Awards

The Bantz-Petronio Translating Research into Practice Award

In 2013 Former Chancellor Charles Bantz and Dr. Sandra Petronio established the Bantz-Petronio Translating Research into Practice Award because translational work is core to the schools of IU Indianapolis. The award recognizes outstanding faculty research that is interdisciplinary and/or cross-disciplinary, and intentionally directed toward positively impacting people’s lives within or beyond the State of Indiana. In addition to generating knowledge through scientific inquiry or humanistic scholarship, the award recognizes faculty that actively endeavor to transform that knowledge into practices or solutions, demonstrating innovative ways to improve the lives of individuals and the communities in which they live.

The Charles R. Bantz Fellowship Awards

In 2016 Former Chancellor Charles Bantz established the Charles R. Bantz Fellowship under the wing of the IU Indianapolis Center for Translating Research into Practice. The importance of translational work is core to the schools of IU Indianapolis, and choosing to honor fellows and scholars once joined with the Office of Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) and provide funds for the research. The awards granted to IU Indianapolis faculty to assist in enabling them to assist in translation of their work with community partners. All of this feeds back to the goals of positively impacting people’s lives with the translational research and work within the communities as well as beyond the State of Indiana.

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