ANGOLA, Indiana, Dec. 9 -- Trine University issued the following news: * * * Ansys grant allows Trine engineering faculty to expand simulation-based learning Trine University has received grant funding from Ansys, an engineering simulation and 3D design software company, to expand simulation-based learning across key mechanical and aerospace engineering courses. Led by principal investigators Gurudutt Chandrashekar, Ph.D., and Rizacan Sarikaya, Ph.D., both associate professors in the univers  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Gabriela Pacheco Arias '08 LL.M. makes history as the first woman appointed Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights * The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has appointed Costa Rican jurist Gabriela Pacheco Arias as its next Secretarymarking the first time in the institution's history that a woman will serve in this prestigious leadership role. The Inter-American Court el  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Homes that can withstand extremes: New study reveals pathways to housing resilience * With natural disasters striking communities across the U.S. at an accelerating pace, the question of how to build homes that can endure them has never been more critical. New research spanning political science and civil engineering shows that the answer could lie at the intersection of smarter regulatory systems   more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Intellicule receives NIH grant to develop biomolecular modeling software * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Intellicule, a software company whose solutions determine the 3D structures of biomolecules imaged with cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), has received a $217,941 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Institutes of Health. Daisuke Kihara, who leads Intellicule,   more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Justice Barrett, Judge St. Eve, and Judge Davis preside over final round of second annual Justice Amy Coney Barrett Moot Court Tournament * Notre Dame Law School hosted the culminating rounds of the second annual Justice Amy Coney Barrett Moot Court Tournament on November 21. The final round was judged by Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- Marian University posted the following news: * * * Marian University President Dan Elsener Shares Enrollment Growth and Community Initiatives on MakeGoodDecisionsTV * In a recent episode of MakeGoodDecisionsTV filmed inside Marian University's Allison Mansion, President Daniel J. Elsener joined former State Senator Jim Merritt to discuss the university's momentum and its deepening commitment to students and surrounding neighborhoods. Elsener noted that whil  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Dec. 9 -- Indiana University issued the following news: * * * Second $2.5 million grant helps IU Lilly Library elevate access to rare religious collections The Lilly Library at Indiana University will receive $2.5 million to endow a cataloger of religious materials and support a traveling exhibition. This phase two endowed position builds on a previous $2.5 million grant that endowed the Lilly Library's curator of religious collections. The funds, provided by Lilly Endow  more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: * * * USI computer science students recognized among top research teams at international supercomputing conference A team of computer science students and faculty from the University of Southern Indiana represented the Romain College of Business at the Association for Computing Machinery Super Computing 25 (ACM SC25) International Supercomputing Conference in St. Louis in November. Their parti  more