Stories tagged with: Faculty excellence

May 3, 2016 |

Indiana University East recognized several faculty and staff during the Honors Convocation ceremony held April 28. Presented during the ceremony were the Trustee IU East Faculty Recognition awards and Staff Service Recognition awards. Litao Zhong, assistant professor of economics and finance, received the Teaching Award for New Faculty. This award recognizes excellence in teaching by ...

April 24, 2015 |

Indiana University East recognized several faculty and staff during the Honors Convocation ceremony held April 23. Presented during the ceremony were the Trustee IU East Faculty Recognition awards and staff service recognition awards. Paula Baumann, assistant professor of nursing, is this year’s recipients of the Helen Lees Award, established in 1991. Professor Emeritus Lees passed ...

September 9, 2010 |

Kimberly Greer, assistant professor of biotechnology, is researching canine hereditary disease and aging/longevity and connecting the research to the human genes that could help people to live longer, healthier lives. Greer has been drawn to research in the laboratory that could help explain why smaller canine breeds may outlive their larger canine peers. “We also ...

April 30, 2010 |

Wazir Mohamed, assistant professor of sociology, did not plan for his life to lean toward academics and research.  Born and raised in a rural village with 12 families in Guyana in the 1950s, he was a rice farmer before he chose to pursue academics. He decided to go to college at the University of Guyana ...