MUNCIE, Indiana, July 12 -- The Academy of Model Aeronautics issued the following news release: * * * - Academy of Model Aeronautics celebrates 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing with museum exhibit, model rocket launch, and remembrance of former AMA member Neil Armstrong. * * * The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) invites the public to visit the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana, for its celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission. AMA will  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana issued the following statement: The ACLU of Indiana raised concerns regarding recent flag desecration charges. Two men in Fishers, Indiana were arrested and charged with arson and flag desecration after an American flag displayed at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater was burned on July Fourth. "In 1989, in Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the defendant's act of burning an Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Credit Union National Association issued the following news release: The groundbreaking Open Your Eyes to a Credit Union(R) campaign is set to launch in Kansas and Missouri on July 22, announced Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and Heartland Credit Union Association. The two states will join North Dakota, South Dakota and Indiana who are also launching this month, more than doubling the state presence of the campaign nationwide. "The exciting news just keeps   more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, July 8 -- Greater Fort Wayne issued the following news: Lassus Brothers Oil will host a grand reopening of their newly rebuilt store on the corner of Sherman and Coliseum Boulevards. The redesigned location is at 901 W. Coliseum Blvd. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for July 12 at 1 p.m. The store's new design features a drive-thru window, so customers can order items from their vehicles. Looking to the future, Lassus Brothers Oil plans to continue growing and serving th  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Natural Products Association issued the following news release: Jim Emme, CEO of NOW Health Group (NHG) and member of NPA's Board of Directors, will speak at the Natural Products Association's "The Big Natural" at the MGM National Harbor. The Big Natural is a two-day event on September 11 and 12 that will coincide with the 22nd Annual Natural Products Day, NPA's premier advocacy lobby event on Capitol Hill for the natural products industry on September 10. "Jim grew   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement by Kristine Lucius, executive vice president for policy and government affairs, on the confirmation of Damon Leichty to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana: * * * - 'If agreeing that ending legal apartheid was the correct decision is not an entry-level requirement for becoming a lifetime judge, what is?' * * * "More Trump nominees have somehow seen the light and   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 8 -- The Lilly Endowment issued the following news release: The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art has acquired a major collection of historical Native American art from the Great Lakes region that will figure significantly into a dramatic renovation of its Native galleries. Eiteljorg Museum President and CEO John Vanausdall expressed gratitude to Lilly Endowment Inc., whose $2.83 million grant to the Eiteljorg made possible the acquisition, shipme  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 13 -- The Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Journal, a journal from the American College of Sports Medicine that says it features current topics in sports medicine and exercise science, published 25 research articles on the following topics in its August 2019 edition: * Bone Biomarker Response to Walking under Different Thermal Conditions in Older Adults * Compositional Influence of Movement Behaviors on Bone Health during Aging * Development and Testing   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 8 -- The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing issued the following news: * * * - The FLIGHT Model is a framework to achieve professional governance in healthcare and clinical settings * * * Rapid change is constant in the healthcare industry, leaving hospitals--and the units within--to react and adapt. In many settings, the governance structure that is in place fails to address the challenges of modern healthcare systems, leading to roadblocks an  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The International Code Council issued the following news release: The International Code Council announced today that it has acquired NTA, a leading provider of testing services, product certification, inspection, engineering, off-site construction plan review, and code evaluation. The Indiana-based company will significantly expand the services the Code Council provides by adding major laboratory and testing capabilities. NTA currently serves residential and commercial   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 9 -- The Radio Advertising Bureau issued the following news release: Fred and Paul Jacobs of Jacobs Media will lead a Radio Show session titled, "You're not in the Radio Business Anymore: Stories from Innovators Who've Made the Transition," on Thursday, September 26. The session will bring together media professionals from inside and outside of the radio business to share their journeys of transformation with stimulating stories and ideas. The 2019 Radio Show, produc  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 12 -- The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing issued the following news: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) is proud to announce Linda Maldonado, PhD, MN, BSN, as the 2019 recipient of the Sigma/National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) Collaborative Research Grant. Maldonado is an Assistant Professor at the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA. This new c  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 10 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased that the Board of Immigration Appeals has reopened the case of jailed, Spanish-language journalist Manuel Duran. Duran was arrested in April 2018 while covering a protest in Memphis on immigration policies. Charges related to the protest were dropped but he was picked up by immigration agents and detained. Many press freedom groups, including   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 10 -- The Mind Trust issued the following news release: The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, today announced the members of its 2019 cohort of school leader fellows to launch high-quality public schools. Geoffrey Fenelus of New York City; Eddie Rangel and Matthew Rooney of Indianapolis; and Jenn Watts and Nikki J. Henson of Indianapolis will spend one or two full years at The Mind Trust designing school models that meet specific needs of student  more