ANDERSON, Indiana, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Anderson University issued the following news release: Anderson University has announced its newest class of fellows in the Center for Public Service. The 12 students represent 11 different majors. They are listed below in alphabetical order by last name. Name Class Major(s) Samuel Cho, Junior, Chemistry Emma Howe, Junior, Nursing Emily Howell, Junior, Elementary Education Abigail Jarman, Sophomore, Music Education Avery Jarosinski, Sophomore, Bible   more

MUNCIE, Indiana, Oct. 21 (TNSfund) -- Ball State University issued the following news release: Ball State University's Dr. Jessica Ward, associate professor of Biology, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate how embryos of aquatic animal species learn about the world before hatching. The project will test multiple hypotheses of learning mechanisms to determine when learned behaviors are first expressed in embryos, and how and from whom embryos learn. The r  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 20 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following statement on Oct. 19, 2022: * * * In response to the Biden-Harris administration's announcement that over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids will now be largely available for purchase at major retailers without a prescription or medical exam requirement, Rep. Chris Campbell (D-West Lafayette) issued the following statement: "As an audiologist, I understand how crucial hearing aids are in improving the quality of li  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The chair of the Republican Study Committee, Indiana GOP Rep. Jim Banks, joined the chorus of his Republican colleagues willing to risk the fiscal stability of our country to force cuts to programs like Social Security and Medicare. Banks isn't even trying to hide it -- he said so in an interview, claiming that Republicans should use our country's fiscal stability as "leverage" to gut programs like Soci  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 19 -- Ice Miller, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ice Miller LLP is pleased to report the firm has earned Mansfield 5.0 Certification status. Ice Miller was one of over 180 law firms that participated in Diversity Lab's Mansfield Rule certification program. The goal of the program is to boost the representation of lawyers from historically underrepresented groups in law firm leadership by broadening the pool of candidates considered for those opportun  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 22 -- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued the following news release: Attorney General Todd Rokita on Thursday filed a brief asking a U.S. court of appeals to invalidate a waiver granted under a provision of the Clean Air Act that gives California more power than all other states to set emissions standards for vehicles. The Environmental Protection Agency's special treatment of California allows that state to set vehicle-emission standards even more stringen  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 20 -- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2022: Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today that Indiana and 19 other states have served six major U.S. banks with civil investigative demands, which act as a subpoena, seeking documents related to the companies' involvement with the United Nations' (UN) Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). NZBA-member banks must set emissions reduction targets in their lending and investmen  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 21 (TNSsro) -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, October 24, 2022 CAUSE NO.: 45740; ALJ: SPARKS DRAKE; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: KREVDA; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC FOR SPECIAL CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR STEAM SERVICE TO INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR HIGH PRESSURE STEAM SERVICE DATED JUNE 1, 1974  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 18 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2022: State Rep. Robin Shackleford (D-Indianapolis), chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) and ranking Democrat of the House Public Health Committee, today called on the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County to withdraw its case, Indiana v. Talevski. The case, slated to be heard by the United States Supreme Court on November 8, could eliminate legal protections for ben  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Oct. 22 (TNSpro) -- Indiana Institute of Technology issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2022: Indiana Tech has introduced a new Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) degree, offered both online and in-person at its main campus in Fort Wayne. The program is designed to provide students with in-depth expertise and skills in the design, application and management of sophisticated information systems serving a wide range of organizational needs. The new MSIS degree  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news: With more than one million dead from the virus, it wouldn't be surprising if Americans tried to shift some of their COVID-19 costs to arguably responsible defendants. But a predicted litigation explosion has not materialized, according to IU McKinney Professor Nicolas Terry, in a post for the Bill of Health blog of the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School entitled, "The Patho  more

GARY, Indiana, Oct. 19 (TNSfund) -- The Indiana University Northwest campus issued the following news release: Indiana University Northwest is honored to be the first host-site of a new Kids College program, thanks to a $899,541 grant funded from Lilly Endowment Inc. The funding will allow for the Kids College program to expand to three additional IU campuses in the following two years. Launching in summer 2023, the Kids College program will provide 75 to 100 rising, local sixth, seventh and e  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 19 (TNSconf) -- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Lilly Family School of Philanthropy issued the following news: Leaders from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy participated in the inaugural Faith & Philanthropy Summit at the Vatican Oct. 14-15, 2022, including speaking at the summit and assisting with planning aspects of the global gathering. The summit brought together 145 leading philanthropists from five different faiths w  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Oct. 18 (TNSfund) -- The University of Saint Francis issued the following news release: Mark Suedhoff died after a lengthy battle with cancer in 2018, but he left his mark not only in the lives he touched but through the legacy of his estate. As part of his estate planning, Suedhoff gifted $2.1 million toward an endowed scholarship at the University of Saint Francis, the largest single scholarship donation in university history. The Mark M. Suedhoff Scholarship will suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNStalk) -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following statement: * * * NRSC Chairman Rick Scott released the following statement on Senator Todd Young's debate victory. Statement from Chairman Rick Scott: "Tonight's debate just proves what the Hoosier State has known all along. The Senator Indiana needs is the Senator they have. "Todd Young will continue to protect Indiana values and communities, create jobs and work diligently to fight against th  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame's Law School issued the following news: Religious social service organizations in many states--from adoption agencies to food pantries--may be faced with the choice of secularizing or giving up their funding and closing as a result of a recent decision regarding privately operated charter schools in North Carolina. The Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief (https://law.nd.edu/assets/489855/20221014155434  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: A study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame is painting a clearer picture of our tendency to hit the snooze button -- and if you delayed getting out of bed this morning, you're certainly not alone. The study, published in the journal SLEEP, found that 57 percent of the participants were habitual snoozers. While scientists and medical professionals have long advised against it, the act of  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 19 (TNSbook) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2022: "A Theology of Migration," a new book by Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education at the University of Notre Dame, examines the historical, philosophical and theological perspectives on migration and asks readers to reconsider their views on how to understand and respond to this global crisis. This book is an interdisciplinary st  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Thanks to new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of researchers at the University of Notre Dame will co-create new tests and technologies alongside community health workers to detect lead levels in housing. "The current system for discovering lead hazards in homes treats children like test instruments," said Marya Lieberman, a professor of analytical chemistry at Notre Dame.  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 21 (TNSconf) -- Purdue University issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Former U.S. President George W. Bush will share the stage with Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, who served in the White House as Bush's first budget director, for the final Presidential Lecture Series event of Daniels' tenure at Purdue. "A Conversation with George W. Bush," scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Elliott Hall of Music, will feature a discussion of lead  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 19 (TNSpro) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Building on years of growing engagement and collaboration with the defense, homeland security and intelligence communities, Purdue University is creating the Purdue Institute for National Security, a new interdisciplinary institute purposely structured to attract worldwide talent, advance national security and grow the defense ecosystem at and around the West Lafayette campus. Approved by the Boar  more

WESTVILLE, Indiana, Oct. 18 (TNSacc) -- Purdue University Northwest issued the following news release: Purdue University Northwest (PNW) recently gained approval from the Higher Learning Commission to begin offering a Doctor of Technology degree. PNW's Doctor of Technology, which will be offered through the College of Technology, is the university's second applied doctoral program and will begin enrolling students for spring 2023. The new program joins PNW's Doctor of Nursing Practice. PNW als  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: A new interactive online tool for visualizing and exploring freeze-date trends and other climate patterns is now available, thanks to a partnership between Purdue University's Midwestern Regional Climate Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Midwest Climate Hub. The tool covers 25 states in the upper Midwest, the Northeast and Appalachia. "This tool isn't itself tracking  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * AnalySwift receives NASA contract to fund research at Purdue University and University of Texas at Arlington * * * For the second time in a year, commercial software provider AnalySwift LLC has received a contract from NASA to develop a design tool for tailorable composites and hybrid system materials. The 13-month, $156,490 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract is fo  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 20 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2022: A years-long effort to develop a long-term energy plan for Indiana culminated today at the Statehouse as the 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force released its findings and recommendations. Led by co-chairs State Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso) and State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford), the task force voted to support the group's final report to share with state legislators  more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Oct. 21 (TNSconf) -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: The University of Southern Indiana Conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 5 in Carter Hall on the USI campus. The event is $25 per attendee, and registration is open to the public through November 3. The 2022 conference will feature robust speakers and dynamic roundtable discussions to address critical challenges related t  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 21 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2022: * * * State Rep. Vanessa Summers (D-Indianapolis), member of the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services, released the following statement today following the committee's report not containing statistics on Indiana's maternal mortality rate: "The exclusion of data regarding maternal mortality from this report is shameful. Too many Hoosier women  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Purdue University has received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to explore the ecology of organic cropping systems in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Purdue, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Western Illinois University in Macomb, will assess weed, insect and pathogen pressure on corn,   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 19 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Ann Vermilion (R-Marion) joined Upland Town Manager Jonathan Perez as he was honored for his work advocating for Indiana's Hispanic and Latino communities. Perez was recognized as an Elevated Latino Under 40 by the Indiana Latino Institute for working on behalf of Latino and Hispanic Hoosiers at the local and state levels, including by serving on the Indiana Commission on Hispanic and   more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Gebisa Ejeta, known worldwide for agricultural innovation and expertise in food economy, policy and security, has been named the Purdue University Presidential Fellow for Food Security and Sustainable Global Development. Purdue University President Mitch Daniels announced the appointment today (Oct. 20). Ejeta, a World Food Prize laureate and distinguished professor of agronomy, i  more