MISHAWAKA, Indiana, April 9 -- Bethel University issued the following campus news: * * * Bethel University Receives $1.2 million Nurturing Children Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. Bethel University has received a grant of $1,245,748 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Nurturing Childhood Faith Through the Arts (NCFTA) program. The program is funded through Lilly Endowment's Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative. The aim of the national initiative is to support   more

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, April 9 -- Indiana University's Southeast campus issued the following news: * * * Brainstorming Possibilities: IU Southeast Alumni Beth Ann Rice Co-Authors a Children's Book on the Brain and Conducts Groundbreaking Addiction Research By Audra Kalvar It started with a simple question at a team bonding exercise - if money weren't an issue and you could explore any other career opportunity, what would you do? At that time, Beth Ann Rice was pursuing her Ph.D. at the Univer  more

MILPITAS, California, April 8 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * Inaugural SEMIEXPO Heartland Event Underscores Midwestern U.S. as a Global Hub for Smart Manufacturing and Smart Mobility MILPITAS, Calif. - April 8, 2025 - The inaugural SEMIEXPO Heartland event welcomed leaders in smart mobility and smart manufacturing to the Indiana Convention Center to explore op  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Indiana Governor Signs RV-Specific Franchise Bill Into Law On Friday, April 4th, 2025, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed into law RV-specific franchise legislation (SB 484), which governs the manufacturer-dealer relationship for RVs. The bill will go into effect on July 1, 2025. The RV Industry Association would like to thank Senator Blake Doriot (R-IN) and Representatives   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Indiana Utilities Must Address Climate Change Amidst Trump's Coal Executive Orders Indianapolis, Ind \-- Donald Trump's executive orders aim to force coal plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates by invoking an outdated wartime law that allows the Department of Energy to compel power plants to temporarily remain operational. Donald Trump attempted a similar strategy durin  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Medicaid Work Requirements Will Negatively Impact Cancer Patients INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Today, the Indiana House passed out legislation that will add barriers to Indiana's Medicaid program, including work requirements, adding layers of administrative red tape and burdensome eligibility checks. That's not acceptable for the 42,150 Hoosiers who will be diagnosed wit  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, April 8 -- Indiana University's Media School issued the following news: * * * Paladhi examines predictions of U.S. news deserts in new publication The Media School Report Doctoral candidate Arijit Paladhi published "Predicting news deserts using supervised machine learning" in the Journal of Computational Social Science on March 4. The article looks at how the decline of local newspapers has led to the emergence of news deserts that pose a threat to community engagemen  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 8 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards 2024 winners announced CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Kim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org * * * The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 4 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 4 c  more