From the Desk of the Chancellor
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Chancellor Charles R. Bantz
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Last week, the struggles of one of our students dramatically brought to the fore a new set of challenges for universities like IUPUI that are trying to serve the academic needs of today's veterans.
Last month, at the periodic "Chat with the Chancellor" event, Russell Silver and Dan Martin, two leaders of the student organization Veterans@IUPUI, talked with me about some of the issues with which we should be concerned.
It was immediately apparent to me that veterans of the current generation are a remarkably close-knit and supportive group who have a deep understanding of what their fellow soldiers face as they come to our campuses to pursue their GI Bill benefits–including the special needs of soldiers with disabilities like traumatic brain injury, a more common battle injury now then in the past.
Their first concern was filling the position of manager of the Office for Veterans and Military Personnel. I am very pleased to report that Ms. (Arrenwa) "Winnie" Mancil has accepted the position and already begun work as of October 1.
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Researchers at IUPUI to Study Goals, End of Life Decisions in Advanced Cancer Patients
Imagine being told you have an advanced form of cancer that threatens to end your life. What goals would you set for yourself, how might those goals influence what kind of health care you want, and would the health care you receive match those goals?
Dr. Kevin Rand, a psychology professor in the School of Science at IUPUI, and Dr. Larry Cripe, a professor of medicine and oncologist at the IU Simon Cancer Center, have launched a two-year, $330,000 American Cancer Society funded study to examine those questions. The project is titled "Goal-related thoughts & end-of-life decisions in advanced cancer patients."
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IU School of Law — Indianapolis Presents Diversity Week, Oct. 5-8
The Indiana University School of Law — Indianapolis is hosting a variety of events for students, as well as the public, as part of the school's first-ever "Diversity Week," Oct. 5-8, 2009.
"Diversity Week will be useful to open the eyes of students, faculty and staff at the law school about the many faces that comprise the legal profession," said Professor María Pabón López, a co-chair of the law school's Diversity Committee.
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Depression Predicts Increases in Inflammatory Protein Linked to Heart Disease
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Jesse Stewart, Ph.D.
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Which comes first, depression or inflammation?
To help solve this long standing chicken and egg conundrum, researchers led by Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis asked two critical questions. Does depression lead to elevated inflammatory proteins in the human body? Or does an increase in these proteins lead to depression? They found that the answer to the first question appears to be "yes," and the answer to the second question may be "no" among healthy adults.
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