INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 30 -- The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing issued the following news: COVID-19 has taken students out of their everyday clinical practice environments. As a result, simulation has become an even more important part of learning about patient care. Meant for both new and experienced simulation educators as well as students, the second edition of Mastering Simulation: A Handbook for Success is an invaluable resource that guides the reader from the   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 31 -- The Illinois Press Association issued the following news release: Illinois Press Association Board Chairman Scott Stone is pleased to announce that Dorothy Leavell, editor and publisher of the Crusader Group, is joining the IPA Board of Directors. Since 1968, Leavell has served as editor and publisher of the Crusader Newspaper Group in Chicago and Gary, Indiana, after the death of her first husband, Balm L. Leavell Jr., co-founder of both publications in 1940   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 29 -- The Indiana Bankers Association issued the following news release: The U.S. Mint is asking for help from the public to recirculate coins - pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. While there is an adequate supply of coins currently in the economy, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the pace of circulation, resulting in a nationwide slowdown. The public can help recirculate coins by: (1) paying with exact change in retail establishments; (2) depositing coins in f  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 30 -- The Indiana Innovation Institute issued the following news: IN3 (Indiana Innovation Institute) launched its new website and updated brand and logo to underscore its rapid growth and more clearly communicate its mission. The name and basic purpose of the organization remains the same: work with academia, industry and government to create a hub of national security innovation that helps solve critical defense priorities. In the last 12 months, IN3 has expanded by  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following news release: Last week, on July 22nd, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie, released a statement on behalf of the university apologizing for the actions the university took during World War II in banning Japanese Americans students. The statement and actions taken within are the culmination of work taken on behalf of Hoosier JACL member and IU alumni, Eric Langowski. On February 19, 2020, in honor of   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: Indiana's early deadline of noon on Election Day to receive mail-in ballots during the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis is unjustifiable and should be rejected, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, and Indianapolis attorneys Bill Groth and Mark Sniderman on behalf of the Indiana State C  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 30 -- The Lumina Foundation issued the following news release on July 29: College students lucky enough to know about it are embracing the growing movement toward prior learning assessment, and many say credits earned in this way helped them complete a degree or program they otherwise would not have. Those are among the findings in the latest research (https://www.luminafoundation.org/resource/recognition-of-prior-learning-in-the-21st-century/) from a partnership be  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: NMMA's July state advocacy update for the Great Lakes and Midwest region is outlined below and covers travel restrictions, business liability, business relief, and wakesurfing policy. Reopening Pause: Governor Holcomb of Indiana indicated the Hoosier state would not move from Stage 4.5 to Stage 5 as planned in mid-July. Due to an increased rate of cases, Indiana will remain in Stage   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 28 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists is giving three Sunshine Awards this year to R. Jeffrey Smith and the Center for Public Integrity; The Center for Public Integrity, USA TODAY and The Arizona Republic; and Christina Jewett from Kaiser Health News. A judging panel, composed of SPJ Board of Directors and Freedom of Information Committee members, bestows the award each year to individuals an  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 28 -- The Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine concentrates on the translation of science to action, published research articles on the following topics in its Summer 2020 edition: Original Investigation: * The Effects of Cranial Cryotherapy on Hemodynamics and Cognition in Healthy Adults * Measurements of Acute Affective Responses to Resistance Exercise: A Narrative Review * Observations of the Exercise-Induced Interarm Blood Pressure  more