SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has announced a $32 million renovation of its historic Morris Inn. A major portion of funding for the project came from a $15 million grant from South Bend philanthropist Ernestine Raclin. Her parents, Ernest and Ella Morris, presented the initial $1 million grant that opened the Morris […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University’s Oncological Sciences Center and Indiana University will share a National Institutes of Health grant to launch a cancer advocacy network and advance research for systems-engineering principles to cancer prevention and treatment. The $500,000 grant will be used through the joint Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. It will fund a
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet has awarded $20,640 in grants to support 62 undergraduate students. The Undergraduate Research Grant Program provides funding for student researchers to help them gain insight about their anticipated career. Biological Sciences – Ryan Mihalic, Hammond, and Amy Poortinga, Dyer, $1,889; Yu-pin Chiao, Taipei, China, $500; and Carolyn Brunt, Highland, $422.
WESTVILLE – The Purdue University North Central Astronomy Club will present a seminar on the Laser Intereromet Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 22, in the Library-Student-Faculty Assembly Hall. The presentation on the solar system is free and open to the public. When completed in 2014, LIGO will be the first detector
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet is organizing an academic trip to Cuba for the spring semester. The trip is set for May 12 to 21 and will be a for-credit, experiential learning opportunity for students through the university’s International Programs Office. The trip will include meetings with Cuban urban planners, health professionals, community organizers and
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Entrepreneurship Success will hold a seminar on developing a business plan starting at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14. Other sessions will be marketing and financial plans on Nov. 16, and funding opportunities on Nov. 21. All sessions will be in the centers at 1247 169th St. Registration for
HAMMOND – The Fleet Master Chief of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command will be the keynote speaker at Purdue University Calumet’s Veterans Day Convocation, Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in Alumni Hall of the university’s Student Union & Library. Keynote speaker Michael Stevens heads a command that supports the Chief of Naval Operations and
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BLOOMINGTON – ArcelorMittal has provided a grant to the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University to expand the undergraduate building on the Bloomington campus. Since 2007, ArcelorMittal has provided more than $850,000 to IU through the Campus Partnership Program. The steelmaker said 8 percent of its salaried employees are IU graduates. ArcelorMittal provides support
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Entrepreneurial Success will hold a free seminar Thursday, Nov. 3, aimed at helping entrepreneurs make the right decisions in starting a business. The seminar starts at 6 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Dushan Nikolovski, director of the center, will be the speaker. Although the seminar is free, registration is
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central faculty will be part of a discussion on regional and national economic issues at forums on Wednesday, Nov. 2 and Thursday, Nov. 10. The first discussion Nov. 2 will be at the Harre Union at Valparaiso University. Dr. Alan Krabbenhoft, dean of the College Business; Dr. Derek Bjonback, associate
