[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CELEBRATING INDIANA UNIVERSITY'S BICENTENNIAL
(Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH asked and was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute.)
Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH. Madam Speaker, on January 20, Hoosiers will
celebrate a big milestone. Indiana University will turn 200 and share
those 200 years of academic excellence and notable achievements with
the whole world.
For 200 years, Indiana University has provided top learning
opportunities to Hoosiers and out-of-staters alike, with countless job
opportunities to those in the Bloomington area. It is world-renowned
for programs like the Jacobs School of Music, the Kelley School of
Business, and Hoosier basketball.
Since its establishment in 1820, Hoosiers have graduated from IU and
gone off to change the world. Indiana's faculty and alumni include
Rhodes scholars, Nobel laureates, Olympic medalists, and Pulitzer Prize
winners, just to name a few.
IU's bicentennial will be celebrated on campus in Bloomington by
alumni across the globe and through immense contributions every single
day that the Hoosiers at Indiana University make.
Big Red 200 is a new supercomputer whose name reflects our
bicentennial and the common ``Go Big Red'' cheer played at football and
basketball games. Big Red 200 is the fourth in IU's Big Red computer
series and is on pace to become the fastest university-owned
supercomputer in the Nation.
As a member of the House Financial Services Task Force on Artificial
Intelligence, I have seen the exciting opportunities America has to
invest in AI transform a number of sectors like healthcare and
financial services through that continued data sciences research, and I
am confident that IU will be at the forefront.
Madam Speaker, I extend congratulations on 200 years, and I look
forward to the next 200 years of academic excellence.
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