HAMMOND – Two notable Northwest Indiana natives will have their names enshrined on the South Shore Wall of Legends. They are Vivian Carter, founder of Vee-Jay Records in Gary, and John Maniotes, a computer pioneer who taught at Purdue University Calumet for 38 years. Both will be inducted at 6 p.m. on […]
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet is organizing a trip to Atlanta Feb. 24-27 that will include visits to sites and museums recounting the social, historical, political, cultural, economic and other experiences reflecting the Civil Rights movement. Stops include Atlanta’s Cyclorama, a panorama of the July 24, 1864, Civil War Battle of Atlanta; Margaret
SOUTH BEND – An annual award of up to $20,000 for researchers at the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend, will be sponsored by 1st Source Bank. The award is designed to provide an incentive to fast-track promising research. Nominations are being accepted for the award, which will
WEST LAFAYETTE – Hammond native Roland G. Parrish recently donated $2 million to help with a $4.2 million renovation of the Purdue University Management and Economics Library. When work is finished in early 2012, the library will be renamed The Roland G. Parish Library of Management and Economics. Parish, who now lives in
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Innovation Through Visualization and Simulation has received a $749,853 federal grant to advance wind energy education. The three-year grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. The money will support a project, “Mixed Reality Simulators for Wind Energy Education.” Five simulators will be developed to
WEST LAFAYETTE – The new Rossmann supercomputer at Purdue University is among the most powerful high-performance computing systems in the world, according to TOP500 Supercomputer Sites. The announcement was made this week at the SC10 supercomputing conference in New Orleans. The Rossmann supercomputer is 126th on the latest list. It is named after
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has received a Gold MarCom Award for its video, “Built by Steel, Changed by Tourism.” The video showcases the history of the South Shore CVA and the hospitality industry in Northwest Indiana. It was produced by the staff of the South Shore CVA and
GARY – The Indiana University Northwest School of Business and Economics has been named a Premier Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honor society. To qualify, at least 85 percent of the students nominated for members in the society must accept lifetime membership. “This award recognized the school’s efforts to ensure
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Bankers Association has issued a series of holiday shopping tips to protect consumers from thieves looking to take advantage of the chaos of Black Friday. When shopping in public places, shop during daylight hours or park in a well-lit, high-traffic area; leave personal valuables at home or else locked
WESTVILLE – The 2010 Health and Productivity Symposium, presented by Workforce Health, will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Purdue University North Central. “Solutions at Work: The Effect of Healthcare Reform on Employers,” is $25 for the public or $15 for members of the Northern Indiana Human Resources
