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IU, Ivy Tech aid transfer students with new guaranteed admissions agreements

Indiana University Bloomington and Ivy Tech Community College have built on their long history of partnership in support of students by creating new transfer pathways with five new guaranteed admissions agreements.

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• Inside Indiana Business
• South Bend Tribune

In the news 

Sept. 24

• “Facing criticism and outcry, parents start local chapters of LGBTQ-serving organizations,” The Indianapolis Star. 
  • Expert comment from Richard Brandon-Friedman, assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Social Work and assistant professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

• “Indiana University professor leads NASA-funded research on carbon cycling,” Indiana Environmental Reporter.

  • Featuring research from Natasha MacBean, assistant professor of geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington.

• “How the evangelical Christian right seeded the false, yet surprisingly resilient, theory that vaccines contain microchips,” Business Insider.

  • Expert comment from Andrew Whitehead, associate professor of sociology and co-director of the Association of Religion Data Archives at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUPUI.

• “Health care firm that runs clinics for employers is expanding nationwide,” Indianapolis Business Journal.

  • Expert comment from Nicolas Terry, Hall Render professor of law and executive director of the Hall Center for Law and Health at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
• OP-ED: “Many parents won’t vaccinate their kids. Here’s why.” The Atlantic.
  • By Dr. Aaron Carroll, chief health officer at IU and distinguished professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

• “Education doesn’t inoculate us from vaccine hesitancy,” The New York Times.

  • Expert comment from Jessica Calarco, associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington.

• “Community update: The retail market changes, but local stores definitely alive,” Tribune Star.

  • Expert comment from John Talbott, director of the Center for Research and Education in Retailing at the IU Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington.

• “Indiana could play role in nation’s solar power expansion,” Indiana Chamber. 

  • Expert comment from Amrou Awaysheh, assistant professor of operations management and executive director of the Business Sustainability and Innovation Lab at IU Kelley School of Business at IUPUI.

Sept. 25

• OP-ED: “Battling social media manipulation,” Pittsburgh Tribune.

  • By Filippo Menczer, Luddy Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IU Bloomington. 

Sept. 26

• “The science of product placements — and why some work better than others,” Salon.

  • By Beth Fossen, assistant professor of marketing at the IU Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington. Republished from The Conversation.

Sept. 27

• VIDEO: “’We’re all in the same predicament:’ School bus driver shortage sparks action,” FOX 59.
  • Expert comment from Andrew Butters, assistant professor of business economics and public policy at the IU Kelley School of Business in Bloomington.

• “Parks are essential for quality of life. But what if a community park doesn’t serve its people?” Indiana Public Media.

  • Featuring research from the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI.

• “A shining star: An interview with Midori Francus, Emmy-nominated actress is daughter of Ken Iwama, IU Northwest’s seventh Chancellor.” Northwest Indiana Life.

• VIDEO: “Pfizer: Elementary school-aged children could get COVID vaccine by late October,” WTHR.

  • Expert comment from Thomas Duszynski, director of epidemiology education at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI. 

• “‘The fix is in’: Sharp criticism for GOP redistricting in Indiana, Bloomington,” The Herald Times.

  • Expert comment from Marjorie Hershey, emeritus professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington.

• “IU students can celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with these events,” Indiana Daily Student.

Sept. 28

• “Could Apple’s child safety feature backfire? New research shows warnings can increase risky sharing,” The Conversation.
  
  • By Bennett Bertenthal, professor of psychological and brain sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington; Apu Kapadia, professor of computer science in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at IU Bloomington; Kurt Hugenberg, professor of psychological and brain sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington.

• “This course lets undergraduates act as brand managers — And solve real problems,” Poets & Quants.

  • Featuring a course in the IU Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington.
• “DOE, CyManII partner to bring cybersecurity to advanced manufacturing processes, supply chains,” Industrial Cyber.
  • Featuring work with Indiana University.

• LISTEN: “Academic Minute: Motivating Teaching Excellence and Faculty Diversity,” Inside Higher Ed.

  • Featuring Allison BrckaLorenz, director of the College + University Teaching Environments, project manager for the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement and a research scientist for the National Survey of Student Engagement in the School of Education at IU Bloomington.

• “CDC ‘starting to see mix-and-match data’ for COVID-19 vaccines,” Yahoo Finance.

  • Expert comment from Dr. Aaron Carroll, chief health officer for Indiana University and distinguished professor of pediatrics for IU School of Medicine. 

• “US Steel: Plant’s orange plume had elevated iron levels,” The Associated Press.

  • Expert comment from Gabriel Filippelli, professor of earth sciences and director of the Center for Urban Health at IUPUI.

• OP-ED: “My son’s bus never arrived. How care-giving crisis purges women from the economy,” The Indianapolis Star.

  • Stephanie Moore, lecturer of business law and ethics at IU Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington.

Sept. 29

• “Through pro se eyes: IU Maurer-led study looks at impact of virtual hearings on self-represented litigants,” The Indiana Lawyer.

  • Expert comment from Victor Quintanilla, professor of law and Val Nolan Faculty Fellow at the IU Maurer School of Law.

• “Latinos to drive economic growth, as only demographic to increase homeownership rate,” NBC News.

  • Expert comment from Jun Zhu, clinical assistant professor of finance at IU Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington.

• “IU joins Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center,” Inside Indiana Business.

  • Expert comment from Gabriel Filippelli, professor of earth sciences at IUPUI, and from information in this release from the Environmental Resilience Institute.

• “The average amount wealthy households donated to charity in 2020 — and their favorite causes,” MarketWatch.

  • Featuring research from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI. Also shared by The NonProfit Times.

• “IU Professor Ellen Wu selected as New America Fellow, continues historical research,” Indiana Daily Student.

  • Featuring Ellen Wu, associate professor of history at IU Bloomington.

Sept 30

• “How to fight right — in a pandemic or after,” The New York Times. 

  • Featuring a study from Indiana University researchers.

• “IU Chief Health Officer reports declining case numbers, recommends flu shots,” Indiana Public Media.

  • Expert comment from Dr. Aaron Carroll during the weekly Ask Aaron webinar offered through IU for faculty, staff and students. Carroll is chief health officer for Indiana University and distinguished professor of pediatrics for IU School of Medicine.

• VIDEO: “Woman suing Indianapolis hospital that refuses to give her mother ivermectin for COVID treatment,” WTHR.

  • Expert comment from Dr. Peter Schwartz, director of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics and associate professor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine; and Jody Madeira, professor of law and Louis F. Niezer Faculty Fellow at the IU Maurer School of Law.

• “The pandemic changed how Americans have sex. Experts explain why,” USA Today.

  • Expert comment from Justin Garcia, executive director of the Kinsey Institute and Ruth N. Halls professor of gender studies; Justin Lehmiller, research fellow at the Kinsey Institute.