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Mickey Presenting at Hazus User Group Conference
Kevin Mickey, Director of Professional Education and Outreach During the week of November 7, Kevin Mickey, Director of Professional Education and Outreach, is leading two workshops and presenting a...
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10th Annual Indiana GIS Government Forum
Kevin Mickey, Director of Professional Education and Outreach The Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC) Education Committee, which Kevin Mickey, Director of Professional Education and...
View ArticlePolis’ GIS Experts Present at INDOT/MPO GIS Users Group Meeting
Tarek Rashed, Director of Geoinformatics; Lacey Bannon, GIS Project Coordinator; and Matt Riggs, GIS Analyst, presented at the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)/Metropolitan Planning...
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Mickey Teaching Flood Modeling Workshop for FEMA
Kevin Mickey, Director of Professional Education & Outreach Kevin Mickey, Director of Professional Education & Outreach During the week of November 28, Kevin Mickey, Director of Professional...
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SAVI Magazine Fall 2016
Financial stability for individuals and families is critical on many levels, providing a sense that one can, at minimum, consistently provide shelter and food. A living wage is a determining factor of...
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The Affordable Housing Market and Why It Matters
Indianapolis is routinely recognized as one of the more affordable regional housing markets in the nation. This relative affordability lies within the eye of the beholder as Indianapolis also fares...
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Polis Center Geoinformatics Director Tapped for Centre for Sustainability &...
Tarek Rashed, PhD, Director of Geoinformatics at the Polis Center at IUPUI, has been appointed to a three-year term on the advisory board of the Centre for Sustainability and Future Studies at the...
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Using Electronic Health Record Data to Improve Community Health Assessment
Karen Fredrickson Comer, Director of Collaborative Research and Health Geoinformatics We are pleased to announce that a paper co-authored by Karen Comer, Director of Collaborative Research and Health...
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Using Data to Inform the Conversation on Environmental Disparities in...
On December 8, 2016, The Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) convened several Indianapolis/Marion County stakeholders for a conversation on environmental disparities in Indianapolis. The Polis Center...
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Delegates from World Bank Group Visit IUPUI
On Wednesday, December 14, delegates from the World Bank Group visited IUPUI as guests of The Polis Center and the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research (OVCR). The group included officers and...
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POLIS CENTER OFFICIAL WINS PLACEMAKING AWARD TO GALVANIZE BLIGHTED...
Lashawnda Crowe Storm, Spirit & Place Community Engagement Director for the Polis Center at IUPUI Lashawnda Crowe Storm, Spirit & Place Community Engagement Director for the Polis Center at...
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IndyVitals Tool Nominated as Innovation of the Year for TechPoint 2017 Mira...
18th Annual Event Honors ‘the best of tech in Indiana’ IndyVitals–a digital neighborhood monitoring tool developed by The Polis Center at IUPUI in partnership with the Greater Indianapolis Progress...
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SAVI Community Assessment and Planning Tool
SAVI Community Assessment & Planning Tool Home Page Assessing your community’s needs and assets is an important first step in planning community improvements. In fact, users report “community...
View ArticleSocial Media Coordinator
The Polis Center at IUPUI is seeking a talented student who wants to make a difference while gaining valuable social media content development experience. In this role, you will be promoting the SAVI...
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SAVE THE DATE! SAVI Talks! Unequal Access: Tobacco Retail in the Indianapolis...
Due to some scheduling conflicts, we have had to move the date for our SAVI Talks! program on tobacco access in Indianapolis to Thursday, June 29, from 7:45-10:00 a.m. at WFYI, 1630 N. Meridian Street,...
View ArticleSharon Kandris Appointed Associate Director at Polis Center
The Polis Center at IUPUI is pleased to announce that Sharon Kandris has been named Associate Director. In this role, she will lead center-wide initiatives, cultivate the development of new initiatives...
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SAVI Talks! Unequal Access: Tobacco Retail in the Indianapolis Metro Area
Did you know? In 2016, the smoking rates of the five healthiest states ranged from 9.1-13.8%. Indiana ranks 39th with a smoking rate of 20.6%; Marion County’s smoking rate is 21.8%. Maternal smoking is...
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New IU Grand Challenge initiative to tackle major environmental threats to...
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie has announced that IU will invest $55 million to help Indiana develop actionable solutions that prepare businesses, farmers, communities and individual...
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Who’s Who at The Polis Center: Gloria Harmsen
Gloria has worked at IUPUI for nineteen years, providing administrative support for School of Medicine faculty and research centers before coming to Polis and as a finance assistant. Her duties here...
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SAVI Talks! Unequal Access
Our SAVI Talks! program on tobacco retail access in the Indianapolis metro area on June 29 was a resounding success, imparting critical information to the public for discussions on the impact of...
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