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ISU seeking $66M for technology building renovation – WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) — The Indiana State University Board of Trustees approved a plan on Friday to request $66 million to renovate and expand the more than 40-year-old Technology Annex Building on the Terre Haute campus. The funding would be considered as part of the biennial budget from the Indiana General Assembly …
Online health startup Babylon to go public via $4.2 bln SPAC deal
British health tech startup Babylon Health said on Thursday it has agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm led by former Groupon chief Rich Williams, valuing the combined company at a pro forma equity value of $4.2 billion. Babylon will merge with Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp (KURI.O) and will trade on …
Body of second ISU student found in Little Wall Lake after boating accident
Authorities confirmed the death of a second Iowa State University student Monday after locating the body in Little Wall Lake.Five members of the university’s crew club were practicing on the lake Sunday when their boat capsized. Search crews located the first victim on Sunday following the accident.Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Timmons said the area of …
COVID-19 concerns prompt cancelation of ISU spring break
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State University students won’t be getting a spring break next year after all because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A couple of months after saying that the students at the campus in Normal would have be getting a break in the spring 2021 semester, ISU President Larry Dietz sent out …
ISU cancels spring break amid pandemic
NORMAL (WEEK) — Illinois State University’s president announced Thursday there will be no spring break in the spring 2021 semester. The decision to cancel the break comes from a public health concern amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “There is much concern regarding the safety of travel during the Spring Break period and the strong possibility that …
ISU will have a spring break after all
NORMAL (WEEK) – Illinois State University won’t be canceling spring break next semester. ISU floated the idea of calling off the break, scheduled for March 6 through 16, because there’s a greater risk of COVID-19 exposure while traveling and interacting with large numbers of people. However, students, faculty, and staff responding to a university survey …
ISU won’t cancel spring break next year despite COVID concerns
NORMAL (HOI) – Illinois State University won’t be canceling spring break next semester. ISU floated the idea of calling off the break, scheduled for March 6 through 16, because there’s a greater risk of COVID-19 exposure while traveling and interacting with large numbers of people. However, students, faculty, and staff responding to a university survey …
No spring break this year at UNI, ISU and U-I | News
(Undated) — A spring tradition at the three state universities is falling victim to the pandemic. The University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University have each announced plans to shift their spring semester calendars to start later than originally planned. The move includes canceling spring break to try and …
ISU automotive technology instructor Gunter gets creative teaching hands-on class virtually
POCATELLO – Since his Automotive Live-Work class students can’t come to the Idaho State University College of Technology’s automotive shop, ISU automotive technology instructor Brock Gunter is bringing the shop to his students – virtually. Gunter has gotten creative virtually teaching online what is generally a “hands-on” class, broadcasting classes on Zoom, using a GoPro …
ISU professors developing lifesaving technology for active shooter events
Iowa State University researchers are creating a computer system that could save lives in the events of an active shooter. Five ISU professors are using virtual reality and artificial intelligence to track a shooter in a school and evacuate students immediately. Industrial engineering associate professor Stephen Gilbert is using technology to figure out how to …
