Social Work, Labor Studies to Merge
IUPUI Newscenter, June 1, 2007 – The IU Division of Labor Studies will merge with the IU School of Social Work, effective July 1, 2007, announced IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz.
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3234.html

IU Labor Studies Merging with School of Social Work
HeraldTimesOnline.com, June 1, 2007 – After more than a year in the academic wilderness, the Indiana University Division of Labor Studies has a new home. It's merging with the School of Social Work at IUPUI.
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2007/06/01/news.qp-7803535.sto

Morris Receives Bepko Community Medallion
IUPUI Newscenter, June 1, 2007 — The IUPUI Senior Academy recently presented the second Gerald L. Bepko Community Medallion to James T. Morris, former executive director of the United Nations World Food Program.
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3233.html

IUPUI to Host Janet Cheatham Bell Reading at Crispus Attucks
IUPUI Newscenter, May 30, 2007 — IUPUI University Library will host a reading of Janet Cheatham Bell's new memoir, The Time and Place That Gave Me Life, Thursday, June 21, 2007, at Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School.
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3227.html

IUPUI Race Car Showing
NMC.com, May 2007 – A racecar designed by IUPUI students will be on show for attendees to see on Thursday, June 7, 2007, at the New Media Consortium 2007 Summer Conference at IUPUI.
http://archive.nmc.org/events/2007summerconf/specialactivities.shtml

Healthcare Reform Town Hall Forums Slated Across Indiana
IUPUI Newscenter, May 30, 2007 – Healthcare experts at IUPUI want to hear Hoosiers’ views about healthcare issues during nine Healthcare Reform Town Hall Forums that will be held across the state.
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3228.html

Should Robots Be Built To Look More Like Us?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 29, 2007 – When it comes down to it, Lewis the robot isn't much more than a red trash can on wheels. And its designer, Washington University computer scientist William Smart, likes it that way. IUPUI Informatics Professor Karl MacDorman who worked in Japan on the Actroid Repliees, a series of social robots, is interviewed for this story.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/story/E5F05638352B19C3862572EA000C1269

Some Purchases Give Charities a Boost
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 28, 2007 – Shopping for charity, also known as cause-related marketing, has become an increasingly important way for some philanthropies to raise funds. “There's no question but that it's an alternative revenue source for some non-profits,” said Dwight Burlingame of the Center on Philanthropy, part of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/317565_charityshopping29.html

Bayh Supports Law Targeting Intellectual Property Theft
Indianapolis Star, May 15, 2007 – U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh helped lead a May 14 summit to support legislation that aims to crack down on intellectual property theft, a problem that business and labor leaders say bleeds jobs from the nation's economy.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007705150378

Senators Announce Plan to Address Intellectual Property Theft
Wish TV, Daybreak ‘ til 9, 7 a.m. May 14, 2007 – Ohio Senator George Voinovich joined Indiana Senator Evan Bay and business representatives to launch a national coalition against intellectual property theft.

Grandmother Graduates College on Mother’s Day
WISH-TV, Channel 8, 6 a.m., May 14, 2007 – A Knightstown woman celebrated Mother’s Day in cap and gown. Sharon Zinkan started on a degree at age 18, but family and work took her away from her studies 55 years ago. She graduated from IUPUI this Mother’s Day.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?s=6508980

Bayh to Announce Coalition to Fight Against Intellectual Property Theft
InsideIndianaBusiness with Gerry Dick, May 11, 2007 – Indiana Senator Evan Bayh and Ohio Senator George Voinovich will announce the formation of a 34-member national coalition that is supporting efforts to combat the counterfeiting of made-in-the-USA consumer goods by foreign companies.
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=23307

Arthritis Sufferer Graduating Early from IUPUI
WISH-TV, Channel 8, May 3, 2007 – A young woman who suffers every day from crippling arthritis has not let the debilitating disease stop her from graduating from IUPUI a year early with top honors. Finding a cure for her chronic disease is what motivates Rachel Morgan.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?s=6467014