Science magazine features UIndy forensic work
UIndy’s forensic anthropology team exhumes a body last year in southern Texas. As the field team from UIndy’s Archeology & Forensics Laboratory prepares for its third trip to Texas to help identify...
View ArticleGlobal health activist Farmer to speak Oct. 6
Dr. Paul Farmer discusses the condition of Eunice Newa, 12, during clinical rounds at Neno District Hospital in Malawi. Newa was treated for malaria as well as anemia. (Photo by Rebecca E....
View ArticleUIndy alum assists in science breakthrough
Dr. Zachary Throckmorton, who earned a UIndy master’s degree in 2007, examines a fossil specimen at the Evolutionary Studies Institute of South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand. (photo by...
View ArticleActivist doctor takes aim at global health care
Physician and international health activist Paul Farmer addresses the audience Tuesday at UIndy’s Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. His talk was presented by the University Series and the Blanche E....
View ArticleAlum to discuss role in major fossil discovery
Zachary Throckmorton, part of team that identified new hominin species Homo naledi, will return to campus Nov. 19 for a public presentation The University of Indianapolis will welcome back one of its...
View ArticleSenior statesman shares insights with teens
Nearly 450 high schoolers from throughout the state gathered Saturday at UIndy for the 39th annual Richard G. Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders, which opened in Ransburg Auditorium with an address...
View ArticleIn the news: PT, Business, Poli Sci, Anthro
Combs-Miller Dr. Stephanie Combs-Miller of the Krannert School of Physical Therapy continues to gain attention for her groundbreaking student-run research into the value of Rock Steady Boxing programs...
View ArticleProf: More to George Martin than Beatles work
C. Martin When legendary British music producer Sir George Martin passed away earlier this week, Dr. Chad Martin was among the first to know. “I follow Ringo on Twitter,” said the latter Martin, an...
View ArticleSpeaker to discuss water crisis, youth activism
Raised in Indianapolis, Seth Maxwell now spreads message around the world Maxwell REGISTER HERE The leader of a nonprofit group that brings clean drinking water systems to Third World communities will...
View ArticleUIndy undergrad lands Fulbright scholarship
Sociology/philosophy major will study pro-democracy movement in Morocco Mitiche UIndy senior Ahmed “Zak” Mitiche was getting a sandwich Wednesday in Schwitzer Student Center when he checked his email....
View ArticleForeign journalists receive UIndy education
History & Political Science faculty members Laura Albright and Edward Frantz speak this morning to foreign journalists on a State Department press tour. A group of 24 foreign journalists came to...
View ArticleForensics team continues Texas migrant project
UIndy Human Biology master’s degree candidates Amanda Khan (left) and Helen Brandt analyze skeletal remains in a laboratory at Texas State University. Associate Professor Krista Latham and the graduate...
View ArticleProfs’ project shows issues facing refugees
UIndy researchers spent nine months working with local Congolese women McMorrow UPDATE: Read NUVO Newsweekly story Today has been declared World Refugee Day by the United Nations, and two UIndy...
View ArticleHistorian: Surprise ‘Brexit’ vote is perfect storm
UK voters’ discontent echoes unusual election year in the US, he says WIBC-FM report IndyPolitics.org interview (audio) A specialist in modern British history, Dr. Chad Martin knew the so-called...
View ArticleFormer, future Greyhounds go for the gold
Swimming World magazine conducted this interview with Dalton Herendeen just before he secured a spot on the U.S. swim team for the 2016 Paralympics in Brazil. Two UIndy-connected swimmers — one a...
View ArticleConversation Circles become cultural exchange opportunity
It’s Monday evening at the Writing Lab at Krannert Memorial Library, and somehow the conversation has wandered into the topic of raw baby octopus and pickled crickets. Whether the talk is about food,...
View ArticleUniversity connects with international alumni in China
The University of Indianapolis has connections in China, Brazil, Turkey and beyond that allow for the exchange of faculty members and students and other collaborative activities. Through accredited...
View ArticleStudents raising funds for Ghana school project
On previous trips to Ghana led by Dr. Jodie Ferise, students have assisted in building and stocking libraries in rural villages. A Zumba dance fitness session Friday at UIndy will support an effort to...
View ArticleStudents enjoy quality time with Prof. Lugar
Associate Professor Ted Frantz, left, moderates a discussion on the Ukraine situation Tuesday at UIndy with faculty colleague Richard Lugar. The value of being able to posing direct questions to a...
View ArticleForensic team resuming Texas migrant project
University of Indianapolis students (clockwise from left) Erica Christensen, Jessica Campbell, Justin Maiers and Ryan Strand exhume unidentified remains from a Texas grave in 2013. Follow their story...
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