IU Northwest researcher receives $400K to study gene mutations
IU Northwest research could contribute to better understanding of animal development and reproduction.... Read More
Education
Ball State moving Virginia B. Ball Center into Honors College
The center will move to the heart of Ball State's campus in an effort to accommodate to students participating in immersive learning programs.... Read More
Purdue to study long-term impact of innovative Detroit afterschool program
Purdue's College of Education researchers will conduct a five-year study on the impact of the STEM-based programming run out of the Downtown Boxing Gym, which offers one-on-one literacy intervention, life skill building and athletics. Both the gym and Purdue received a National Science Foundation grant totaling $2 million so stakeholders can better understand the not-for-profit's longterm impact.... Read More
USI records first enrollment increase in over a decade
The University of Southern Indiana is reporting an overall enrollment increase for the 2023-24 academic year. Combining undergraduate, graduate and dual-credit students, enrollment totaled 9,286, up 1.2% from the previous year.... Read More
Ball State to cut ribbon on new amphitheater
The Brown Family Amphitheater, which was a $3 million project made possible by the namesake donors, began construction in spring 2022. The facility has dressing rooms, a green room, storage space, a control room and a loading dock. It will feature a booth/mix station with a lightboard and soundboard as well as elevated spotlights. ... Read More
Indiana Department of Education names Teacher of the Year finalists
The Indiana Department of Education is expected to name its Teacher of the Year winner in October.... Read More
Ball State trustees get first look at $60M performing arts center
Proposals for a new, $60 million performing arts center come as Ball State officials seek to bring new life to the nearby commercial district, The Village.... Read More
Hoosier schools among ‘Best Colleges’ ranking
U.S. News & World Report is out with its 2023-2024 Best Colleges ranking, and 10 Indiana institutions made the cut among national universities. The publication ranked 1,500 colleges and universities based on 19 factors, including...... Read More
University of Saint Francis announces presidential search committee
The university has hired a search firm and named eight people to a committee to assist in finding the school's next president.... Read More
Ice cream flavors developed by Purdue students to be sold at Ross-Ade Stadium
The ice cream flavors, Boiler Chips and One Giant Scoop, will be sold at Ross-Ade Stadium and the Purdue Memorial Union.... Read More
Initiatives bolster efforts to get more students educated beyond high school
The partnership between the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE) and nearly 40 colleges and universities — equal to 80% of all those in Indiana — will ensure that rising high school seniors across the state gain “pre-admission” from at least three schools.... Read More
Purdue admits ‘most selective’ freshman class ever
Purdue University officials says the university's incoming students are breaking multiple records for enrollment. At a 50% admission rate — three percentage points lower than last year — officials say the class is the university’s most selective ever. ... Read More
IU settles civil rights lawsuit, PD chief out after parking fee arrest
Indiana University's police chief is out and it settled a federal civil rights lawsuit after a graduate student said two IU Police Department officers violated his rights when he was arrested for an unpaid $3 parking fee. ... Read More
Indiana ‘leading the way’ on high school redesign
Indiana’s education leaders are still chipping away at a massive redesign of Hoosier high school curriculum and diploma requirements, but one national expert has already lauded state officials for their work.... Read More
Early Learning Indiana awards $31M to support infant and toddler care statewide
The Early Learning Initiative supports 86 organizations with up to $500,000 grant awards for the advancements of programs supporting infants and toddlers.... Read More
University of Evansville unveils 3-year degree fast track
Degrees in 3 is a new accelerated degree program, including 11 majors, that helps students save time and money by earning their bachelor's degree in three years.... Read More
Lumina Foundation initiative aims to simplify and grow college admissions
The Great Admissions Redesign is a challenge for higher education institutions as well as state agencies to find ways to simplify what Melanie Heath, strategy director for participation at Lumina Foundation, calls a complicated process.... Read More
Purdue 4th nationally for universities receiving U.S. patents
Purdue ranked No. 4 in the 2022 list of top universities granted U.S. patents. One other Indiana institution joined the Boilermakers on the list.... Read More
USI trustees approve housing and meal plan increases
Students attending the University of Southern Indiana will notice their meal plans and housing will cost a bit more next year. The board of trustees has approved a $125 per semester increase for meal plans and a $75 per semester jump for on-campus housing.... Read More
Ball State receives nearly $2M to study improved outcomes for adults with autism
The Ball State researchers will study ways to integrate the needs of home, school and the community when serving adults with autism.... Read More