WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University researchers have revealed how a mutation in a protein shuts down a protective function needed to prevent the death of neurons in Parkinson’s disease. The discovery could open the door to new drug strategies in treating the disorder. Fred Regnier, the J.J. Law Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and Jean-Christophe Rochet, […]
CROWN POINT – The University of St. Francis held a pinning ceremony for 20 nursing graduates at its Crown Point campus. The class was the largest in the school’s history. The associate of nursing graduate will now complete the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. “Our pinning
CROWN POINT – Licensed practical nurses in Northwest Indiana and the Chicago region are invited to an LPN Open House at the University of St. Francis from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, to learn more about the university’s LPN to Associate of Science in nursing transition program. Faculty and the USF Crown
LAPORTE – Since 1983 Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, the La Porte Hospital Foundation and the La Porte Hospital Auxiliary have sponsored scholarships and awards/loans to provide financial assistance to students pursuing healthcare careers. More than $128,750 was distributed to 42 students in 2011. The following Auxiliary scholarships are available in 2012: Auxiliary Scholarships
MICHIGAN CITY – Members Advantage Credit Union is offering two scholarships for high school seniors and college freshmen or sophomores. The Gail Walker Memorial Scholarship is in honor of former board member Gail Walker who died in 2008. The Leona Bruno Scholarship is in memory of the first manager of Members Advantage. Applications are available
SOUTH BEND – Three students at St. Mary’s College have turned a college project into a business. The three have incorporated TOL Soda Co., which is marketing Twist O’Luck soda. The students responsible for the new soda are Hanna Hupp of Valparaiso, Lindsey Downs of Elkhart and Hanna Vicary of Erie, Pa. The green soda
WEST LAFAYETTE – The recently created Center for Global Food Security at Purdue University has named Gary Burniske as managing director. Burniske was director of Mercy Corps in Bogota, Colombia, and will run the daily operations of the center at Discovery Park near the West Lafayette campus. He also announced the center had received grants
WEST LAFAYETTE – Supriyo Datta, the Thomas Duncan Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, has been named one of 66 new members and 10 foreign associates named to the National Academy of Engineering. He has been at Purdue since 1981 and since 1985 he has focused on current flow in nanoscale
VALPARAISO – Valparaiso University will build a 15,000-square-foot welcome center near its U.S. 30 entrance, thanks to a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor. President Mark Heckler said the center will include historic displays from the university. He said it will be a place where the community and potential students can visit to learn
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has signed an agreement with St. Patrick’s County Park to build a $1 million research facility on 28 acres of land. The university will lease the property for $1 a year for 49 years. The research center will be part of Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative and
