WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University entomologist Ian Kaplan and his team have received a $3.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture to fund their research into the environmental, ecological and socioeconomic effects of neonicotinoid pesticide use. The five-year grant is part of the USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Pence appoints Maryanne McMahon to State Board of Education, effective immediately. McMahon will fill the vacancy created by the departure of Sarah O’Brien. McMahon will serve the remainder of O’Brien’s four-year term, which expires on June 30, 2019. “Throughout her career as an educator, Maryanne McMahon has distinguished herself as an
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VALPARAISO – In observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, Porter Health Care System will host a “Blow Away Breast Cancer” rally featuring a flag-raising ceremony and presentation on the front lawn of Porter Regional Hospital at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5. During the ceremony, Porter’s CEO Steve Lunn will read the Breast
VALPARAISO – Have pain in your knees and hips? Learn how to get relief at Porter Regional Hospital’s “Top 10 Things You Can Do for Knee & Hip Pain,” from 1 to 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 19 in the Community Room at Porter Regional Hospital, 85 East US Highway 6 in Valparaiso. Most people will have knee
VALPARAISO – Porter Health Care System presents “Pink at Portage,” a special monthly event for women needing their annual mammogram, from 7 a.m. to Noon, Saturday, October 8 in the Women’s Center at Portage Hospital, 3630 Willowcreek Road, Portage. In addition to getting their annual screening, those in attendance will receive a complimentary brunch. Mammograms are an
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VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital is proud to announce it recently opened an Interventional Pain Clinic at Valparaiso Medical Center staffed by two board-certified pain management specialists – Benjamin H. Soeter, M.D., and Yuli Soeter, M.D. At Porter’s new Interventional Pain Clinic, the individual needs of each patient remain the focus as the physicians develop an
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On October 1, eligible nonprofit organizations can apply for a Transform Lake County and Thriving Hobart Seniors grant from Legacy Foundation. Grant applications will be open from October 1 – November 1, 2016 at 5:00 PM CST. The Transform Lake County grant funds nonprofit organizations serving Lake County, Indiana residents. Legacy accepts funding requests in
INDIANAPOLIS – Knowledge Services, an information technology and professional services company, announced plans today to grow its Indianapolis headquarters, with plans to employ 1,200 Hoosiers by 2019. “Indiana’s talented workforce, favorable business climate and low cost of living have helped put the Hoosier state on the national stage as one of the fastest growing tech
