The latest State Update covers new research from the IU School of Medicine on a well-known cancer-fighting gene, IU Indy launching a new joint sport management and law accelerated-degree program, how an IU alumna is improving elementary reading and math scores in Marion County, and student participation in a vital environmental impact study of the DigIndy Tunnel system.
Cancer-fighting gene plays unexpected role in pancreatic cancer tumor growth
New research from Indiana University School of Medicine scientists revealed that a well-known cancer-fighting gene also plays an unexpected role in regulating how certain immune cells can support tumor growth. This insight into pancreatic cancer progression could lead to more effective treatments against one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
IU Indianapolis launches sport management and law accelerated-degree program
A new innovative program — which combines a Bachelor of Science in tourism, event and sport management, with a major in sport management, from the School of Health & Human Sciences and a Master of Jurisprudence from the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law — will prepare students for leadership roles in the dynamic and highly regulated sports industry.
IU alumna’s organization improves elementary reading and math scores, inspires hope
Lillian Barkes, IU Indianapolis alumna, launched Listen to Our Future during the COVID-19 pandemic as a space for students to build their confidence while providing tutoring services to raise state reading and math scores. In just a few years, the organization has served over 2000 students in Marion County. Now, with a new learning center on the east side of Indianapolis, she hopes to increase support for learners and their families.
Students participate in vital environmental impact study of DigIndy Tunnel system
Since January, Drew Capone and his students have been collecting data on how the DigIndy project in Indianapolis —a 28-mile-long network of tunnels being built 250 feet beneath the city to divert at least 95 percent of combined sewer overflows —is currently making an impact on the environment. In late July, Capone and his team were awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue the project for the next two years and finance the microbiological analysis of the collected samples.