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State Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Thursday September 12, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Campus thoughts on artificial intelligence
GOSHEN, Indiana, Sept. 11 -- Goshen College issued the following news: On Wednesday, Sept. 11, three Goshen College employees Alysha Liljeqvist, professor of business; Fritz Hartman, library director; and Luke Kreider, professor of religion and sustainability spoke at convocation about the use of artificial intelligence on campus and shared their personal views. These speeches included the following quotes: Liljeqvist: It took us 175 years to go from the invention of the telegraph to a little   more

Carl Bernstein to Share Experience in Investigative Journalism as IU Poynter Chair
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Sept. 11 -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Fifty years after breaking the Watergate story, setting the standard for modern investigative reporting, Carl Bernstein will serve as the 2024-25 Indiana University Poynter Chair and Visiting Roy W. Howard Journalist-in-Residence. The best-selling author will visit campus for public discussions throughout the year, beginning with a panel discussion, "Journalism in a Polarized Election Landscape," at 6 p.m.  more

Christian Theological Seminary: The Power of Partnerships - Faith & Action Project
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 12 -- The Christian Theological Seminary issued the following news: * * * The power of partnerships, and what makes them work * * * A partnership is an agreement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. Organizations may partner to increase the likelihood of each achieving their mission and to amplify their reach. No organization can solve a problem as multifaceted as poverty alone. Such an undertaking requires that organizations coord  more

Disciples of Christ & De-Colonization - CTS From the Archives
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 12 -- The Christian Theological Seminary issued the following news: Throughout our 100th Anniversary year, we will highlight articles from CTS' Institutional Historical Collection in our series "CTS from the Archives." This note from the CTS Archives was written by Rev. Dr. Scott Seay and originally posted April 30, 2021 on Facebook. Jean Itofo Bokambanza Bokeleale (1919-1997) was the most important Protestant leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the   more

Ind. House Republicans: Rep. Goss-Reaves Proposes Renaming a Section of State Road 5 After Former State Rep. Ralph Duckwall, Sr.
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 12 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Lori Goss-Reaves (R-Marion) recently presented a proposal to rename a section of State Road 5 after former State Rep. Ralph Duckwall, Sr., during the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation meeting. Goss-Reaves would like to rename the newest section of State Road 5, from State Road 218 to State Road 22 on the outskirts of Upland in Grant County, the "Ralph Duckwall Memori  more

Ind. House Republicans: Reps. Sweet, Snow: Local Schools Receive State Funding Boost for Safety Upgrades
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 12 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Wabash County schools recently received more than $226,000 for safety upgrades through the state's Secured School Safety Grant Program supported by State Reps. Lorissa Sweet (R-Wabash) and Craig Snow (R-Warsaw). Sweet said the funding is part of the state's biennial budget passed in 2023, which made significant investments in school safety. In all, 499 schools across Indiana's 92 counties receiv  more

IU Kokomo Dedicates READI-Funded Innovation Hall
KOKOMO, Indiana, Sept. 12 -- Indiana University's Kokomo Campus issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2024: Campus, community, and state leaders dedicated Indiana University Kokomo's new collaborative learning space, Innovation Hall, in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday (September 10). Chancellor Mark Canada invited guests to tour the newly opened space, funded in part by a $1.5 million grant from the first round of funding from the Indiana READI program and matching funds from Indiana Uni  more

Notre Dame celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with slate of events
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 11 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), the University of Notre Dame will be highlighting the significant contributions that Latino and Hispanic students, faculty and staff have made to the University since its earliest days through two key initiatives: the launch of Somos ND and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Institute for Latino Studies. "This is a special year for Notre D  more

State Reps. Morrison, Negele: Local Schools Receive State Funding Boost for Safety Upgrades
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 12 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Fountain County schools received more than $147,000 for safety upgrades through the state's Secured School Safety Grant Program supported by State Reps. Alan Morrison (R-Brazil) and Sharon Negele (R-Attica). Morrison said the funding is part of the state's biennial budget passed in 2023, which made significant investments in school safety. In all, 499 schools across Indiana's 92 counties receive  more

USI Receives $6 Million Leadership Gift
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Sept. 12 -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: * * * College of Nursing and Health Professions to be named for Kinney family * * * During a press conference held Wednesday, September 11 in the Health Professions Center on the USI campus, USI Interim President Steve Bridges announced a $6 million leadership gift from Evansville business leader and USI alumnus Wayne Kinney and his family. The announcement was made to an audience of nearly  more

Using the Buccal Fat Pad to Reconstruct Midface Defects
NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: A new study in Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine demonstrates the use of a buccal fat advancement-transposition (BFAT) flap for the reconstruction of a large midface defect caused by surgical resection of a cutaneous malignancy. Click here to read the article now [View article in the link at bottom.]. Taha Shipchandler, MD, from Indiana University School of Medicine, and coauthors, p  more