Fast Facts
Published April 20, 2007
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At the annual Indiana State Medical Society meeting, a scientific paper identified tobacco as a serious health threat and theorized a connection to cancer, in 1881.
A bronze statue of composer Hoagy Carmichael will be making a tour of Hoosier towns this summer following its unveiling at the Indy Jazz Fest in June. Carmichael, who recorded the first version of his timeless “Stardust” 80 years ago, composed the piece a half-block away from where the statue will eventually stand: in People’s Park on Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington. http://www.hoagysculpture.com
The Coert Van Voorhees chapter of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century began awarding a scholarship to a history or a history/political science major at IU Kokomo last fall to honor the memory of historian Jane Pyle. http://www.indiana.edu/~koocm/nov06/ColonialDames.shtml
The third annual Midwest Peace and Justice Summit was held on the Indianapolis campus last week and focused on the need for social and economic justice, and peaceful alternatives to end war. http://www.iupui.edu
The IU Auditorium in Bloomington has just begun to take rental bookings for the next academic year for theater and lobby events. The IU Auditorium rents its space for staged events as well as receptions, celebrations and meetings. Contact Drew Magee: 812-855-9528 or mageed@indiana.edu . http://www.iuauditorium.com
The Department of Ophthalmology at the IU School of Medicine will celebrate its centennial year in 2008. http://www.iupui.edu/~ophthal/home.html
