Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi delivers strong message about Myanmar’s reform process at event organized by IU
INDIANAPOLIS — Close to 150 people — many of them Burmese expatriates living in the Midwest — gathered today at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis to discuss constitutional reform and economic development in Myanmar. As history and even recent events would suggest, both are complex issues for the Southeast Asian country, which since becoming an independent […]
Faculty and students establish community loan and consulting organization to address economic needs in Indiana
Editor’s note: This article was updated on June 9 to include news of funding from the 2015-16 Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council. Over the last two decades, many people have stepped forward, identifying themselves as “social entrepreneurs,” and passionately sought to change the world through businesses which address a social problem. Charles Leadbeater, an advisor to […]
IU team named winners of LinkedIn economic data contest
Guest post courtesy of IU News and Media Specialist Kevin Fryling Yong-Yeol (Y.Y.) Ahn, an assistant professor in Indiana University’s School of Informatics and Computing, has made a name for himself developing mathematical and computational methods to understand complex systems such as cells, the brain, society and culture. Some of his most well-known projects include tracking the national mood with […]
Advice for 2015 Kelley grads from alumnus who now leads a top division at General Mills
This past weekend, Indiana University Bloomington was abuzz with graduation activities, including the first outdoor commencement in many years. Alumni of several schools also were invited back to campus to speak to graduates at recognition ceremonies. Among them was Anton Vincent, a 1993 MBA graduate of the IU Kelley School of Business, who today is […]
Speaking in tongues — more than 70 of them — at Indiana University
According to the book “English as a Global Language,” about one-fourth of the world’s population is “already fluent or competent in English.” The most widely taught foreign language is English, which is used by people worldwide to communicate for commercial, scientific, technological and diplomatic reasons. While English may be the common language between speakers whose […]
