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Governor Jennifer Granholm says she wants kids to spend more time in school. Granholm and the state's top educators say the current 180 day requirement is not long enough. They say students must spend more time in school to remain competitive. More>>
From: News release In recognition of the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's historic speech on the separation of church and state, the University of Notre Dame will present "Remind Me: Why More>>
From: News release Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Tom Ridge became the public face of America's national security concerns as he became the first secretary of the newly created U.S. More>>
From: News release The University of Notre Dame's Stinson-Remick Hall has received LEED Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Stinson-Remick, which is being dedicated More>>
From: News release When one out of every 100 children born in this country is diagnosed with autism, treatment for those children requires as much attention as the diagnoses. "Ten or 20 years ago we More>>
From: News release Through the Business on the Frontlines course, University of Notre Dame MBA students have the opportunity to study a different kind of subject matter that cannot be written in a book: More>>
From: News release Shakespeare at Notre Dame and Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) will present William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from Sept. 8 to 10 (Wednesday to Friday) at 7:30 p.m. More>>
The summit at the White House with the Israeli prime minister, Palestinian president and President Obama is important, not because it would lead to a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal -very few believe that," More>>
Thousands of Indiana students are at risk of being sent home from school because they haven't yet submitted vaccination records required by the state. More>>
From: News release A new era in engineering research at the University of Notre Dame will be officially marked Friday (Sept. 3) with the dedication of Stinson-Remick Hall, a 160,000-square-foot facility More>>
From: News release Rwanda continues efforts to block a United Nations report accusing Rwandan forces of possible genocide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1994. As the country reinforces its More>>
From: News release University of Notre Dame College of Engineering undergraduates will be working with 350 fifth-grade students from the South Bend Community School Corporation Friday (Sept. 3) as part More>>
Three South Bend school board members are up for re-election. The public is invited to the forum Wednesday night with the candidates who are running for the board this fall. The forum will be from 7 More>>
From: News release Computers in datacenters dislike hot weather even more than people do. If the temperature in their workspace gets hotter than 90 degrees, the machines figuratively walk off the job More>>
From: News release Rapper Snoop Dogg will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. The show will also feature special guest Janelle Monáe. Purdue's Student Concert Committee More>>
From: News release Willie M. Reed, dean of Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine, has begun a one-year term as president of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. Continuing More>>
From: News release The "Black Power Movement" is the theme for the fall Cultural Art Series at the Purdue University Black Cultural Center. "Black Power Movement: The Art, Politics and Empowerment of More>>
From: News release A variable subsidy for ethanol producers could cost the government less and provide more security for producers than current fixed rates, according to a Purdue University study. A More>>
From: News release A biosensor utilizing black platinum and carbon nanotubes developed at Purdue University will help give scientists a better understanding of how the plant hormone auxin regulates root More>>
From: News release People who dream of starting their own businesses or expanding the one they have will be better prepared for taking that step after attending a workshop series sponsored in part by More>>
From: News release The Purdue University ROTC Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the 2011 class. Nominee requirements are: * Must be a graduate of Purdue. * Must have received a commission from More>>
From: News release After selling out headlining concerts in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville, ACM and CMA Vocal Group of the Year Lady Antebellum will bring their "Need You Now 2010 Tour" to Purdue More>>
From: News release The Indiana soybean crop appears to be out of danger of soybean rust infection this year, said a Purdue University crop disease expert. Soybean rust, first discovered in the United More>>
From: News release • Appointments and promotions: - Andrew Mesecar, the Walther Professor in Cancer Structural Biology, has been named the first deputy director of the Purdue University Center for Cancer More>>
From: News release An ambassador, corporate vice presidents, a newspaper editor and an artist are some the professionals to be featured in a weekly alumni series presented by Purdue University's College More>>
From: News release An anemic economy has made dollars harder to come by for community projects and nonprofit organizations. A workshop offered by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service can More>>
From: News release Purdue University students can learn about dozens of volunteer opportunities when local not-for-profit agencies come to campus on Thursday (Sept. 2) for the annual Community Service More>>
From: News release Purdue Convocations will present the Grammy-Award winning Christian rock group Casting Crowns and special guest Leeland at 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. Casting More>>
From: News release Purdue University researchers have developed a technology that has the potential to more quickly identify food-borne pathogens, aiding U.S. homeland security officials in responding More>>
From: News release A Purdue University Extension publication gives forage producers much to chew on about everything from seeding to using their crop. With numerous new and expanded sections, the second More>>
From: News release People who have purchased or inherited a small farm but don't know how to work the land will learn the basics of agriculture during a 15-week educational program sponsored by the Purdue More>>
From: News release NASA administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. will deliver this year's William E. Boeing Lecture "Our Nation's Future in Space" on Sept. 7 at Purdue University. Bolden also will meet with More>>
From: News release Purdue University will pay tribute to its late President Emeritus Arthur G. Hansen with a memorial service from 1:30-3 p.m. Sept. 10 in the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, which he had helped More>>
From: News release Women challenged by memory loss can learn about maximizing thinking, memory, language and social skills in a group offered at Purdue University. The Brainbuilders Women's group, and More>>
From: News release Networking, mentoring, funding opportunities and support for strong childcare and eldercare systems are promising tools to help American and Japanese women become leaders in science, More>>
From: News release While people across the country have been sickened by a recent outbreak of salmonella poisoning possibly linked to eggs from Iowa producers, a Purdue University food scientist believes More>>
From: News release Robert Bowen, founder and chairman of Bowen Engineering Corp., is the first Hancher Distinguished Fellow, teaching a class in construction engineering and management at Purdue University More>>
From: News release Purdue Libraries' Division of Archives & Special Collections has opened an exhibit to celebrate the life and contributions of the former Business Opportunity Program director who helped More>>
From: News release Thirty incoming Purdue University freshmen from Indianapolis, Northwest Indiana and Chicago have been chosen for the first Emerging Urban Leaders Scholarships. The scholarships provide More>>
From: News release The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Monday (Aug. 30) approved a one-time retirement incentive plan for which an estimated 1,644 employees system-wide are eligible. "The objective More>>
From: News release The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Monday (Aug. 30) approved financing and constructing a drug discovery center and a health and human sciences research facility. In its meeting More>>
From: News release Purdue University's Board of Trustees on Monday (Aug. 30) approved a scaled down 2011-13 legislative request for operating appropriations based on instructions issued by the Indiana More>>
From: News release Purdue University is part of a research consortium led by Pennsylvania State University to develop technologies for creating more energy-efficient buildings. Penn State will receive More>>
From: news release Infrared spectroscopy can detect E. coli faster than current testing methods and can cut days off investigations of outbreaks, according to a study at Purdue University. Lisa Mauer, More>>
From: News release Radioactive decay rates, thought to be unique physical constants and counted on in such fields as medicine and anthropology, may be more variable than once thought. A team of scientists More>>
From: News release Religion, gender, race and class are some of the themes in graphic novels and cartoons that will be discussed at a Sept. 2-4 Purdue University conference. The Comparative Literature More>>
From: News release Purdue University saw the largest dollar jump in research funding in its history during the 2010 fiscal year - a $96 million increase - and faculty won several major centers to further More>>
From: News release Purdue University's Technical Assistance Program over the next two months will train up to 100 United Steelworkers in sustainable, environmentally friendly workplace practices. The More>>
From: News release Those interested in learning more about safe farming can attend a free Agricultural Safety and Health Forum on Sept. 16 at the Beck Agricultural Center. Purdue University's Agricultural More>>
From: News release The University of Notre Dame is ranked 13th among research universities and in the top 35 overall for graduating Hispanic students, according to "Big Gaps, Small Gaps: Some Colleges More>>
From: News release The fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (Aug. 29) has caused many Americans, and the news media in particular, to look back on that tragic event and reflect on its meaning. Joannes More>>
From: News release "This has become known as the iPad class," Corey Angst, assistant professor of management at the University of Notre Dame, told his students on their first day of class Aug. 24. "It's More>>
From: News release The University of Notre Dame's MBA program at the Mendoza College of Business has been recognized as a "2011 Military Friendly School," an honor awarded to the top 15 percent of colleges, More>>
From: News release A new program created by the University of Notre Dame's College of Science provides University students with the opportunity to explore cultural institutions in the South Bend area, More>>
From: News release Raising awareness about the challenges faced by people with physical disabilities and increasing architecture students' awareness of accessible design in the context of daily student More>>
From: News release In July, Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $550 million to settle federal claims that it misled investors in a subprime mortgage product as the housing market began to collapse. The fine More>>
Associated Press - August 31, 2010 4:14 AM ET BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Students in a financial management class at Indiana University will get a chance to invest real money as they handle a... More>>
From: News release University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., urged the Notre Dame community to take time for reflection Tuesday as he ushered in a new academic year during his annual Opening More>>
"Late Show" host David Letterman plans to return to his alma mater in September. Letterman will visit Ball State University in Muncie to lead a conversation with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. Letterman More>>
A new Indiana University exhibit features a replica of the bones of a monstrous snake that slithered through ancient swamps and measured 43 feet from its nose to the tip of its tail. The skeleton of the More>>
Students in a financial management class at Indiana University will get a chance to invest real money as they handle a $100,000 account. Kelley School of Business Dean Dan Smith said a $100,000 donation More>>
Kids going back to school bring more than just paper and pencils with them. They are also bringing germs.Doctors say the close quarters make it easier for your child to get sick from others.Pediatrician, More>>
Associated Press - August 30, 2010 1:04 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he doesn't want to see trustees of the state's public colleges and universities asking for more... More>>
From: News release The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded $2.5 million to the University of Notre Dame and its partners to predict the next wave of invasive species likely More>>
From: News release Mark Huffman, M.D., a 1998 University of Notre Dame graduate and a cardiology research fellow at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, will present at the Global Health More>>
From: News release Harv Humphrey has been appointed interim director of the University of Notre Dame Press. He replaces Barbara Hanrahan, who left the University at the end of June. Humphrey, who earned More>>
From: News release You've purchased the new backpack, pencils and notebooks in preparation for the new school year. But there's one school necessity you may have overlooked that can have a profound effect More>>
From: News release LoadOut Technologies LLC, which develops patent-pending video and data technology, has become an affiliate of the Purdue Research Park. The technology allows users to control automated More>>
From: News release A research project headed by University of Notre Dame astrophysicist David Bennett that is aimed at discovering Earth-mass planets has been named part of the top priority space-based More>>
From: News release Rev. Joseph Carey, C.S.C., a campus minister and priest in residence at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed interim director of Campus Ministry by Rev. Thomas P. Doyle, More>>
A Michiana college is mourning one of it's own. Saturday morning, former longtime president at Bethel College Norman Bridges passed away at his home in Mishawaka. 72-year old Bridges served as Bethel's More>>
Daly Elementary students set off a chain reaction at their school Friday afternoon in an attempt to banish bullying from their campus. More>>
Michigan is getting $21.3 million from the federal government over the next five years to help more people attend and complete college. More>>
Penn Night School is accepting registrations for Fall classes. The Penn Night School Program is located at Pennway Alternative Program Center at 55985 Bittersweet, across from Penn High School on Bittersweet Road. More>>
One of the nation's largest summer instrumental music programs is moving to Ball State University starting next year. The Muncie school announced Wednesday that the Music for All Summer Symposium will More>>
A Purdue University survey of Indiana farmland values has found that they rose between 4.5 percent and 6.3 percent statewide over the past year, more than expected. The report says top-quality farmland More>>
Indiana University is getting a $1.2 million federal grant for scholarships to lure more people back to school to become public school science teachers. The five-year grant from the National Science Foundation More>>
Rural residents hoping to cut their energy costs or invest in wind energy systems can find out how at a free workshop sponsored by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. More>>
From: News release Bethel earned the 16th spot among the Midwest's Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the 2011 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News Media Group. That's up four spots from last More>>
The "Black Power Movement" is the theme for the fall Cultural Art Series at the Purdue University Black Cultural Center. "Black Power Movement: The Art, Politics and Empowerment of Black Identity" will feature a re-enactment, speakers, information fair, music and other performances. More>>
Furniture and household items donated by Indiana University students will be sold this weekend to benefit charities. The items from students moving out of dorms, Greek houses and off-campus housing will More>>
From: News release University of Notre Dame doctoral students were awarded external fellowships during the course of the 2010 awards season totaling over $1.5 million, according to Gregory E. Sterling, More>>
From: News release Javi Zubizarreta, a University of Notre Dame student in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT), has won a 2010 Princess Grace Award from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA More>>
Registration is open for a free, one-day program Oct. 4 for high school seniors interested in engineering. "Seniors Exploring Engineering at Purdue" is sponsored by the Women in Engineering Program. Seniors, their parents and teachers are invited. More>>
The Indiana Department of Education has received a $10.8 million grant from the federal government to develop charter schools. The U.S. Department of Education said Monday that Indiana was one of 11 states More>>
Bethel earned the 16th spot among the Midwest's Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the 2011 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News Media Group. More>>
U.S. News Media Group ranks Saint Mary's College among the "Best National Liberal Arts Colleges." Saint Mary's comes in at 93 out of the 250 schools on the list. More>>
It's an event that's aiming to help families gear up for the school year. Close to 10,000 people were expected to show up, a sign of the tough economic times. "My son got a backpack, and we got a bag of food, and we got some clothes for him, and it's a really big help with my husband out of work and things," said Jessica Smith. More>>
An online writing website run by Purdue University is helping students learn how to properly cite online sources in their school writing projects. Purdue Online Writing Lab associate director Tammy Conard-Salvo More>>
A new study says Michigan public schools would be less costly if they were reorganized along county lines. More>>
From: News release A new paper by University of Notre Dame physicist Boldizsár Jankó and colleagues offers an important new understanding of an enduring mystery in chemical physics. More than a century More>>
A Purdue Extension educator in Fulton County has made it possible for two graduate students from Ukraine to stay with Indiana farmers to work and learn this summer. Mark Kepler came up with the work-study idea after he visited the Poltava State Agrarian Academy in Ukraine three years ago. More>>
Ivy Tech Community College's South Bend and Elkhart campuses will close early and the Warsaw campus will be closed all day to the public on Wednesday, Aug. 18 to allow faculty and staff to attend a regional in-service. More>>
The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees accepted a $25,000 scholarship donation from the Cass County Sheriffs Department during its regularly scheduled meeting Aug. 10 on the Colleges Dowagiac campus. More>>
Mishawaka's Board President defends legal bill incurred in Steven Mills case. More>>
Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez give the story of the movie, inspired by a fake commercial from director Robert Rodriguez' Grindhouse. More>>
Hollywood 411 talks to the cast of Going the Distance! Real life couple Drew Barrymore and Justin Long talk about working together. More>>
Oprah recently gathered with proteges Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz and Nate Berkus for a TV Guide photo shoot. See what went down! More>>
