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UA System Chancellor Dr. Malcolm Portera Announces Retirement

Malcom Portera Tuscaloosa -- The longest serving Chancellor in the history of The University of Alabama System announced yesterday that he is retiring after a career spanning more than three decades in higher education.

01/17/12
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Indian-American group learns to shoot after break-ins

Courtesy wsbtv.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — After experiencing a rash of violent home invasions and robberies targeting their community, a group of Indian American men gathered Saturday at a North Fulton firing range to learn gun safety and for target practice.

01/17/12
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Kansas Student Wins ‘Who Wants to Be a Mathematician’

Boston — Shyam Narayanan, a freshman at Blue Valley West High School won $10,000 in the math game Who Wants to Be a Mathematician, Friday January 6 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Boston.

01/17/12
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Birmingham AAPI’s new leadership aims to expand to younger members

Khaleel Ashraf Birmingham, AL -- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) is the pre-eminent professional association that serves as the umbrella group for the large number of Physicians of Indian origin who practice in USA.

01/16/12
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Cardiologist Srinivas Murali Named American College of Cardiology Governor for Western Pennsylvanyia

PITTSBURGH - Srinivas Murali, MD, Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and Medical Director, Cardiovascular Institute at West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) , has been named to the prestigious post of American College of Cardiology (ACC) Governor for Western Pennsylvania.

01/13/12
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Indian-Americans Kaushik, Guntupalli among 15 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award winners

Dr. Kalpalatha Kummamuri Guntupalli

JAIPUR: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and 14 other distinguished PIOs and NRIs were conferred with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards for 2012 for their outstanding service/contribution that brought glory and enhanced the prestige of India.

01/11/12
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Seven Indians honored for contribution to community

Dr. Ajeet Singhvi

JAIPUR: Six eminent persons, besides a current civil servant, were felicitated in Jaipur last week for their contribution to the People of Indian Origin (PIO) community,

01/10/12
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Texas Indian-American Physicians Raise Over $40,000 For Charity

San Antonio, TX - The Southwest Chapter of the Texas Indo American Physician Society (TIPS SW) recently raised more than $40,000 to benefit local and national charity organizations.

01/08/12
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Five Indian-Americans Named 2011 ACM Fellows

Ramesh Govindan, USC

NEW YORK, NY -- Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) has recognized five Indian-Americans among forty-six of its members for their contributions to computing that have provided fundamental knowledge to the computing field and generated multiple technology advances in industry, commerce, healthcare, entertainment, and education.

01/04/12
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