launches new joint college in China
Shaoxing (red) is located in China’s coastal Zhejiang province (orange), Indiana’s sister state, not far from Shanghai. ZYUFL-UIndy International College is the University of Indianapolis’ second...
View ArticlePresident discusses new China partnership
UIndy’s international partnerships promote economic and cultural development and benefit students at home and abroad, university President Beverley Pitts said in a new radio and online interview with...
View ArticleVancouver riot probe comes to UIndy lab
Inspector Les Yeo (center), commander of Vancouver’s Integrated Riot Investigation Team, is interviewed by Canada’s Global News on Sunday in the Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing Lab at the...
View ArticleCelebration of the Flags honors 66 nations
Sunshine and blue skies Thursday made a beautiful setting for the 23rd annual edition of a favorite fall milestone on the UIndy campus, the Celebration of the Flags. The highlight is an Olympic-style...
View ArticleFamed activist urges students to take a stand
Julia Butterfly Hill became a global icon of environmentalism in the 1990s, when she spent two years on a platform 180 feet up in an ancient California redwood tree, braving high winds, frostbite and...
View ArticleProf discusses Gadhafi’s death, Libya’s future
The announcement of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s death this week prompted some celebration as well as sober speculation on the future of the African nation. Prestia Dr. Joseph Prestia,...
View ArticleCampus expo celebrates Chinese culture
UIndy’s growing connection to the East was on display Friday when the Asian Programs office and the Chinese Student Union hosted the 2011 Chinese Culture Expo. Visitors tested their skills at...
View ArticleIn the news: Forensic video lab at UIndy
The Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing Lab at UIndy provided the lead story for Friday’s Indianapolis Star. The lab is operated in partnership with the international Law Enforcement & Emergency...
View ArticleGreek film series continues this week
UIndy’s Office of Hellenic Studies continues its Modern Greek Cinema Series this week with two showings of the 2009 film Homeland. The movie, in Greek with English subtitles, is described as “an...
View ArticleOn the air: IR prof discusses North Korea
The death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il has prompted speculation around the world, as well as a call seeking perspective from Dr. Douglas Woodwell, associate professor of International Relations...
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