Dear Colleagues,

In spite of the continuing problems with the economy, I hope that you all had relaxing and productive summers. As we prepare to welcome students back to campus, I take pleasure in sending you this newsletter listing faculty accomplishments, awards, honors and discoveries.

I also want to remind you that our first Themester, Evolution, Diversity and Change, is set to begin.  Themester will offer over 40 courses, and a dazzling calendar of diverse events during the fall semester.  I hope many of you will have an opportunity to take part in one or more of these events, beginning with the Cardinal Stage Company's production of Inherit the Wind, which opens September 4 at the John Waldron Arts Center in downtown Bloomington.

I am also very pleased to announce the launching today of the College's new website.  Please take some time to surf the new site and send us your comments.  And finally, I hope you have had a chance to view the first online issue of THE COLLEGE magazine. 

I look forward to working with all of you over the coming year.  The challenges that lie ahead are imposing, but so, too, are the opportunities.

Cheers,

Bennett I. Bertenthal
James H. Rudy Professor and
Dean of the IU College of Arts and Sciences

• Faculty Awards and Honors
  • Natural and Mathematical Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social and Historical Studies
• The Book Nook
• New Faculty Members

• Bestselling author Richard Dawkins and Judge John E. Jones, who presided over the Pennsylvania Intelligent Design case, are both slated to speak as part of the College's first themed semester, or Themester.
• ArtsWeek 2010 to grant first award named in honor of Anya Peterson Royce
• Young Fine Arts alumnus garners international recognition
• The recent headlines are sensational: "Wonder drug cuts obesity by 25 percent" and "Pill cuts fat by half." Biochemistry Professor Richard DiMarchi's leadership in research and drug development to fight obesity and diabetes is bringing the spotlight to IU Bloomington. more »
  
• Biologist Mike Wade honored by American Society of Naturalists
• Elinor Ostrom recognized for  International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange
• 30-year research program wins $3 million grant
• Long-time Professor of Spanish Russ Salmon dies
• Ostrom inducted into American Academy of Political and Social Science
• Hagar's research on quantum computing receives NSF funding
• Pew Charitable Trusts honors cell biologist Joseph Pomerening
• Mellon Foundation awards Sawyer Seminars funding to College faculty
• Research shows shrinking of mammal genomes
• Sex provides defense against parasites, study shows
• Ostrom suggests new research framework to study complex systems
• Children's perception of foreign accents is focus of study
• Irmscher directs Audubon 'Picturing America' Institute

Two students were chosen as internal Wells Scholars:

Isak Nti Asare. Mr. Asare will be a junior this fall.  He is a graduate of Laramie (Wyoming) High School and is majoring in political science and linguistics, with a certificate in African Studies.  

David Christian Hines. Mr. Hines will be a junior this fall.  He is a graduate of Terre Haute North Vigo High School and is majoring in history and an individualized major in modern political thought and action, with a certificate in Liberal Arts and Management.  

Recent alumna is IU's newest student trustee

Law student Abbey Stemler earned her BA in the anthropology of mental health and illness through the Individualized Major Program.  She was recently picked to represent student interests on the IU Board of trustees. more»