VALPARAISO — Washington Monthly has named Valparaiso University the No. 3 master’s university in the country in this prestigious ranking. According to the magazine’s system, colleges are ranked by their contribution to the country, and it recognizes institutions that provide an outstanding education while maintaining affordability. Criteria include cutting-edge research and scholarship, recruiting and graduating low-income

Franciscan St. Margaret Health’s Hammond and Dyer campuses will offer free prostate screenings from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 25, respectively. The programs will take place at the Hammond campus Oncology Center, 5454 Hohman Ave.; and at the Dyer campus Oncology Center, 24 Joliet St. Patients must be between 50 and 69

The National Governor’s Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices recently announced the selection of Indiana as one of 14 states named to participate in its policy academy aimed at aligning education and workforce training systems to meet state’s economic needs. As a designated recipient, Indiana will receive grants and opportunities from the NGA to further

WEST LAFAYETTE — Two Purdue University physicists are part of an international project to create a telescope that will survey more of the universe than all of the previous telescopes combined. Professors Wei Cui and John Peterson along with their students and staff researchers have contributed to the design and testing of plans for the

NORTHWEST INDIANA — Getting to and from medical treatments is one of the greatest concerns cancer patients face during treatment. To ensure patients get to those much-needed treatments, the American Cancer Society provides free rides through its Road To Recovery® program. The Society is currently looking for volunteer drivers in Northwest Indiana so that all

CHESTERTON — At Sand Creek Country Club’s Labor Day Celebration, held Sunday, August 31st, Christian Steciuch was honored by being selected to receive the Alice Wesson Scholarship.  The Alice Wesson Scholarship Fund is in honor of Alice Wesson, a beloved Sand Creek employee for eighteen years, who tragically lost her life in an automobile accident

WARSAW – Following an 18 month review of care in 200 Indiana healthcare facilities, 15 of the 34 nursing facilities in the State which met or exceeded the targeted standards of quality care established for the initiative by the State’s Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) were Miller’s Merry Manor facilities.

Brenda Rogers has been named the new Emergency Services Director at Porter Regional Hospital and Portage Hospital.  Rogers began her healthcare career as a nurse manager and staff nurse at the Methodist Hospital System Emergency Department in Merrillville and Gary. Rogers most recently served as Director of Emergency Services at St. Anthony’s Health System in