Natural Sciences News and Features
IU Southeast welcomes community to IUS Fest on October 29
October 19, 2022
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (Oct.19, 2022) – Indiana University Southeast is opening its campus to alumni and families throughout the region for IUS Fest on Saturday, October 29, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The new event is a mixture of homecoming and fall festival, two time-honored traditions where the campus welcomes back alumni and engages ...
Dr. Michele Zimmerman: Community Champion
October 10, 2022
Many within the IU Southeast campus community know Dr. Michele Zimmerman as a teaching professor, allied health sciences coordinator and pre-pharmacy advisor at IU Southeast. A native of southern Indiana, Zimmerman is passionate about serving students and her community. She believes in educating the best and brightest right here in Kentuckiana. This passion and drive ...
New Chancellor’s Medallion scholarship recipients announced
August 29, 2022
The Chancellor’s Medallion Scholarship recognizes academic excellence, leadership, and perseverance. It is one of the most coveted scholarships available at IU Southeast. Each year, four recipients of junior standing, with a minimum of 60 credit hours, are selected by the Chancellor of IU Southeast. Criteria for selection include: Minimum of 60 credit hours beginning Fall ...
IU Southeast announces spring 2022 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists
June 27, 2022
IU Southeast announces spring 2022 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists NEW ALBANY, Ind. (June 27, 2022) – Indiana University Southeast is proud to announce members of the spring 2022 Dean’s List and Chancellor’s List. For the spring 2022 semester, 244 students made the Chancellor’s List, while 636 students were named to the Dean’s List. The Dean’s ...
Dr. Omar Attum receives Fulbright Specialist Program award to continue conservation work in Jordan
June 2, 2022
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Dr. Omar Attum, associate professor of biology, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Dr. Attum will complete a project at the Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan in Jordan that seeks to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships that benefit participants, institutions and communities in the U.S. and overseas through ...
IU exhibit to include specimens from Southeast zoological collection
May 17, 2022
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—When it comes to teeth, those of the short nose gar are among the smallest you are likely to see with the naked eye—just one millimeter in length. Despite its diminutive size, one set of gar chompers has a big role to play as part of an upcoming exhibit on ...
Seven IU Southeast faculty members receive IU Trustees Teaching Awards
April 11, 2022
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Seven IU Southeast faculty members have received IU Trustees Teaching Awards for the 2021 calendar year. The IU Trustees Teaching Awards were first awarded in 2000-2001 to recognize and enhance excellent teaching, especially at the undergraduate level. The awards are open to tenured and tenure-track faculty, as well as full-time ...
Biology program receives IU Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council grant for undergraduate research initiative
September 24, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–The IU Southeast biology program has received a grant from the IU Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council to support its initiative, “Science is for Everyone: Broadening Access to Undergraduate Research.” This innovative project enables introductory biology undergraduates to participate in a year-long, in-class, authentic research project to identify and characterize novel ...
