Education

Purdue's EPICS program is seeking new partners in Indianapolis as the university settles into its recent split from IUPUI.... Read More

Fast Company magazine has included Purdue University on its “Brands That Matter" list for the third straight year. The university is the only college to make the list celebrating organizations that work honoring their brand mission with intention and authenticity. ... Read More

Actor David Arquette and his wife, producer Christina Arquette, are bringing their expertise to media students at Ball State University. The couple recently completed the first of two weeks as the first Visiting Experts in Residence for Media on campus.... Read More

The health center will be on the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.... Read More

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology plans to use a $2.2 million federal grant to relocate its Rose-Hulman Ventures program. The institute plans to build a new facility that President Robert Coons says will be the catalyst for a proposed innovation district.... Read More

The Indiana Department of Education on Monday announced Eric Jenkins as the 2024 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Jenkins teaches English at Franklin Community High School in Johnson County.... Read More

Nicholas Hammond was named the new associate vice president of the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office, which is a vehicle the university employs to provide resources and support taking research and innovations to market.... Read More

The new state-funded crime lab is housed on the Purdue campus and will be used by law enforcement to investigate and prosecute crimes committed on digital devices. Typically, financial and violent crimes will be investigated in the lab when potential evidence resides on electronic devices and needs to be retracted. The new setup will reduce turnaround time.... Read More

The new, four-story residence hall is expected to house about 160 students and open in fall 2025.... Read More

A new sport is coming to the University of Saint Francis next school year. Officials announced this week that the university will add men's and women's bowling to its athletics offerings in the 2024-25 year.... Read More

The first professional autonomous racing franchise, CODE19 Racing Inc., will partner with Indiana University to put on the global self-driving car competition. CODE19 said on its website it aims to design a program that can race similar to a person "spearheading bleeding-edge advancements in the realm of AI."... Read More

Indiana Wesleyan University is drawing upon a familiar face to lead its Wesley Seminary. The university announced Thursday that Yamil Acevedo, who had been serving in an interim role, will serve as Wesley Seminary's permanent executive vice president. ... Read More

The Lilly Endowment awarded grants ranging from $16,870 to $1 million to these 187 youth organizations.... Read More

Students attending Indianapolis Public Schools who have a grade point average of at least 3.0 will receive automatic admission to Indiana University Indianapolis. ... Read More

The new Mobile Career Lab is launching out of Indianapolis and could grow to other Indiana, Ohio and northern Kentucky areas.... Read More

Using a $5 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute is seeking to increase the percentage of Hoosier municipalities planning and managing their tree cover. Its goal is a 20% increase and to plant and support 2,500 trees in disadvantaged communities.... Read More

One national think tank estimates that 3.2 million children may lose their child care as federal grant funding expires at the end of the month.... Read More

Paul Halverson, the founding dean of the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health and a longtime advocate for a stronger role for public health across the state, plans to step down in January after 10 years to take a position in Oregon.... Read More

Beginning Oct. 15, each school must post on its website a school performance report from the Indiana Department of Education that shows how its students are doing on academic and other measures.... Read More

A new program will allow students to earn an associate's degree at Ivy Tech Community College Marion and then transfer to Indiana Wesleyan University to finish their bachelor's with a 15% discount. ... Read More