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"Finding the Groove" Concert Series Showcases Young Talent
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A concert series featuring young musicians is set for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
IU Study: Images Of Candidates In News Have Impact
(BLOOMINGTON) - An Indiana University Bloomington study finds that those images of presidential candidates you see on the news may have more of an impact on your perception of the candidate than you think.
Nursing Shortage Getting Worse, Says Nursing School Dean
(UNDATED) - The country’s nurse shortage is now eight years old and likely getting worse.
Valpo University Renovating Oldest Building
(VALPARAISO) - Valparaiso University plans to refurbish the campus’ oldest building for use as a law clinic.
IU Continuing Studies Program Visits Statehouse
(STATEHOUSE) - The IU School of Continuing Studies is at the Statehouse reminding lawmakers the school is stemming the state’s brain drain without the help of state funding.
New Yorker Hired As IUPUI Diversity Officer
(INDIANAPOLIS) - IUPUI has hired its first fulltime diversity officer.
ISU Trustees Approve Residence Hall Rate Increase
(TERRE HAUTE) - Indiana State University trustees have approved an increase in residence hall rates.
Purdue Team Uses 101 Steps To Build Hamburger
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers scored its fourth consecutive first-place finish Saturday in the 26th annual regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest by making a hamburger in the most inefficient way possible.
Valpo Student Tuition To Rise Next Year
(VALPARAISO) - Students returning to Valparaiso University next year can expect to pay about 7% more than this school year.
Fishers Teen Wins Second Place On Jeopardy!
(CULVER CITY, CALIF) - A self-proclaimed teenage trivia buff from fishers is now $25,000 dollars richer.
Rube Goldberg Contest This Weekend
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Purdue University is gearing up for the regional Rube Goldberg machine contest this weekend.
Suellen Reed Debating Fifth Term As State Superintendent
(TERRE HAUTE) - Indiana’s top school official says she hasn’t decided whether she’ll seek a fifth term as the state’s superintendent of public schools.
Texas Man Donates Generously To His Alma Mater
(FORT WAYNE) - The president of a Texas energy company has donated $1 million to Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne.
Group Aims For Lunar X Prize
(ANDERSON) - An Anderson-based defense contractor is mounting a bid to win a lunar rover contest sponsored by Google.
Bulter Hosts Lunar Eclipse Viewing
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The public is invited to view Wednesday night’s lunar eclipse at Butler University’s Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium.
Hoosier State Test Site For Fellowship Program
(UNDATED) - A national foundation is using Indiana to launch a program that pays for masters degrees for teachers who pledge to teach math in high-need schools in the state.
Purdue Alum Donates $2 Million To Boilers' Engineering Lab
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - A Purdue engineering graduate is donating $2 million to the university’s Ideas to Innovation Learning Laboratory.
No Diploma? No Money, Says Indiana Chamber Of Commerce
(UNDATED) - One in eight working-age Hoosiers never finished high school, and it’s making a dent in their earning power.
Notre Dame Trustees Donate $10-Million Towards Fellowship Program
(SOUTH BEND) - Two members of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees have donated 16 million dollars to the university.
IUPUI Wants To Put The Pedal To The Metal
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Race fans can turn their favorite past-time into a career with a proposed degree program at IUPUI.
Tri-State University To Add Athletic Facilities
(ANGOLA) - Tri-State University in Angola will pump more than $5 million into upgrading athletic facilities.
Purdue Gets $2.5 Million Gift
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Purdue University has received a $2.5 million deferred gift that will create an endowed professorship in clinical cancer research and support the university’s science bound mentoring program.
First Lady Continues Heart Disease Awareness Campaign
(UNDATED) - Indiana First Lady Cheri Daniels has a heart to heart message for young women, watch out for heart disease.
Microsoft, Google Help IU With New E-mail System
(BLOOMINGTON) - Just because they’re arguing over who buys Yahoo! doesn’t mean Google and Microsoft still can’t be friends.
Carmichael Honored With Statue On IU Campus
(RICHMOND) - A life-size sculpture of composer Hoagy Carmichael that toured Indiana last year is returning to Indiana University.
USI Grad Students To Propose Courthouse Transformation
(EVANSVILLE) - University of Southern Indiana graduate students will use Evansville’s old courthouse as a class project.
Former Chief Of Staff Discusses Days Following 9/11
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The man who informed President Bush that America was under attack on Sept. 11, 2001 riveted an audience of about 1,500 people at Purdue’s annual ag fish fry Saturday at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
Diabetes Conference Held Saturday
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A one-day conference for people with all types of diabetes and their families is being held today at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. It’s called “Taking Control of Your Diabetes”.
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