Announcements

Al Anderson, IUB, will be hosting Dr. Meng Xiangdong as an External Fellow in the IU Institute for Advanced Study from February 15 through March 4. Dr. Meng is the director and chief physician at the Institute for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Anderson will leave for China on March 4 to and continue the research related to children in households where one or more parents are HIV-positive. Anderson and Dr. Meng are investigating whether these children experience social, psychological, learning, or somatic problems because of their home circumstances. They hope to then build an intervention to address the identified needs.

George Lord, Ph.D., has assumed his appointment as the campus dean and SPEA director at IUN. He is also a full professor within the school’s graduate faculty. Most recently, Lord was a professor of sociology and dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana.

Evan Ringquist (PI) IUB, and Gerald Wright (co-PI) have received a research grant ($284,191) from the National Science Foundation, for their work on "Policy Positions and Policy Choices in U.S. Legislatures."

Tom Stucky and Neil Huff (both IUPUI) have been designated by student athletes as “favorite professors” at IUPUI, and have been invited to a recognition evening at the men’s basketball game on February 22