ANDERSON, Indiana, Oct. 11 (TNSawa) -- Anderson University issued the following news release: The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) recognized 17 library and consortial staff members for outstanding service, deep collaboration, leadership, and more during its biennial All-Staff Meeting in August and a pair of Anderson University employees were among the 17. Nic Don Stanton-Roark, archivist, and Christa Welty-Salgado, metadata and reference librarian, were recognized by PALNI.  more

LOWELL, Indiana, Oct. 7 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: Indiana American Water has lifted the boil water advisory affecting approximately 4,000 customers in Lowell, Ind. The precautionary boil water advisory was issued on Thursday after a loss of pressure in the system caused by a break in an 8-inch water main. Water sample results confirmed there was no contamination present in the distribution system. Indiana American Water customers in t  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 15 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Several Knox County schools recently received more than $183,000 through the state's Secured Schools Safety Grant Program, according to State Reps. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) and Matt Hostettler (R-Patoka). Borders said the local funding is part of this year's record-breaking school safety investments totaling more than $22.9 million in matching state grants for 425 schools across Indiana. "Pr  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) today announced he has appointed State Sen. Aaron Freeman (R-Indianapolis) to serve as the next chair of the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law. The Senate's corrections committee deals primarily with issues pertaining to the criminal justice system, criminal penalties and rehabilitation of criminal offenders.   more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 12 (TNSconf) -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: The future of higher education was a prominent topic on the Auraria campus the last week in September during a national higher education conference at which Chancellor Michelle Marks led a fireside chat with Assistant Secretary of Postsecondary Education Nasser Paydar. Paydar was recently appointed by President Joe Biden as the federal government's top higher education official, following a lon  more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Oct. 7 (TNSpar) -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: The University of Southern Indiana is collaborating with Ivy Tech Community College Evansville and the University of Evansville to prepare students for short- and long-term success in healthcare through Earn & Learn, a collaborative, new program aimed at teaching career readiness while providing students industry experience and the opportunity to earn income. Earn & Learn was announced   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 13 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Jeff Ellington (R-Bloomfield) said several schools in Greene County recently received more than $221,000 through the state's Secured Schools Safety Grant Program. Ellington said the local funding is part of this year's record-breaking school safety investments totaling more than $22.9 million in matching state grants headed to 425 schools across Indiana. "There are many options school  more

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, Oct. 12 -- Northern Indiana Public Service Co., a subsidiary of NiSource, issued the following news release: Due to current market price projections for natural gas and assuming normal winter weather, NIPSCO natural gas residential customers could expect their winter heating bills this season to be higher when compared to last year. This is in line with trends across much of the country. Each year, NIPSCO and other Indiana energy companies provide a forecast for home hea  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Governor Eric J. Holcomb returned to Indianapolis Friday, concluding a weeklong economic development trip to Germany and Switzerland. During the trip a Gov. Holcomb-led delegation, which includes Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers, met some of the state's largest foreign-owned businesses and advanced partnerships focused on industry growth and innovation in clean energy and life sciences. "Eu  more

HANOVER, Indiana, Oct. 13 (TNSconf) -- Hanover College issued the following news: The Hanover College Modern Languages and Cultures Department is set to host two unique events in the German-speaking world. Both events, open to the public, free of charge, will be available for in-person and virtual patrons. German comic artist and author Illi Anna Heger will be the featured guest for a virtual question-and-answer session at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 26. The department will host a screening of  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Matt Hostettler (R-Patoka) said several schools in Gibson County recently received more than $233,000 through the state's Secured Schools Safety Grant Program. Hostettler said the local funding is part of this year's record-breaking school safety investments totaling more than $22.9 million in matching state grants headed to 425 schools across Indiana. "It's important our schools main  more

HUNTINGTON, Indiana, Oct. 12 (TNSawa) -- Huntington University issued the following news release: Phil Wilson, program director and assistant professor of film at Huntington University Arizona, is the recipient of an Emmy for his work as cinematographer for "An Ode to John Keating." His Emmy was in the Lighting Location or Studio Category at the 2022 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards. "I feel blessed and fortunate to represent Huntington University Arizona in this way," said Wilson. "Two years ago, I  more

HUNTINGTON, Indiana, Oct. 12 (TNSawa) -- Huntington University issued the following news release: Huntington University Arizona students took home seven Student Production Awards for their 17 nominations at the 2022 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards. These Awards are intended to recognize excellence in the academic pursuit of skills necessary to produce outstanding quality multimedia content for the television industry. "To see our HU Arizona students continue to represent so well at the Rocky Mount  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 15 -- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued the following statement on Oct. 14, 2022: * * * "Alongside the Marion County Health and Hospital Corporation, our team is preparing to argue important principles of law before the U.S. Supreme Court next month in the case Marion County Health and Hospital v. Talevski. "At issue is whether someone who is not a party to a contract with the federal government may sue to enforce the terms of that contract. Specifically,  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out Republican politicians for ghosting on Hoosier voters at debates and forums across the state. From Congressional candidates to state legislative races, Republicans have told voters they do not care about accountability or constituent ideas, and do not wish to a  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 13 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Vanderburgh County schools recently received more than $554,000 through the state's Secured Schools Safety Grant Program, according to local legislators. State Rep. Wendy McNamara (R-Evansville) said the local funding is part of this year's record-breaking school safety investments totaling more than $22.9 million in matching state grants for 425 schools across Indiana. "As a school administrato  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 14 (TNSsro) -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, October 17, 2022 CAUSE NO.: 37369-GCA128; ALJ: SCHUSTER; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 224 PETITION OF BOONVILLE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION FOR APPROVAL OF GAS COST ADJUSTMENT TO BE APPLICABLE FOR THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER 2022 THROUGH APRIL 2023 PURSUANT TO INDIANA CODE Sec. 8-1-2-42(g). * * * Monday, October 17, 2022 CAUSE NO.: 37366-GCA15  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2022, by Chairman Mike Schmuhl: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement from Chairman Mike Schmuhl criticizing No Show Diego Morales for flaking out on tonight's Indiana Secretary of State debate. "No Show Diego Morales won't debate Destiny Wells because he knows Hoosier voters wil  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future President Joe Biden's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (The Jobs Act) is STILL creating for the Crossroads of America. This time, the Biden Administration announced The Jobs Act would allocate about $1.38 billion for the state governme  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 13 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following statement on Oct. 12, 2022: * * * At today's Interim Study Committee on Fiscal Policy, legislators discussed the school funding formula for the complexity index, which determines how much additional funding schools with at-risk student populations receive. Rep. Gregory W. Porter (D-Indianapolis), ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, requested that the committee address this topic. * * * Port  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 12 (TNSper) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news: Adriana Figueroa, J.D. '15, has been elected president of the board of directors of Christamore House. She will take on this new role on January 1, 2023. Figueroa is senior staff attorney at IU Health. Previously, she served as an associate attorney at Faegre Drinker, and prior to that was a judicial law clerk in the U.S. District Court. She was named to Indiana Lawyer's Leadersh  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 13 (TNSbook) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news: IU McKinney alum Ben Lytle, J.D. '80, has published a book titled The Potentialist: Your Future in the New Reality of the Next Thirty Years. The work examines the future of government, education, religion, media, and employment through a lens of opportunity. Lytle is the former CEO of Anthem Healthcare. The book was published by Amplify Publishing in September 2022. Original   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 13 (TNSper) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news: Marcus McGhee, J.D. '16; LL.M. '22, has begun a new post with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in Washington, D.C., where he will serve as an ethics attorney. In this new role, McGhee will work with the office of the principal legal advisor's ethics unit, focusing on attorney professional responsibility issues. He will assist wit  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news: Professor Jennifer Drobac IU McKinney Professor Jennifer Drobac has given countless interviews on religious, reproductive, and sex-based civil rights. She remains in demand by local, national, and international media for her expertise in these areas of the law. Professor Drobac has been helping media members to translate the law and complex legal issues for the public. The advent  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Oct. 15 (TNSper) -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Christiana Ochoa has been has been named dean of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, effective Nov. 1, 2022. She is the school's first-ever Latine dean and one of just eight Latine women ever to serve as the dean of a U.S. law school. "Professor Christiana Ochoa is a remarkable leader and internationally recognized researcher and scholar with a history of outstanding service to Indiana Univ  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 12 -- The Indianapolis International Airport issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2022: As the Indiana Pacers approach the 2022-2023 NBA season, the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) celebrates the opening of the new Indiana Pacers Courtside Club restaurant in Civic Plaza. Today officials from the Indianapolis Airport Authority, Pacers Sports & Entertainment, and restaurant representatives from HMSHost and Diversified Concessions Group cut the "net" o  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future the American Rescue Plan is STILL creating for Hoosiers. According to a NWI Times report, the Rescue Plan will provide the following investments: * Dyer: Water main replacement, * Highland: New water mains and fire hydrants, * Munster: Ca  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 12 (TNSjou) -- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Lilly Family School of Philanthropy issued the following news: The Polymer and Food Protection Consortium at Iowa State University works with some of the largest companies in Iowa and around the world to help make their products safer and more sustainable. "Industries are looking at us to solve big problems," said Keith Vorst, director of the consortium and an associate professor in food science and hu  more

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: If Russia's invasion and the ensuing war significantly reduce Ukrainian grain exports, surging prices could increase food insecurity and carbon dioxide emissions, as marginal land is pushed into crop production. That's the chain reaction predicted by modeling from a research team that includes Amani Elobeid, a teaching professor of economics at Iowa State University. An article about their projections was   more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Oct. 14 (TNSpro) -- Indiana University East campus issued the following news: Indiana University East's School of Natural Science and Mathematics (NSM) will soon offer two new online degree programs in the mathematical sciences. In addition to the existing Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, students will be able to enroll in a B.S. in Applied Statistics and a B.S. in Actuarial Sciences. Both programs are specialized areas within the mathematical sciences and are offered o  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2022: Do you enjoy the research and writing aspects of being a lawyer? Does working with young lawyers and law students remind you of what you loved about law school? In an effort to increase diversity and inclusion among law school faculty, the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has created the Visiting Assistant Fellowship program. "Legal academia an  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news: IU McKinney students who are part of the Program in International Human Rights Law were among those who filed a shadow report with the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The report alleges Australia is breaching the UN Convention Against Torture by engaging in cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and punishment. Professor George Edwards is the program's director. Others ta  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 11 (TNSper) -- Ivy Tech Community College issued the following news: Ivy Tech Community College has selected Ethan Heicher as the next Chancellor for its Kokomo campus. Heicher, who has served as Ivy Tech Kokomo's Interim Chancellor since January, was previously the campus's Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He has been with the College since 2009, where he began as a professor of English and chair of the Humanities program. "Ethan's leadership will be crucial   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Led by the "Four Horsemen" and Knute Rockne, the Fighting Irish first faced the Stanford Cardinal in the 1925 Rose Bowl. Now the two teams play annually in the regular season, with the winner claiming the coveted Legends Trophy -- a Dublin Crystal bowl mounted atop a California redwood base. But perhaps just as legendary as their competition on the field is their collaboration off the field. Over   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 13 (TNSfund) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The largest growing population of Catholics in the United States is Hispanic, yet the number of U.S.-born Hispanic lay ministers, women and men religious, seminarians, priests and deacons serving in Catholic faith communities is relatively small. Lilly Endowment Inc. has made a $7.9 million grant to the University of Notre Dame, which will partner with Boston College in leading Haciendo Caminos. Th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 14 (TNSrpt) -- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Lilly Family School of Philanthropy issued the following news: Many Indiana nonprofits found it challenging to provide adequate staff compensation and recruit and retain qualified volunteers and board members even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Indiana University report finds. More than half (54%) of Indiana nonprofits with paid staff said adequately compensating staff was challeng  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Several Posey County schools recently received more than $194,000 through the state's Secured Schools Safety Grant Program, according to State Reps. Wendy McNamara (R-Evansville) and Matt Hostettler (R-Patoka). McNamara said the local funding is part of this year's record-breaking school safety investments totaling more than $22.9 million in matching state grants for 425 schools across Indiana.   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 14 (TNSawa) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The University of Notre Dame College of Science has introduced its Rev. Joseph Carrier, C.S.C., Science Medal to recognize sustained, outstanding achievements in any field of science. The medal will be awarded annually, alternating between the mathematical, physical, chemical and biological sciences, and will be accompanied by a monetary award. The Rev. Carrier medalist will be invited to give a pu  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 12 (TNSawa) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Matt Bloom, a professor of management and organization at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business whose research focuses on well-being, has been named the first-place prize winner of the 2022 1st Source Bank Commercialization Award. Alison Cheng, a professor of psychology who researches psychological and educational measurement, was named runner-up. First place carries a $25,000 c  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 15 (TNSper) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news on Oct. 14, 2022: Three University of Notre Dame senior leaders have been promoted to assistant vice presidents. Keri Kei Shibata, Notre Dame's chief of police and a member of the police department for 18 years, has been promoted to assistant vice president for campus safety and chief of police. In her new role, Shibata will assume oversight of numerous strategic initiatives within Campus Safety. Sh  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 11 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: * * * Harper Institute collecting Native American samples to address health disparities * * * Dr. Gerald Morris, the medical director for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians that live in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan, isn't certain that the Native American patients he sees show higher rates of cancer than the rest of the population -- though he suspects it. "The one thing that stand  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Adam Roth, an assistant professor in Oklahoma State University's Department of Sociology, was recently awarded a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund his research on rural-urban disparities in cognitive aging over the next five years. Roth and his two collaborators from Indiana University -- Brea Perry and Siyun Peng -- will extend their current research that focuse  more

WESTVILLE, Indiana, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- Purdue University Northwest issued the following news release: Purdue University Northwest (PNW) announced Veera Gnaneswar Gude as the NiSource-Meyer Charitable Foundation Professor of Energy and the Environment following approval today (10/7) by the Purdue University Board of Trustees. Gude joined the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at Purdue Northwest as a professor of Civil Engineering and director of the PNW Water Institute in Fall 2022  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 14 (TNSconf) -- Purdue University issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: In October 2012 as Purdue University's president-elect, Mitch Daniels sat down for a public conversation with C-SPAN founder and Purdue alum Brian Lamb. Now, 10 years later, Daniels will once again join Lamb for a wide-ranging conversation on the university's engaging recent history and other topics of importance to our country and higher education. The special "Conversation with  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 12 (TNSjou) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Process to create nanostructures on implant surfaces also enhances bone cells' attachment * * * A patent-pending process developed by Purdue University engineers could improve the quality of life for the more than 6 million people who undergo orthopedic and trauma surgery annually, according to a paper published in Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Fundamental Interface Science. Infection is a  more

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Oct. 13 (TNSper) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Dr. Kellie McKinney joined the Rider University faculty this fall as an assistant professor and director of the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program. She brings to Rider a diverse background with extensive experience both in and out of the classroom. After graduating from Kutztown University with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, McKinney earned her Master of Arts in Student Af  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 12 -- The University of Notre Dame's Law School issued the following news: The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board started off the academic year strong with victories at the International Moot Court Competition in Law and Religion, hosted by the International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies. The competition took place at Cordoba Law School in Cordoba, Spain, on September 16 and 17, and served as the kickoff event to the 6th ICLARS Conference, which centered   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 14 (TNSper) -- The University of Notre Dame's Law School issued the following news: Notre Dame Law School graduate Timothy Bradley '20 J.D. is serving as a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during the court's 2022-23 term, which began last week. He is the fourth ND Law graduate to clerk at the Supreme Court in the last four years. Bradley was a top student at Notre Dame Law School. He was the 2020 recipient of the Col. William J. Hoynes Award --   more

VALPARAISO, Indiana, Oct. 13 (TNSfund) -- Valparaiso University issued the following news release: The Valparaiso University education department has been awarded a two-year, $223,770 grant as part of the Indiana Department of Education's Attract, Prepare, and Retain initiative. The initiative, and the Valpo programs it will support, will address the growing teacher shortage impacting both the state and the country by making a positive difference in the lives of current and prospective educator  more

VALPARAISO, Indiana, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- Valparaiso University issued the following news release: Social work students from Valparaiso University aren't waiting for graduation to start changing the world around them. This September, the SOCW 410: Social Welfare Policy: Analysis and Advocacy class under Caroline Ban, MSW, program director and assistant professor in the Valparaiso University Social Work program, traveled to Indianapolis to bring their research and recommendations to Indiana polic  more