MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Members of the campus community gathered on March 20 at the Marquee Cinema in Union South for a screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Stranger at the Gate," which tells the story of how an act of compassion by members of an Indiana Muslim community could redirect a wayward Marine veteran's path away from violence. Following the screening, that Marine veteran, Richard "Mac" McKi  more

MUNCIE, Indiana, March 26 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: The Ball State University Foundation has revealed the University's Top 10 students from its third annual "Top 100 Students Awards" program. This annual award recognizes 100 outstanding undergraduates who represent the spirit of Beneficence, Ball State's institutional statue and icon that symbolizes the generosity of the five Ball brothers whose land donation to the State of Indiana allowed the University to f  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The District of Columbia Department of Health issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: DC Health advises all children to be fully vaccinated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine as the best protection against the wave of US measles outbreaks across 15 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. This year, to date, there have be  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 26 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Last October, 2009 World Food Prize winner Gebisa Ejeta received the highest scientific honor awarded in the United States: the National Medal of Science. On April 1 he will receive Purdue's highest honor at an event that will also focus on Ejeta's research and his commitment to end hunger in Africa. Purdue President Mung Chiang will open the program "Transforming African Food Systems in the 21st Century"  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, March 27 -- Goshen College issued the following news on March 26, 2024: On Saturday, March 23, Goshen College communication students traveled to the annual Indiana Association of School Broadcasters (IASB) College Awards Luncheon and Indiana Broadcasters Association's (IBA) Spring Career Fair. Most notably, GC was awarded the Radio School of the Year and Video School of the Year by the IASB. In addition, the college landed 31 awards, including 9 first place honors across the co  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 28 -- The Indiana Department of Education issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today presented a proposal to streamline the number of high school diplomas, while maximizing flexibility for students to personalize learning pathways and experiences. This is part of the state's ongoing, collaborative effort to rethink the high school experience, making it more learner-centric and career-relevant, and kicks off   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 28 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Gov. Eric Holcomb recently signed a bill sponsored by State Rep. Dale DeVon (R-Granger) into law to help increase accessibility and affordability for child care options in Indiana. According to Brighter Future Indiana Data Center, over 500,000 children in Indiana may need child care. DeVon said a lack of options can have negative effects on families, especially single parents, economy and even b  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 28 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Gov. Eric Holcomb recently signed legislation co-authored by State Rep. Lorissa Sweet (R-Wabash) into law cutting red tape and simplifying regulations to support Indiana's growing food truck industry. Sweet said local food truck operators raised concerns about the patchwork of sometimes costly regulatory ordinances from county to county, which can make it difficult to expand their businesses. Cu  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Gov. Holcomb recently signed into law legislation sponsored by State Rep. Joanna King (R-Middlebury), which will protect Hoosier children from accessing adult-oriented websites. According to a National Institutes of Health study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18771400/), more than 90 percent of boys and more than 60 percent of girls were exposed to internet pornography during their te  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 27 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: The governor recently signed State Rep. Julie Olthoff's (R-Crown Point) legislation into law to crack down on political deepfakes advertisements being used to spread misinformation in elections. Artificial intelligence websites and applications make it easy to digitally alter an individual's image, audio and video to create lifelike content known as deepfakes. Fabricated election action ads can   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) recently presented a Sagamore of the Wabash award to Father Dennis Blaney, a local retired priest and founder of the SHARE Foundation. Pressel said Blaney has spent over 20 years helping Northwest Indiana families with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With the creation of the SHARE Foundation, a privately funded Christian nonprofit, Blaney h  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 28 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Gov. Eric Holcomb recently signed into law a bipartisan bill supported by State Rep. Ben Smaltz (R-Auburn) that bans foreign adversaries from buying up critical Hoosier farmland. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about 438,000 acres of Indiana farmland are owned by foreign entities, representing 2.4 percent of Hoosier agricultural land. With concerns about foreign land ownership g  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 27 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Gov. Eric Holcomb recently signed into law a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by State Rep. Dave Hall (R-Norman) to help accelerate the replacement of lead drinking water lines for thousands of Indiana property owners. According to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, Indiana is estimated to have over 265,000 customer-owned lead water lines still in operation. Lead lines, which connect a home or  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 26 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Area legislators are recognizing the latest local recipient of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. Represented by State Sen. Greg Walker (R-Columbus) and State Rep. Jennifer Meltzer (R-Shelbyville), the David & Brenda Simmons farm in Bartholomew County received a Centennial and Sesquicentennial Awar  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 27 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: State Sen. Scott Alexander (R-Muncie) is recognizing the Felton farm in Delaware County for receiving a Centennial Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years. The Hoosier Homestead Award Program honors families who have made significant contributions to Indiana agriculture. Instituted in 1976, the program has recognized more than 6,000   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 26 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Area legislators are recognizing the latest local recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. Represented by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) and State Rep. Robert Cherry (R-Greenfield), two locally owned farms were honored at the Statehouse. The Gundrum-Long farm and Troy farm, both located in Hancock   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) is supporting constituents in Senate District 42 to call for the cancellation of the Link 101 Corridor Project in Southeast Indiana. The project would create a continuous north-south connection (called State Road 101) between U.S. 50 and the Markland Dam Bridge on the Ohio River, impacting Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn and Ripley counties. "I have attended m  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 27 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Area legislators are recognizing the latest local recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. Represented by State Sen. Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon), State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) and State Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton), the Richard S. & Sandra K. Clouser farm received the Sesquicentennial Award and the G  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 27 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Area legislators are recognizing the latest local recipient of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. Represented by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) and State Rep. Peggy Mayfield (R-Martinsville) the Rhea farm in Morgan County was honored at the Statehouse with a Centennial Award. The Hoosier Home  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 27 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Area legislators are recognizing the latest local recipient of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. Represented by State Sen. Jim Tomes (R-Wadesville) and State Rep. Wendy McNamara (R-Evansville), the Herman Wortman farm in Vanderburgh County received Centennial and Sesquicentennial awards. The Hoosier Homestead Awar  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 28 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following column on March 27, 2024, by State Rep. Ethan Manning, R-Logansport: * * * The 2024 legislative session recently concluded, and I joined fellow legislators taking several legislative priorities across the finish line, including stepping up for public retirees, protecting critical farmland and supporting Hoosier students. During this time of high inflation, we know that pension benefits do not go as far as th  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, March 29 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Construction activities are underway at the Elkhart Hydroelectric Plant on the St. Joseph River. I&M is performing maintenance work this spring and must complete the work in order to raise the water level to its normal spring and summer operating level. Crews are preparing the site, conducting sonar testing and organizing equipment. Work is scheduled to begin the week  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 27 -- Indiana State Rep. Maureen Bauer, D-South Bend, issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA. This case seeks to challenge FDA approval of the drug mifepristone, which is commonly used for medical abortions and in miscarriage management. State Rep. Maureen Bauer (D - South Bend) issued the following statement: "Access to the drug mifepristone is esse  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, March 30 (TNSres) -- Indiana University issued the following news release: By creating "digital twins" of the human immune system, Indiana University researchers are leveraging the university's Big Red 200 supercomputer and other high-performance computing resources to develop more effective treatments for a wide range of diseases, including cancer and viral infections like COVID-19. Digital twin research is an emerging field of research that uses virtual replicas of phys  more

KOKOMO, Indiana, March 29 -- Indiana University's Kokomo Campus issued the following news: You can have a career as an artist. That's the lesson Aaron Pickens hopes students in a north central Indiana school district learn from his time with them. Pickens, assistant professor of new media at Indiana University Kokomo, spent a week in March as an artist in residence with elementary students at Carroll Consolidated School Corp., Flora. He will return later in the school year to work with junior  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, March 30 -- Indiana University issued the following news release: The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Indiana University School of Science in Indianapolis was recently named one of two partner institutions for the 2023 American Geophysical Union's Bridge Program. The honor recognizes its graduate program as one of the nation's best for students from diverse backgrounds, and the only partner program in Indiana. Created in 2019, the American Geophysica  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, March 30 -- Indiana University issued the following news release: As the global economy becomes greener in response to the threat of climate change, Indiana University is connecting students to the critical skills employers are seeking to meet sustainability targets. Through innovative programs like McKinney Climate Fellows, IU students are seizing the opportunity to be sustainability leaders before they've even completed their degree. Nearly 200 fellows have helped India  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 26 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: IU McKinney Law welcomes two visiting assistant professors: Jami Sayeed and Jessica Schnelker. Professor Sayeed teaches and researches at the intersection of health law and administrative law. She specializes in Medicaid law and administrative proceedings. She has created and provided trainings and guidance for Administrative Law Judges, including developing a comprehensive judic  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, March 30 -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Kalea Benner, associate dean of academic and student affairs and the Doris Y. Wilkinson Distinguished Professor in Social Work Education at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, has been named dean of the Indiana University School of Social Work, effective June 15. Benner will also serve as a professor on the IU School of Social Work faculty and joins the Indianapolis campus just before the of  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29 -- Marian University issued the following news: Madeline Kurcz, an assistant professor of accounting at Marian, was recently celebrated as one of the "Best and Brightest" in Indianapolis by the Junior Achievement of Central Indiana. The prestigious recognition, awarded on March 21, highlights Kurcz's exceptional talent and leadership potential within the community. Expressing her gratitude, Kurcz remarked, "I was honored to be selected for this award, and reall  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 27 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: What if components in aircraft could morph in response to their external conditions, much like a bird changes the shape of its wings? And what if those components could function like an octopus arm, operating independently of a central control system? Inspired by these natural phenomena, a Purdue University research team is developing morphing systems for hypersonic vehicles that respond to their   more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, March 28 -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: As part of Solarpalooza on Monday, April 8, Dr. Sara R. Zwart, Senior Scientist and Deputy Manager for Nutritional Biochemistry at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, will give a virtual presentation, "Nutritional Biochemistry of Spaceflight" from 3-4 p.m. livestreamed in the Health Professions Center, room 3122/3123. "We are excited to host this Zoom presentat  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, issued the following news: Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics, announced a multi-year renewal with Circle City Broadcasting, Indiana's only locally owned and operated broadcast and digital news media network, for Local TV measurement. As part of the new agreement, Circle City will now leverage Nielsen's Local Over the Top (OTT) measurement, which measures local audiences across bo  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The University of Notre Dame has experienced transformational growth in research over the past decade. The evidence is everywhere on campus, both in the talent of the faculty and the resources devoted to making Notre Dame a leading research institution. In this episode of Notre Dame Stories, host Jenna Liberto talks to Vice President for Research Jeff Rhoads, who shares his plans for expanding t  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 26 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news on March 25, 2024: By Brandi Wampler What could cancer teach us about tuberculosis? That's a question Meenal Datta has been chasing since she was a graduate student. Once the body's immune system is infected with tuberculosis, it forms granulomas - tight clusters of white blood cells - in an attempt to wall off the infection-causing bacteria in the lungs. But more often than not, granulomas do more harm th  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: By Tracy DeStazio Following the events of Jan. 6, 2021 - when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to interrupt the certification process of the 2020 presidential election - experts began to question how to protect the next presidential election from a similar threat. To that end, University of Notre Dame political scientists have partnered with preeminent scholars of democ  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: By Shannon Roddel Boredom is more common at work than in any other setting, studies show, and employees are bored at work for more than 10 hours per week on average. Even astronauts and police officers get bored on the job. No occupation is immune. Boredom serves an important purpose -- it signals the need to stop an action and find an alternative project. But boredom becomes problematic when it  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 27 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: A group of state House Republicans is introducing a package of bills that will address energy affordability across the Commonwealth. These bills seek to combat Gov. Josh Shapiro's assault on Pennsylvanians' wallets when it comes to paying for their energy. The nine bills are being sponsored by Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne), Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne),   more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: During the week of April 1-5, Purdue University's College of Agriculture will host Ag Week on Memorial Mall. Ag Week is an annual series of student-led events that highlight the giant leaps occurring within the College of Agriculture and the agriculture industry. The Purdue Ag Week Task Force, a team of 20 students, has planned the following events: * Milk Monday (April 1): In collaboration with the Purd  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: As a flame changes shape by the millisecond, its heat release and stability are affected. Purdue University researchers have created patent-pending methods to dynamically manipulate a flame -- from stable to oscillating to agitated -- using electric fields and electrode configurations to control its heat release. The innovations could benefit companies that manufacture gas turbines for aircraft engines an  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 28 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * PLGA nanoparticles modified with ATP slowly release anti-cancer drugs and recruit immune cells to fight tumors * * * Purdue University researchers are developing and validating patent-pending poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid), or PLGA, nanoparticles modified with adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, to enhance immunotherapy effects against malignant tumors. The nanoparticles slowly release drugs  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 28 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: At the "Crossroads of America," Purdue University engineers and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are working to make it possible for electric vehicles ranging from tractor-trailers to passenger cars to wirelessly charge while driving on highways. Construction begins as soon as April 1 on a quarter-mile test bed on U.S. Highway 231/U.S. Highway 52 in West Lafayette that the team will use fo  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 26 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Once again, Purdue University is welcoming cyber experts to campus and encouraging them to bring all potential worst-case digital scenarios and other cyber challenges with them. The invitation is for the annual CERIAS symposium April 2-3, at which academic cyber researchers and industry professionals will collaborate to define, prioritize and work on security threats and barriers to progress in the cyber r  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 27 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Climate change, extreme weather events, unprecedented records in temperatures and higher, acidic oceans make it difficult to predict the long-term fate of modern crop varieties. In a paper published in the March 18, 2024, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Diane Wang, an assistant professor in Purdue's Department of Agronomy, and her post-doctoral researcher Sajad Jams  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 29 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Study assesses key bacteria that improve human health * * * Americans generally consume about half the recommended daily dietary fiber requirement. "There's a public health need to increase dietary fiber intake," said Bruce Hamaker, Distinguished Professor of Food Science at Purdue University. "Traditionally, dietary fibers, by and large, come from plant-based foods." These include certa  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 27 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue management professor studies stress management, interpersonal relationships and work-life balance * * * This spring marks four years since the COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented shifts in the everyday work lives of millions of Americans. With those seismic changes, new attitudes and practices have emerged, challenging long-held beliefs of how people should think about their t  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 28 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft partner Robin Dunn was quoted in the article "When is an AI-assisted invention eligible for a patent?" which was published in The Indiana Lawyer on March 27. The article discusses the United States Patent and Trademark Office's guidance released in February that details the use of artificial intelligence (AI) related to patented inventions. Dunn is a member of Taft's Intellectual Property practice group and   more

MUNCIE, Indiana, March 29 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power's work to enhance reliability in the Muncie area will temporarily affect traffic patterns near Ball State University beginning Monday, April 1. Motorists should be aware of a road closing affecting Riverside Avenue and lane closures on Tillotson Avenue. Specifically: * Riverside will be closed between Tillotson and Briar Road. The detour will use P  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina S. Drale has named Frank M. Cuervo as its new Director of Athletics for the Little Rock Trojans. Cuervo brings a 26-year career in intercollegiate athletics, marked by leadership roles across all Division I institutions - FBS, FCS, and I-AAA. He has served in senior level administrative, fundraising and comprehensive revenue ge  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 28 -- The University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: The Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame has established a new doctoral program in sustainable development and a new track within its existing doctoral program in peace studies. From different perspectives the peace studies and sustainable development programs will enable Ph.D. students in the Keough School to examine the intersection of   more

MACOMB, Illinois, March 29 (TNSres) -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University Political Science alumna, and Chicago, IL native Nashuba Hudson, has been named as the first Black woman elected to lead a prestigious global legal journal titled (Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies) at the Maurer School of Law of Indiana University of Bloomington. While at WIU, she worked as a student administrative aide in the Office of the President, Vice Pr  more