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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Sunday March 16, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Kansas' Jack Punswick Selected as 2025 National High School Spirit of Sport Award Recipient
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 14 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release: * * * Kansas' Jack Punswick Selected as 2025 National High School Spirit of Sport Award Recipient Jack Punswick, a state champion swimmer from Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas, who is battling cancer, has been selected as the 2025 national recipient of the "National High School Spirit of Sport Award" by the National Federation of State High Schoo  more

Risk Minimization Focus of 2025-26 High School Spirit Rules Changes
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 14 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release: * * * Risk Minimization Focus of 2025-26 High School Spirit Rules Changes Six changes in the cheer section regarding risk minimization were among the revisions recommended by the NFHS Spirit Rules Committee at its February 9-11 meeting in Orlando, Florida. All recommended changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors and take effect with the 2025-  more

Soft, Air-Filled 'Muscles' Power a New Robotic Exosuit Created at Notre Dame
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 15 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Soft, air-filled 'muscles' power a new robotic exosuit created at Notre Dame The phrase "robotic exosuit" likely calls to mind something metallic, rigid, and hinged--Iron Man's suit or the dozens of other, similar apparatuses that appear on screen, in video games, and even on the red carpet. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are working to show that for many real-world applications, there  more