BSU says economy will remain sluggish

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 […]

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Leadershp Center opens at Purdue Cal

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

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St. Mary’s hosts internship event

SOUTH BEND – The St. Mary’s College Cross Currents Program has extended an invitation to Indiana companies and non-profits with summer, fall, and/or spring internship opportunities to participate in a free internship fair on campus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The event will be in Reignbeaux Lounge in Le Mans

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Purdue advances ALS research

WEST LAFAYETTE – A Purdue University biochemist has determined the function of a gene that when mutated leads to a genetic variation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. James Clemens, an assistant professor of biochemistry, found that a gene called VAPB is responsible for transporting certain proteins to their proper places along neurons.

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1st Graders to try Challenger Learning Center

HAMMOND – Through a grant from the Hammond Gaming Advisory Council, the Challenger Learning Center has begun offering Hammond first graders a chance to try their hands at being junior astronauts. The students are participating in Challenger’s newest STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program called Moonbase Explorers. “The hands-on science, coupled with reading directions, recording

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Holy Cross, Ancilla create partnership

SOUTH BEND – Holy Cross College in South Bend has formed a partnership with Ancilla College in Donaldson that will allow two-year students from Ancilla to transfer seamlessly to Holy Cross to complete their bachelor’s degree. Both are Catholic schools and said the partnership was a way for them to expand educational opportunities for residents

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Purdue Calumet acquires Kaplan Commons

HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet has announced it is buying the Kaplan Commons building about half a mile from the campus near Indianapolis Boulevard and 171st Street. Purdue is spending $1 million for the 18,000-square-foot building, which will require another $1 million in improvements. The site will be converted into a business development center for

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Purdue Calumet research is published

HAMMOND – Research reported in an article written by two Purdue University Calumet professors and a colleague that was published recently in the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies has been cited as research of note by a prominent consulting firm. In their article, “Founder-CEOs, External Board Appointments, and the Likelihood of Corporate Turnaround in

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Purdue Cal professor helps Levi Coffin group

HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet associate professor of history Wendy St. Jean has been selected a 2012-13 Indiana Campus Compact Senior Faculty Fellow. St. Jean, of Hammond, is part of a class of faculty recognized for demonstrating that service-learning and community engagement effectively can integrate faculty teaching, research and professional service. “I am engaged in

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F Cubed moving to new location

SOUTH BEND – F Cubed, a start-up company based in Innovation Park on the campus of the University of Notre Dame is moving out of the incubator because of business growth. The company will soon move into the former St. Joseph High School across from the campus. The company will invest $2.6 million into a

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