IUPUI Study Finds Fast Food Not a Weighty Problem for Kids

A new study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers contradicts the conventional wisdom that living near a fast food outlet increases weight in children and that living near supermarkets, which sell fresh fruit and vegetables as well as so-called junk food, lowers weight.

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Follow the Summer Impact Seven for a Look at Real Life

Summer Impact is somewhat like reality TV. There's Sam. Freddy. Brandon. Eugene. Meghan. Cris. And Richard. They're real students having real life experiences.

But these IUPUI students are also documenting their summer school experiences online as the focal point of the Communications and Marketing project known as Summer Impact.

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Predestination Book Coincides with John Calvin's 500th Birthday

Is one's eternal destiny foreordained by God? The age-old idea of predestination is among the most controversial doctrines in Christianity and one that remains highly relevant in today's denominations.

In a groundbreaking history, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) author Peter Thuesen considers predestination and its inseparable links to other questions of Christian belief, including the existence of purgatory and hell and the extent of God's providential involvement in human affairs.

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IUPUI to Offer Yellow Ribbon Program Benefits to Post-9/11 Veterans

This fall, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and other Indiana University campuses will welcome their first groups of "Yellow Ribbon Program" veterans.

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Yellow Ribbon Program, a provision of the new, Post-9/11 GI Bill, is designed to cover the costs that exceed an in-state undergraduate education for military veterans. The program also offers additional tuition support for military veterans enrolled in graduate programs or from outside the state.

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N.I.T.E. Ride On June 27 to Impact Campus, Downtown Area

Motorists and pedestrians can expect traffic blockages near downtown Indianapolis medical facilities and the IUPUI campus on Saturday, June 27, 2009, as the annual N.I.T. E. (Navigate Indy This Evening) Ride takes place. The bicycling event begins at 11 p.m. June 27 at the Major Taylor Velodrome.

The downtown area blockages will begin at about 11:15 p.m. as riders cross 10th Street from Indiana Avenue and proceed south on University Boulevard.

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White Coat Ceremony

Crispus Attucks Dental Cohort: Nine students from the 10th grade dental cohort at Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School participated in a White Coat Ceremony on May 15, 2009, at the Marten House. This event was the culmination of a seven-month program in which students conducted research on topics such as gum disease, pediatric dentistry, and endodontic therapy. The students were required to write a five-page paper and create a poster presentation. Shown are eight students, cohort leader Traci Adams-Wilson of the IU School of Dentistry (front row, left) and Dr. Kim McElroy-Jones (back row, right).