MUNSTER – Community Hospital in Munster is one o 200 hospitals nationwide that will participate in a National Cancer Institute-sponsored study to evaluate the cholesterol drug Rosuvastatin (Crestor) as a treatment to reduce the risk of colon cancer. Rosuvastatis is in a class of drugs that lower cholesterol. The study was developed because […]
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HAMMOND – The Hammond Education Foundation annual dinner on Thursday, April 7, will feature Roland Parrish, a 1971 Hammond High School graduate and former track star who now heads Parrish McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd., which operates 25 franchises in north Texas. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. at the Dynasty Banquet Center. The event
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HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet will be the site of the Indiana Science Olympiad for middle and high school science students on Saturday, April 2. In all, 20 Northwest Indiana teams will be among 48 participating in the event. The Science Olympiad is a national initiative designed to promote improved science education and
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LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital has opened a new Arrhythmia Center offering heart patients local access to high-quality tests and procedures for irregular heartbeats. The Arrhythmia Center provides 24-hour advanced cardiac care. The lab was modeled after facilities at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “The
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SOUTH BEND – Schafer Gear Works Inc. of South Bend has announced a joint venture with Somaschini S.p.A. of Italy to produce gears for engines and heavy duty trucks in North America. The new manufacturing plant will be located in South Bend and operate under the name of South Bend Gear LLC.
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WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central has received approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for a bachelor’s degree program in electrical engineering. Students can enroll in the program in the fall. This is the 20th bachelor’s degree program offered by PNC. “I am pleased that our students now have the
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CHICAGO – The U.S. Small Business Administration is holding a series of 13 “Jobs Act Tour” events to highlight the tools and resources coming out of the Small Business Jobs Act, which was signed into law on Sept. 27, 2010. It will be held April 15 at the Citigroup Center Building at 500
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WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University’s engineering, education and business programs have been ranked among the best in the country according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. “We are pleased that Purdue continues to be recognized for its strengths in education and research at the graduate level,” said France A. Cordova, president of
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MUNSTER – The seventh annual Business Government Leadership Luncheon, hosted by the Indiana High Speed Rail Association, will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 25, at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road. The speaker is Barry Bateman, director of General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. He will speak on
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LAPORTE – Valparaiso University nursing students, along with Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital, will hold a free community health fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, in the IU Health LaPorte Hospital Auditorium. Glucose and blood pressure screenings will be offered and education programs on diabetes, diet, vaccines, osteoporosis, heart disease,
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