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• Fifty top Indiana high school students had the opportunity to work alongside leading researchers in the labs of the Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research at the School of Medicine as participants in the Molecular Medicine in Action Program.  The students spent two days rotating through workstations and laboratories to learn about DNA, gene mutations, genetic therapy, and the latest microscopic imaging techniques.  Now in its ninth year, the program aims to build closer ties between the medical school and Indiana high schools and to encourage students to pursue health and life science careers.
• The School of Science and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development partnered to pilot the Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences program in June 2007.  The program, part of a national effort, brought 33 Indiana high school teachers to campus to train them to deliver a relevant, problem-based science curriculum that prepares high school students for university biomedical sciences training.  Attracting students to biomedical and biotechnology careers addresses one of Indiana’s key workforce needs for the 21^st century.
• The IUPUI Solution Center responded to over 1,000 requests for information and assistance from local businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies.  As the campus convener for internships and research partnerships with the local community, the Center facilitated 582 internships, full-time jobs, and other projects with 199 community partners in 1006-2007.  Over the past two years, the Center has awarded 198 Venture Fund grants totaling over $1.3 million to local small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

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