HAMMOND – The Challenger Learning Center on the campus of Purdue University Calumet will host the Space Race 5K at 8 a.m. on July 29. Part of the day’s activities will include participation by Col. Jerry Ross of Crown Point, a former NASA astronaut. “We are very excited that he sees the value in our […]

PORTAGE – Lakeshore PAWS will take part in the Fegely Middle School vendors event that brings local businesses and organizations together to support the school’s athletic booster group. Pets will be available for adoption from 3-7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8 at the middle school on U.S. 6. Lakeshore PAWS is a volunteer, not-for-profit animal adoption

WEST LAFAYETTE – Researchers at Purdue University are working with the U.S. Army and neurosurgeons at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to create a new “bioactive” coating for stents used o treat brain aneurisms including those caused by head trauma from bomb blasts. “Stents coated with a bioactive coating might be inserted at the

HAMMOND – The School of Management at Purdue University Calumet has named Jane Mutchler as dean. She is currently associate dean at Georgia State University near Atlanta. She will officially take over at Purdue Calumet on Aug. 1. Mutchler is a graduate of the University of South Florida and earned her doctorate in accounting and

WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central has made revisions to its curriculum that will create a streamlined path for students earning bachelor’s degrees. A common 30-credit hour general education curriculum has been adopted for all PNC baccalaureate degree programs, making it possible for a student to change majors and not lost credit hours for any

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana CPA Society has honored 29 students for leadership and academic achievement as Outstanding Accounting Students, and six of them are students from Northwest Indiana. They are Justin C. Vanaman of Indiana University Northwest in Gary; Victoria Lynn Paulat of Indiana University South Bend; Nalyuan Kang of Purdue University Calumet in Hammond;

WESTVILLE – A team of Purdue University North Central students recently earned first place in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Design Competition, earning a spot in the upcoming international competition. The team, PNC Elite, was first among 26 teams representing colleges and universities from 13 Midwest states. Team members are Pat Jarosak, Chesterton;