IUPUI In the News - June 15, 2006

IU Doctor Helped Develop Vaccine
Indianapolis Star, June 9 - Dr. Darron R. Brown, a professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology at Indiana University School of Medicine, located on the IUPUI campus, helped isolate the four types of human papillomavirus, or HPV, contained in Gardasil, the new vaccine against cervical cancer. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060609/NEWS01/606090488&SearchID=73247632329822

Orlando Charities Adept At Collecting
Orlando Sentinel, June 8 – The Orlando area's largest charities spent just 6.5 cents to bring in every dollar – the best in the nation and well below the national median of 10 cents, according to a new national study. News story quotes Patrick Rooney, research director at the Center on Philanthropy, part of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-nonprofits08_106jun08,0,2388371.story?coll=orl-news- headlines-orange

Seal Mobile to visit Delphi Family Health Clinic
Carroll County Comet, June 7 – The School of Dentistry's mobile dental sealant program, Seal Indiana, will visit the Family Health Clinic of Carroll County in Delphi on June 21 to provide oral examinations, sealants and fluoride treatments. http://www.carrollcountycomet.com/news/2006/0607/local_News/012.html

Whistle While You Recuperate
Forbes, June 7 – Music therapy, a specialty that involves the use of music to achieve therapeutic benefits, is slowly making inroads across the country as more insurers recognize its benefits. Article spotlights Debra S. Burns, an assistant professor of music therapy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis who works with cancer patients. http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2006/06/07/hscout533067.html

Laura Bush Here for Youth Conference
Indianapolis Star, June 6 – American children, especially boys, face enormous challenges growing up today, Laura Bush said. Bush, wife of President George Bush, spoke to about 500 people at a regional conference of the Helping America's Youth Initiative at Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060606/LOCAL/60606029

Study: Social, Cultural Factors Contribute to Obesity
InsideIndianaBusiness.com Report, June 6 – Research being conducted by the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment at IUPUI is looking at social and cultural issues that are contributing to the nation's obesity crisis. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=18310

Former FBI specialist and IUPUI professor co-write new forensic textbook
The Daily Athenaeum Interactive, June 1 – Jay Siegel, director of the forensic science program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, teams up as the writing partner of a former FBI specialist who authors introductory forensics textbook, “Fundamentals of Forensic Science.”
http://www.da.wvu.edu/XMLParser/printstory.phtml?id=22836

Tobias Center Seeks Participants in Leadership Study
InsideIndianaBusiness.com Report, May 25 – The Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence at IUPUI is looking for mid- to high-level leaders to participate in a yearlong study of leadership. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=18177

Knowing Right Way to Race Becoming Academic
Inside Panther Racing’s mobile command center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IUPUI motorsports student Mike Sheridan reads reams of data from 75 sensors mounted to the team’s race cars. Story looks at motorsports programs at IUPUI and other colleges.
MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12936557
ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=1995361&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
Springfield News: http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006605240315
Kansas City Star: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/14651152.htm

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