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Aug. 25,
2008 — Driving Simulator Lab in Transportation Active Safety Institute at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is avdancing the development of the next generation of safety measures, devices and protocols to significantly impact automobile safety.
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Aug. 12,
2008 — Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Professor of Chemistry and Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, has been selected as a recipient of the 2008 James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry. The award will be presented in November.
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July 25,
2008 — Several faculty members of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI are assuming new leadership responsibilities prior to the start of the 2008-09 school year.
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July 11,
2008 — What did you do on your summer vacation? For three local high school students the answer to that question includes experiments on the role of RNA in bacteria identification, how bone cells respond to mechanical stimulation and the design of a 2D biomembrane.
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June 27,
2008 — School of Science Acting Dean Bart S. Ng has appointed psychology professor James M. Murphy as associate dean for research and graduate education. He will assume the position on July 1, 2008.
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