Partnership Brings Free Classes to Housing Agency Sites, While Providing Students a Way to Practice Their Trade
Indianapolis Star, Oct. 19, 2009 - A new partnership involving the Indianapolis Housing Agency, IUPUI (IU School of Physical Education and Tourism Management) and the American College of Sports Medicine is bringing free exercise classes to residents of four IHA communities.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009910190337

I-STEM Efforts Receive Lilly Endowment Boost
Inside Indiana Business, Oct. 15, 2009 - The Indiana Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (I-STEM) Resource Network announced a $2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will support the I-STEM Resource Network, a statewide consortium of 18 Indiana higher education institutions including IUPUI.
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=38213&ts=true

IUPUI Honored for Use of the ECM Software Suite in New Ways to Get Notable Results
Media Workstation, Oct. 15, 2009 - Enterprise content management (ECM) software, like OnBase, can help by eliminating paper, manual tasks and sometimes entire steps from processes. IUPUI is one of two organizations honored with RealSolutions awards at annual On Base Training & Technology Conference (OTTC).
http://workstations.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=872789

Court Upheld Use of MySpace as Evidence
WISH-TV, Oct. 15, 2009 - The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld a court decision that allowed a MySpace posting to be admitted as evidence in the trial of a man convicted of murdering a 2-year-old girl. Article quotes retired IU School of Law-Indianapolis Professor Henry Karlson.
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/indiana/Court_upheld_use_of_MySpace_as_evidence_20091015

Professors Discuss How to Read Sports Team, Outline New Way to Evaluate Athletes
Boston Business Journal, Oct. 14, 2009 - IU Kelley School of Business Professor Wayne Winston and Timothy A. Franklin, director of the National Sports Journalism Center (School of Journalism at IUPUI) are guest speakers at National Press Club. Franklin will discuss how sports statistics can enable reporters to give their readers new insights into teams they cover. Winston outlines line a better way than traditional statistics to evaluate players and teams in football, basketball and baseball.
http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/prnewswire/press_releases/national/District_of_Columbia/2009/10/14/DC92552

Fundraisers Weather Extreme Highs and Lows
USA Today, Oct. 13, 2009 - The Philanthropic Giving Index (PGI) is cited extensively and Center of Philanthropy (IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI) Executive Director Patrick Rooney is quoted in an article on the challenges fundraisers and nonprofits are facing.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/sharing/2009-10-13-fundraiser-economy_N.htm

Her Sister's Keeper Taps Into $44,000
USA Today, Oct. 12, 2009 - Tim Seiler (IU School of Liberal Arts) is quoted and the Philanthropic Giving Index (PGI) is cited regarding the growth of online giving in an article about a woman who raised money online to pay for her sister's kidney transplant.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2009-10-12-wikicharity_N.htm

IU President Recognizes Distinguished Cancer Center Physician
Medcompare, Oct. 11, 2009 - Indiana University formally recognized the physician who is credited with curing testicular cancer. IU President Michael McRobbie presented Distinguished Professor Lawrence Einhorn, M.D. (IU School of Medicine) with a Thomas Hart Benton Mural Medallion in recognition of his prominent achievement and dedicated service.
http://www.medcompare.com/news.asp?newsid=293519&typeid=26

IUPUI Lands Louisville Standout
Indianapolis Star.com, Oct. 11, 2009 - Donovan Gibbs wanted to play college basketball at a place where small forwards are a key part of the offense and he could pursue an engineering degree. The 6-7 senior forward from Louisville found that combination in IUPUI.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20091011/SPORTS0607/91011006/IUPUI+lands+Louisville+standout

Depression Leads to Increased Inflammatory Protein Linked to Heart Disease
Congoo, Oct. 9, 2009 - Researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis opine that depression leads to elevated inflammatory proteins in the human body.

Led by IUPUI Professor Jesse Stewart (Purdue School of Science) researchers found that depressive symptoms are associated with increases over time in interleukin-6, an inflammatory protein that predicts cardiovascular events.
http://www.congoo.com/news/2009October9/Depression-Increased-Inflammatory-Protein-Linked

National League of Nursing Swears in New President-Elect
NLN News, Oct. 9, 2009 - The National League of Nursing membership welcomed a new president-elect. Judith Halstead, executive associate dean for academic affairs and a professor in the School of Nursing at IUPUI, will serve for the next two years before stepping into the presidency in 2011.
http://www.nln.org/newsreleases/arkansas_100909.htm

IUPUI Dedicates Med Center Building
Indianapolis Star, Oct. 8, 2009 - IUPUI dedicates the Joseph E. Walther Hall. The new campus building occupies 254,000 square feet along Walnut Street, and completes the largest, third and final building along the north side of the street for the Indiana University Medical Center.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20091008/LOCAL/91008026/1195/LOCAL

Musical Therapy Lifts Spirits, Eases Pain and Anxiety
Indianapolis Star, Oct. 8, 2009 - A growing body of research shows that music helps to decrease pain and blood pressure; improve language skills in stroke victims and others; ease anxiety before surgeries and in stressful times.

"It buffers some of the chaos and brings normalization to something that is not normal," said Debra Burns (Purdue School of Engineering and Technology), coordinator of the music therapy program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20091008/LIVING01/910080315/1007/LIVING

Soft Drinks and Dental Erosion
TVWebCity.com, Oct. 2, 2009 - Dr. Domenick Zero, IU School of Dentistry associate dean for Research and director of the Oral Health Research Institute, and IU dental graduate Dr. Diane Buyer of Indianapolis are working with the Indiana Dental Association to get the word out on the perils of "Soda Mouth."
http://www.tvwebcity.com (click on "Soda Mouth" under the Health 3.0 link)