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CIC Co-Sponsors Conference: Transitioning to Faculty Life: A Conference for PostDocs Underrepresented in STEM

Mar 1, 2012, 10:40 AM

CIC member campuses are committed to recruiting and retaining diverse faculty. The goal of the Transitioning to Faculty Life conference is to provide Postdoctoral Scholars from groups historically underrepresented in Engineering and Natural Sciences the opportunity to network and access...
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CIC Tech Leaders Featured in Chronicle of Higher Education

Feb 27, 2012, 11:11 AM

The Chronicle of Higher Education's Special Report on "Rebooting the Academy: 12 Tech Innovators Who Are Transforming Campuses" profiles two CIC tech leaders who are transforming higher education. THE INNOVATOR: Bradley C. Wheeler, Indiana University THE BIG IDEA: Encourage colleges...
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CIC's OmniPoP Network Links Physicists with the Large Hadron Collider at CERN

Feb 24, 2012, 11:22 AM

Particle physicists from five CIC universities (University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Indiana University, University of Michigan, and Michigan State University) that are part of the consortium collaborating on the ATLAS experiment, maximized their grant funding to share...
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CIC Co-Hosts 5th Global University Summit

Feb 23, 2012, 11:14 AM

The Committee on Institutional Cooperation and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be hosting the 5th Global University Summit in Chicago from April 29 to May 1, 2012. Held in parallel with the G8 Summit, the Global University Summit...
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Feeling Blue? Need Some Coffee? There's an App for That

Feb 14, 2012, 12:34 PM

In addition to playing Angry Birds or scanning for the latest update on the game, you can now turn to your smartphone or tablet to help you manage your health. Researchers across CIC universities are bringing the benefits of their...
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History, Impact, Influence: CIC Featured in Indiana University Alumni Association's Magazine

Jan 24, 2012, 11:36 AM

Indiana University's Alumni Association magazine recently featured an excellent article highlighting the history and important work of the CIC. With a short explanation of the origins of the consortium, the article highlights the member university's research power and how the...
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CIC's Center for Library Initiatives January 2012 Newsletter Available

Jan 12, 2012, 11:15 AM

There is a lot happening around the CLI on key issues such as scholarly communication, shared storage, and digital humanities. For more on these topics and an update on this spring's CIC Library Conference, plus Mark Sandler's take on how...
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BTN Debuts New Series ‘Impact the World’

Jan 6, 2012, 13:36 PM

The B1G Ten Network will debut a powerful new original series called Impact the World, which shifts the focus from the playing field to the world stage, where Big Ten universities continue to make their presence known. Impact debuts at...
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Benefits of Membership: UN-L and CIC Enriched by Collaboration

Jan 3, 2012, 10:51 AM

Although it's only been six months since University of Nebraska-Lincoln joined the CIC, the benefits of the relationship have proven to be exponential for all parties involved. As noted in a recent Omaha World-Herald article, UN-L is "attracting higher-quality candidates...
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Panels, Sessions, and Networking: The CIC at the 2012 MLA Conference

Dec 23, 2011, 11:56 AM

The Modern Language Association's Annual Meeting is upon us. Faculty from across the CIC will join their colleagues in Seattle to engage under this year's theme of “Language, Literature, Learning.” This Presidential Theme is explored in a featured panel with...
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CIC/Big 10 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Collaboration

Dec 22, 2011, 10:09 AM

A joint effort of the CIC and the Big Ten Athletic Conference, the Traumatic Brain Injury Research Collaboration aims to better understand the causes and effects of sport-related concussion and head injuries. Dennis L. Molfese, a professor at the University...
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CIC Global Collaborations: Working Together to Prepare Tomorrow’s Global Citizens and Scholars

Dec 22, 2011, 09:57 AM

The CIC Senior International Officers (SIOs), who are responsible for providing executive leadership in the global arena for the CIC universities, are working together to lead their universities to include a comprehensive international perspective that flows throughout all aspects of...
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CIC Leading the Field in Digital Humanities

Dec 22, 2011, 09:48 AM

At the intersection of technology and the humanities, it’s no surprise that CIC universities are providing national leadership to increase opportunities for researchers, enrich programs, accelerate innovation, and promote sustainability. With four CIC faculty being awarded NEH 2011 Digital Humanities...
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CIC International Collaborative Degree Programs on the Rise

Nov 4, 2011, 12:24 PM

A recent executive brief on Benchmarks and Trends for International Collaborative Degree Programs at CIC Universities highlights that 10 of the 13 CIC universities sponsor a total of 62 collaborative degrees. Of those, 38% are offered with Chinese universities, 11%...
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Indiana University and CIC Partner to Bring Next-Generation Networking to CIC Universities

Nov 3, 2011, 12:07 PM

The Midwest OpenFlow Crossroads Initiative (MOXI) will provide a new experimental network infrastructure based on OpenFlow technology to CIC member institutions in the Midwest. MOXI is a partnership of the Indiana University Global Research Network Operations Center (GlobalNOC) and the...
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2011-2012 Academic Leadership Fellows named at Michigan and Iowa

Nov 2, 2011, 12:40 PM

Five University of Michigan faculty members have been named 2011-12 fellows in the Academic Leadership Program of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). Established in 1989, the Academic Leadership Program helps faculty members who show exceptional ability and promise to...
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CIC Supports Association of Research Libraries' Statement on Future of Depository Program

Oct 25, 2011, 12:40 PM

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and its members have a long-standing participation in and support for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), a partnership between the US Government and libraries throughout the United States that ensures the public has...
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CIC and Smithsonian Institution Announce Predoctoral Fellowship

Oct 18, 2011, 11:41 AM

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Committee on Institutional Cooperation and Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellowship Program. Fellowships are offered by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation and the Smithsonian Institution to provide opportunities for graduate students to conduct research...
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The Chicago Humanities Festival Explores Technology from Stone Tools to iPads

Oct 17, 2011, 10:06 AM

In case there was ever any doubt, this year's Chicago Humanities Festival confirms Chicago as the center of the universe---at least the universe of great thinkers, doers, and performers. With a theme of "technology" and presenters such as hip hop...
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The "Third Century"--University of Michigan Invests in Innovation

Oct 6, 2011, 10:24 AM

University of Michigan will launch a new initiative to develop innovative ideas about global challenges and opportunities, and to advance the greater good, President Mary Sue Coleman announced this week in her third annual fall address. "We see the Third Century...
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Big Ten Academic Alliance Impact Report (PDF)

Big Ten Academic Alliance University Data At-A-Glance

The Big Ten Academic Alliance compiles data from its member institutions including demographics, expenditures, faculty information, and rankings.