CROWN POINT – The Gamma Theta chapter of Crown Point’s Tri Kappa sorority is making decorated chocolate Easter eggs. The sale of the eggs is our chapter’s largest fundraiser, raising over $9,000 for Crown Point area high school scholarship programs. The sorority will make more than 5,000 Easter eggs on Friday, Feb. 22, from 3:30 to 9:30 […]
LAPORTE – The LaPorte County Master Gardener Association, along with Purdue Extension LaPorte County are hosting “Going Garden Crazy,” the 2013 spring symposium on April 13 at Heston Hills Conference Center, 1933 E. County Road 800 North, LaPorte. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day-long event fulfill the Master Gardener program
VALPARAISO – The Indiana Master Naturalist Program is a 30-hour continuing education course for adults age 18 and over at Taltree Arboretum. The program provides participants with hands-on opportunities to learn about Indiana’s natural resources. It also offers a way for Master Naturalists to share that knowledge along with life experiences through volunteer service opportunities.
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has announced it will open a Center for Low Energy Systems Technology through a $30 million grant over the next five years from the Semiconductor Research Corp. and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Joining Notre Dame in operation of the center will be Purdue University, Carnegie-Mellon,
HAMMOND – In response to a shortfall of Indiana-produced coke fuel needed by the steel industry, a team of Purdue University Calumet researchers has developed a new, less costly production process that has earned a patent. The process calls for lower cost Indiana/Illinois Basin-type coal to be blended with conventional metallurgical coals. The blending process
WEST LAFAYETTE – Experts from Purdue University will be among presenters at the 2013 Indiana Green Expo, which will feature a variety of workshops, sessions and exhibits for horticulture, turf science and business professionals. The conference and trade show will be held Jan. 9 to 11 at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis.
Ball State economist Michael Hicks that today’s federal job report underscores his belief that recovery from the Great Recession will be anemic for the long term. The U.S. Labor Department reported today that the economy added about 155,000 new jobs in December. The jobless rate remained at 7.8 percent as about 12.2 million Americans continued
HAMMOND – Developing effective leaders through research and practice is the focus of the recently-established Purdue University Calumet Leadership Center. The interdisciplinary center seeks to advance successful leadership through application of critical, related concepts intended to benefit both experienced and emerging leaders. “Our world today is in need of capable, honorable leaders,” Purdue Calumet Chancellor
