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NSF Early CAREER Award Winner Sapna Deo Pursues New RNA Detection Method July 18, 2008 — Imagine a probe that could rapidly determine from the smallest possible sample whether a bioterrorist attack had occurred, or indentify whether bacteria such as E. coli or cancer were present. And do it by causing the detection target, if present, to glow like a firefly. Full Story

Local High School Students conduct Research with Renowned Scientists 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. Full Story

Johnson Appointed Chair of the Department of Psychology July 1, 2008 — School of Science Acting Dean Bart S. Ng has named today psychology professor Kathy E. Johnson as chair of the Department of Psychology. Full Story

Psychology Professor to Lead Research and Graduate Education for theSchool of Science 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. Full Story

IUPUI Mathematics Professor Honored by the Polish Academy of Sciences June 27, 2008 — The Polish Academy of Sciences will host an international conference on dynamical systems in honor of Michal Misiurewicz, a professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at IUPUI and one of the world's leading researchers in the field of dynamical systems. The conference will be held June 30-July 5, 2008, in Bedlewo, Poland, and will bring together participants from more than 50 universities in 20 countries. Full Story

Schools of Science and Medicine Launch $2.9 Million National Science Foundation GK-12 Science Education Program at IUPUI May 16, 2008 — Take a $2.9 million National Science Foundation grant, mix with research graduate students at IUPUI and pour into Indianapolis Public Schools middle and high school science classrooms and outdoor learning laboratories. Full Story

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Yuanshun Dai

Yuanshun S. Dai - Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science. Dai is an expert in cybersecurity and medical information systems. Dai and Xukai Zou, also an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science, have developed an Internet-based medical information system, which they believe can help propel health care into the hi-tech age, save lives and cut costs. The "Secure and Reliable Health Information System" has been tested by a veterans' administration hospital and solves the critical problems of security, reliability and data integration that have stymied previous attempts to develop an electronic health information system.

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Kathleen Marrs

Kathleen A. Marrs - Associate Professor of Biology. Marrs is an expert in biology and science education. She is developing ways to reinforce the content to which students are exposed during lecture, to help students develop the intellectual skills needed to understand the scientific process and to establish connections concerning the relationship of biology to society. She is implementing a web-based, interactive method for teaching known as the "Just-in-Time" biology curriculum.

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Jeffrey Watt

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