Hostility and Depression Take Toll on Heart, IUPUI researcher Reports
The New York Times, Feb. 11, 2008 - Popular New York Times Health Blog runs story of psychology Assistant Professor Jesse Stewart's research showing that the combination of two traits - hostility and depression - may exact a particularly risky toll on the heart. "'...when a person is both depressed and hostile, the traits interact in a complex way to elevate inflammatory proteins in the human body,' reports lead researcher Jesse Stewart, assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis."
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/for-the-heart-a-risky-emotional-duo/

IUPUI Creates New Space for Students
Channel 13, Feb. 11, 2008 - Channel 13 education reporter Rich Van Wyk reports on opening of IUPUI Campus Center.
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?s=7855440

Inspired by Story of Couple in Kenyan Turmoil
Indianapolis Star, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008 - In a letter to the editor citing a Feb. 4 Indianapolis Star story about Dr. Joe Mamlin aiding victims of Kenya's recent turmoil, a Nashville resident calls Mamlin and his wife "true heroes (who) should serve as an inspiration to us all."
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802110303

Purdue Trustees Approve Motorsports Degree at IUPUI
Indianapolis Star, Feb. 13, 2008 - The Purdue University board of trustees on Friday (Feb. 8) ratified a bachelor's degree program in motorsports engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802130391

Inside Indiana Business, Feb. 8, 2008 - The Purdue University Board of Trustees has approved a motorsports engineering bachelor's degree course for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=27743

The Technology Trading Exchange, Feb. 8, 2008 - The Purdue University board of trustees on Friday (Feb. 8) ratified a bachelor's degree program in motorsports engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
http://www.tynax.com/TTX1/newsclips/256

IUPUI News Center, Feb. 8, 2008 - The Purdue University board of trustees on Friday (Feb. The bachelor's degree program in motorsports engineering at IUPUI is designed to augment a currently existing program on the campus. The School of Engineering and Technology currently offers a motorsports technology certificate program, in which more than 30 students are currently enrolled.
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3441.html

IRL and Champ Car, Deal or No Deal
Fox 59 News, 10 p.m., Feb. 8, 2008 - News segment on a proposed merger between IRL and Champ Car includes comments from IUPUI motorsports professor Bryan Harrell.
http://fox59.trb.com/ (Go to News Video Search, Enter "IRL, Champ Car.")

Internet Invasion
WTHR, Eyewitness News 11 p.m., Feb. 7, 2008 - IU Chief Information Policy Officer Mary Beth Lavagnino of IUPUI is quoted in story about a new Google mapping service that has some people asking questions about invasion of privacy.
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?s=7838366

Political Analyst Breaks Down Super Tuesday
WXIN, Fox 59 News, Feb. 6, 2008 - After an exhausting Super Tuesday, the presidential race is anything but in the bag. Political experts, including IUPUI Professor Brian Vargus comment on results of Super Tuesday presidential primaries.
http://fox59.trb.com/ (Go to News Video Search, Enter "Super Tuesday.")

The College as an Island? No! The College as a Peninsula!
Buffalo State, College Relations Blogs, Feb. 5, 2008 - Blogger praises IUPUI online calendar of events saying, "The simple addition of community events makes IUPUI look like an extension of Indianapolis at large, not an isolated island with secluded events within its walls."
http://blog.buffalostate.edu/collegerelations/web/

Courage and Hope Amid Kenya's Carnage; IU Professor And Wife Risk Their Own Safety to Shield Refugees
Indianapolis Star, Feb. 4, 2008 - As the city erupts in chaos, Dr. Joe Mamlin, an Indiana University School of Medicine professor, welcomes those fleeing turmoil of fighting to compound in Eldoret, Kenya.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802040382

IU Professor Pitches in to Help Victims in War-torn Kenya
Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 5, 2008 - IU Professor Joe Mamlin helps those fleeing fighting in Kenya.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/NEWS02/802050439/1025/NEWS02

New Signatures
IU Home Pages, Feb. 1, 2008 - The Android Science Center, the first lab of its kind in the U.S., is among the 10 newest Signature Centers at IUPUI. Chancellor Charles Bantz announces that the new proposals had been selected for funding in the second round of the Signature Centers Initiative at IUPUI, bringing the total number of potential IUPUI signature centers to 29.
http://www.homepages.indiana.edu/2008/02-01/

Tooth Whitening Leads in Cosmetic Dentistry
U.S. News and World Report, Feb. 2, 2008 - Dr. Bruce Matis, director of clinical research at IU School of Dentistry at IUPUI was quoted in this report on the popularity of tooth whitening.
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/2008/02/06/tooth-whitening-leads-in-cosmetic-dentistry.html

Students Design Rooms
Indianapolis Star, Jan. 28, 2008 - A group of 20 interior design students from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis designed rooms for a centerpiece home at the Indianapolis Home Show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008801280372

Indiana Youth Services Panel Takes Testimony
Indianapolis Star, Jan. 29, 2008 - Members of the 33-member Commission on Disproportionality in Youth Services, co-chaired by School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner and created to eliminate the over-representation of minorities in youth services programs, heard a personal testimonial Monday about the need for solutions.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008801290408

IU Dean to Head New Youth Commission
Indianapolis Star, Jan. 25, 2008 - Indiana University School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner will help launch a year-long investigation into why there is a disproportionate number of minorities in the juvenile justice, child welfare, mental health and educational services.
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=27507#middle

Alliance promotes love of science IUPUI helps Sugar Grove involve kids
Indianapolis Star, Feb. 15, 2008 - Educators at Sugar Grove Elementary School hope a budding partnership with IUPUI will help imbue students with a love of science.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/LOCAL/802150388/1023/LOCAL04