Read more Indiana University stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22852/indiana-university.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:22:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69584/ncaa-president-myles-brand-67-dies-of-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMyles Brand, the first academic in 50 years to head the National Collegiate Athletic Association and perhaps best known as the man who, as president of Indiana University, fired legendary basketball coach Bob Knight, died today of pancreatic cancer; he was 67, the New York Times reports. The former philosophy...http://www.newser.com/story/69584/ncaa-president-myles-brand-67-dies-of-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 18:22:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64335/pill-may-slash-body-weight-by-a-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA drug that cut the body weight of mice by 25% is raising hopes for humans, the Daily Telegraph reports. The rodents lost 42% of their fat mass after a week, with even more powerful effects seen over a month. The pill combines hormones that have been found to weaken...http://www.newser.com/story/64335/pill-may-slash-body-weight-by-a-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 14:15:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57943/to-predict-flu-follow-the-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientific research requires funding, but in the case of the Northwestern University team modeling the spread of swine flu in the near future, actual dollar bills are an important element of their analysis. The team has used information from a website that tracks the movement of money to predict how...http://www.newser.com/story/57943/to-predict-flu-follow-the-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 9:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53595/mba-programs-face-their-role-in-financial-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExecutives have taken a lot of blame for the financial crisis, whether for focusing on short-term gains in stock price or placing too much faith in ultra-complex financial instruments, writes Bradford Plumer for the New Republic . But what about the business schools that taught them to manage that way in...http://www.newser.com/story/53595/mba-programs-face-their-role-in-financial-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 15:50:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35795/law-school-rankings-may-be-revised-to-stop-gaming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome US law schools have been caught manipulating programs to climb college rankings in US News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal reports. Institutions boost their performance statistics by channeling first-year students with lower test scores and grades into part-time programs that aren't considered in the rankings. The magazine...http://www.newser.com/story/35795/law-school-rankings-may-be-revised-to-stop-gaming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 4:44:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31811/beyond-race-politics-beyond-sensitive-more-like-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe story of an indicted Indiana student janitor underlines "super-heated capacities for perceiving insult" that color race issues in America—issues playing out in the presidential contest, too, Dorothy Rabinowitz writes in the Wall Street Journal . "Its presence is evident in this election campaign," she writes, "which has seen more...http://www.newser.com/story/31811/beyond-race-politics-beyond-sensitive-more-like-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Jul 2008 13:18:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29271/teen-dies-in-quarry-jump-rite.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA teenage rite of passage made popular in a movie claimed a life yesterday when an 18-year-old high school graduate plunged 65 feet to his death into an Indiana quarry pool, ABC reports. The plunge was featured in the 1979 coming-of-age movie Breaking Away and is routinely copied by local...http://www.newser.com/story/29271/teen-dies-in-quarry-jump-rite.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Jun 2008 7:37:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20391/best-undergrad-biz-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe financial world may be on its ear, but undergraduate business schools are booming as increasing numbers of quality high school grads drive up standards and B-school grads command more on the employment market. Here are the 10 best, as ranked by Business Week: Pennsylvania (Wharton): Can be too competitive....http://www.newser.com/story/20391/best-undergrad-biz-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Mar 2008 18:10:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20045/blood-test-aims-to-id-bipolar-moods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers at Indiana University have developed a blood test that uses genetic markers to identify a patient's mood state, a discovery that could herald a breakthrough in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Widespread tests are still at least 5 years away, but already many are concerned that results would be...http://www.newser.com/story/20045/blood-test-aims-to-id-bipolar-moods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Feb 2008 6:17:55 CST