WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2022: * * * Republican Senator Mike Braun announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Indiana governor. * * * Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: "Just like he did in his business, Mike Braun went to the Senate and sold out Hoosier workers and families. He's repeatedly opposed helping Indiana's economy by rej  more

LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Dec. 1 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana is continuing to partner with regional organizations to help areas of the state like Acadiana grow and prosper through economic development. One of the organizations helping us create a more vibrant economy is One Acadiana. The company recently provided approximately $105,000 to One Acadiana to help fund initiatives around retaining businesses and jobs and attracting new companies and industries to the a  more

HANOVER, Indiana, Dec. 2 (TNStalk) -- Hanover College issued the following statement by President Lake Lambert: * * * This fall, I again returned to the classroom and faced a new group of first-year students eagerly beginning their studies. My feelings of excitement and anticipation were remarkably similar to those on my first day of college teaching more than 25 years ago. Since my arrival at Hanover, I have been able to teach five classes. Due to my travel schedule, they were only possible w  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 1 (TNStalk) -- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2022: * * * "The Office of the Indiana Attorney General filed an Administrative Action against Dr. Caitlin Bernard before the Indiana Medical Licensing Board. Based on the physician's own testimony under oath, she violated federal and Indiana law related to patient privacy and the reporting of child abuse. "First, the physician failed to uphold legal and Hippocratic resp  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 30 -- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued the following news release: Attorney General Todd Rokita is co-leading a multistate effort to stop a Pennsylvania-based investment management company from imposing woke ideologies upon the business models of utility companies, potentially causing harm to investors and consumers. "Once again," Attorney General Rokita said, "we're fighting the dangerous trend toward investment strategies that are designed not to maximi  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 30 -- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued the following news release: Attorney General Todd Rokita and his team won yet another court battle this week defending the dignity of life. This time, the team secured a decision in the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upholding -- for the second time -- an Indiana law requiring medical facilities to bury or cremate fetal remains following abortions. "The bodies of unborn babies are more than mere medical waste to   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 3 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2022: State Reps. Ethan Manning (R-Logansport) and Heath VanNatter (R-Kokomo) today received appointments to chair key House standing committees. House standing committee appointments are made by the Indiana House Speaker biennially after the November election and are in effect for the duration of members' two-year terms. Manning will chair the House Public Policy Committee, which will c  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 30 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) was sworn in for his seventh term as a member of the Indiana State Senate at the Statehouse Tuesday, Nov. 29. Alting represents Senate District 22, which includes all of Carroll County and the eastern portion of Tippecanoe County. The upcoming legislative session will be a "long" session and members of the Indiana General Assembly will be tasked with crafting  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 2 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 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 by Chairman Mike Schmuhl following Mike Braun's decision to forego his reelection for the U.S. Senate in favor of running to be Indiana's next governor: "As a so-called businessman, Mike Braun has done very littl  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 30 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter tomorrow the American Rescue Plan is delivering for the Hoosier State. This time, the Rescue Plan will upgrade ten air pollution monitors that will be used to provide 24-7 particle analysis for the state government. This new system could help the s  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 29 -- The Indiana Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2022: The Indiana Department of Education today announced a partnership with the University of Indianapolis' Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL) to strengthen Indiana's English learner teacher pipeline by helping fund coursework leading to full licensure. The new partnership, called the Indiana Teachers of English Learners Licensure (I-TELL) initiative, will fun  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 29 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news: Rep. Vanessa Summers (D-Indianapolis) named Rep. Sharon Negele (R-Attica) as the co-chair of the Maternal Health Caucus during Organization Day on November 22. Created in 2020 by Summers, with assistance from the Indiana Minority Health Coalition Vice President of Public Policy and Engagement Tony Gillespie, the caucus studies and provides recommendations to curb Indiana's high rates of maternal mortality.   more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Nov. 29 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) plans to bolster electric reliability and efficiency for customers in southwestern Michigan and northern Indiana. The South Bend-Niles Transmission Line Project involves: * Rebuilding about 4 miles of power line from FourFlag Substation, off South 3rd Street in Niles, to the Indiana State Line, on Stateline Road. * Rebuilding about 8 mile  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Nov. 30 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) plans to enhance the electric transmission network by upgrading substation equipment and rebuilding about 29 miles of electric transmission line in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. The Fort Wayne-Hicksville Transmission Line Project involves: * Rebuilding about 24 miles of 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Robison Park Substatio  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- Indiana University issued the following news release: * * * 'Intelligent microfluidics' platform could transform medical research, scientists say * * * An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Indiana University bioengineer Feng Guo has developed a tool that could lead to improved cancer immunotherapy. The prototype platform facilitates automated drug screening and real-time, 3D imaging and analysis of interactions between immune cells and canc  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 29 (TNSsro) -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston; Commissioners Freeman, Krevda, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: November 23, 2022 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 29 (TNSfund) -- Marian University issued the following news: There is some tremendous news for Marian University's E. S. Witchger School of Engineering. Starting in Fall 2023, a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation's Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM (CBL) will offer Clare Boothe Luce scholarships to junior and senior female engineering students. According to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), less than 22% of engineering degrees are awa  more

VINCENNES, Indiana, Dec. 1 (TNSpar) -- Vincennes University issued the following news release: Vincennes University and the UBMK School have signed a memorandum of understanding that will create new educational and transformative opportunities for UBMK students in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. UBMK was established in 1998 by the Korean missionary association in Mongolia. It is the only K-12 Korean International school approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Mongolia. After graduating fro  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Cooling accounts for about 15 percent of global energy consumption. Conventional clear windows allow the sun to heat up interior spaces, which energy-guzzling air-conditioners must then cool down. But what if a window could help cool the room, use no energy and preserve the view? Tengfei Luo, the Dorini Family Professor of Energy Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and postdoctoral associat  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: A group composed of scholars, psychologists, clergy, restorative justice experts and victim-survivors of the Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis has developed a set of proposals that encourage the use of restorative justice as a means to help heal victim-survivors and the broader Church. The proposals are the result of a two-year study supported by an initiative created by the University of Notre  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: "Job burnout" is a term that's far too familiar to many people. A 2020 Gallup poll showed that 76 percent of employed Americans surveyed have experienced burnout. Perhaps due to the condition's prevalence, the World Health Organization recently reclassified burnout in its International Classification of Diseases as an occupational syndrome resulting from "chronic workplace stress that has not been s  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 2 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Meet Jack O'Meara, Ashley Kalinauskas and Dan Kervick, founders and CEOs of three companies, each having a profound impact on the world. They have one thing in common: All are graduates of the ESTEEM Graduate Program, a one-year professional master's program at the University of Notre Dame that confers a master of science in innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. ESTEEM is the University's signature g  more

WESTVILLE, Indiana, Nov. 30 (TNSfund) -- Purdue University Northwest issued the following news release: Purdue University Northwest (PNW) has received $5.9 million in renewed federal funding that will support programs for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented college students over the next five years. Three of the six TRIO programs at PNW, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math and Science and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, will benefit from the funding. "The  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Nov. 30 (TNSjou) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Insects offer new ideas on materials use, structure strength via 4D time-lapse imaging * * * Purdue University engineers and entomologists are making some sweet discoveries about how honeybees build and structure their honeycombs, which could lead to new fabrication techniques taken from the buzzing builders. Nikhilesh Chawla, the Ransburg Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue, is   more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Nov. 29 (TNSpar) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Purdue University and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have agreed to a five-year commitment supporting Purdue's mission to prepare a next-generation smart-manufacturing workforce. Accenture has committed to provide funding in support of two strategic areas: * The Accenture Smart Factory, which will meet the needs of a growing College of Engineering and Purdue Polytechnic Institute student population. Locat  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue patent-pending method makes 3D printed structures functional by embedding sensor particles in printing filament and evenly dispersing them * * * Purdue University researchers have developed a patent-pending method to add particles to filament and disperse them evenly through a traditional fused deposition modeling, or FDM, 3D printer, which will aid industry in manufacturing functio  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Geologist studies asteroids and moondust to decode the history of the solar system * * * Michelle Thompson is a geologist. But while "geo" means earth, she studies things that are decidedly unearthly, or at least extraterrestrial: the moon and asteroids. "I study space weathering: how space environments affect tiny mineral particles on planetary surfaces," said Thompson, an assistant prof  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 2 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) is seeking feedback from Hoosier farmers about how Indiana's agricultural drainage laws could be improved. Baird is co-chair of the Drainage Task Force, which was established to review the responsibilities of landowners and authorities under current drainage laws, and determine the balance between state and local authority over regulation. Baird said his goal   more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Nov. 29 (TNSacc) -- University of Evansville issued the following news: The University of Evansville has received accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission for its PsyD in Clinical Psychology program. With full approval granted, UE is now accepting applications for the five-year doctoral program. It will commence in the Fall of 2023 with a cohort of 15 students. Mental health is a growing issue not only in the tri-state but across the nation. According to the Cent  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 30 (TNSawa) -- The University of Notre Dame's Law School issued the following news: Notre Dame Law Professor Emily Bremer is the winner of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Administrative Law's Emerging Scholar Award for 2023. Bremer won the recognition for her article The Rediscovered Stages of Agency Adjudication, which was published last year in the Washington University Law Review. In the article, Bremer revisits the New Deal-era research underly  more