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Richard Seraphinoff, MM'86, who teaches horn at the Jacobs School of Music and is known as one of the world's finest horn makers, just released his first historical fiction novel. buff.ly/3JjESPc

Anthony "Tony" Prather, BA'80, JD'83, has been named IU's vice president and general counsel. He will assume his duties Feb. 22. buff.ly/3Bcqohf

From beehives to bike sharing, IUPUI is working hard to remain Indiana's most sustainable university. Take a virtual tour of the campus's sustainability features at the link below. buff.ly/3oFy6vh

James Morris, BA'65, has retired from the IU Board of Trustees after serving on and off since 1996. buff.ly/3us7fXk

Gray Smiley totaled his car in a three-car collision on his way back to IU Bloomington from North Carolina after the holidays. His cat, Puccini, escaped out the broken rear windshield. The pair were recently reunited after 20 days. 😻 buff.ly/3sxqZGH

Jose Aponte has been selected as an inaugural fellow with the National Veterans Leadership Foundation, a group working to make college campuses nationwide more veteran inclusive. buff.ly/3roOd2d

Chuck Crabb, BA'73, is retiring. He's best known to Hoosier fans as the public address announcer at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the last 45 years. buff.ly/3uk1smJ

IU research finds that a spouse's education can positively impact their partner's overall health. Read about the study at the link below. buff.ly/32FF1Ns

Four degree programs—specialties in IU's Kelley School of Business and one specialty in the School of Education—are ranked No. 1 in the latest U.S. News and World Report Best Online Education Program rankings. buff.ly/3H7Uh4F

Sumedha Gupta, a health policy economist at IUPUI, and her team found that by May 9, 2021, less than six months into the COVID-19 vaccination effort, vaccines had already prevented 140,000 people from dying. Learn more about here study 👇 buff.ly/34g64zm

Did your ancestors graduate from IU? The new IU Bloomington Degree Compendium will tell you. buff.ly/3IGuiS1

In 1972, Dave Hoffman, BS'75, set a Guinness world record for the longest shower. This weeklong shower took place in a McNutt Bordner 2 bathroom on the IU Bloomington campus. buff.ly/3qVuZB1

Work is underway for the first of a two-phase project to restore the banks of the Campus River on the IU Bloomington campus. buff.ly/33OoZB8

Mark Cuban, BS'81, has launched an online pharmacy in order to provide affordable generic drugs. Learn more 👇 buff.ly/3FV1OlJ

Doug Zipes, distinguished professor emeritus at the IU School of Medicine, published his first novel. "Ari's Spoon" centers on a young Indianapolis surgeon who discovers an engraved silver spoon sewn into the hem of a baptism gown. buff.ly/3rwkeEl

Michael Kachmann, MD'00, and Zachary Tempel, MD'10, followed similar education paths: First to medical school at Indiana University, then to train at the University of Pittsburgh. Today, they're both surgeons at Mayfield Brain & Spine in Cincinnati. buff.ly/3qsVygQ

Rayman Boozer, BA'82, founded the interior-design company Apartment 48 in 1994. Check out his recent Southampton project, photographed by Architectural Digest. buff.ly/3rhim28

Aja Ellington, BSW'18, MSW'21, founded South Bend's Free Your Wings Youth Mentoring in 2018. The organization focuses on tutoring, mentoring, wellness, life skills training, and community actions. buff.ly/3EPv3WA