IU trustees greenlight new housing, med school upgrades

The Board of Trustees approved the new university housing this week, which will be completed for the 2026-27 academic year. The housing need fills a need for this pocket of students, especially after the university scheduled Redbud North and East apartments for demolition in 2024.... Read More

160 Driving Academy opens new school near Muncie

Illinois-based 160 Driving Academy has opened a new location southwest of Muncie. That commercial driving school cut the ribbon on its Daleville location this month with support from the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and other local leaders.... Read More

Hoosier STEM Academy awarded $700K to train teachers

The Hoosier STEM Academy — a partnership between Ball State, IUPUI and Purdue — will use its newly awarded STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant to support its fellows and teachers programs, which offers stipends for those looking to become STEM-certified teachers.... Read More

Purdue, U.S. Naval Test Pilot School partner for new grad degree

The partnership means the institutions will develop a 48-week curriculum of online classes from Purdue's College of Engineering and the Purdue Polytechnic Institute. Students will be able to study areas like artificial intelligence, unmanned and autonomous aerial systems, hypersonics and sustainable energy solutions while completing their USNTPS training. ... Read More

Ready Schools adds three counties to new cohort

Three school districts have been selected for Regional Opportunity Initiatives' fourth Ready Schools cohort. The program is an initiative to align K-12 curricular and programming offerings to educational and workforce needs in the Indiana Uplands region. ... Read More

Former top IU med school researcher says why he left

It amounts to a major setback for Indiana, which is losing a top researcher in an exploding field of medicine, developing therapies for chronic wounds and other potentially life-threatening conditions that affect millions of people in the United States.... Read More

Woodson’s initial success prompts $1M pay raise

Indiana coach Mike Woodson's first two successful seasons made him another $1 million. The school athletic department announced Friday that Woodson has been given a pay raise, giving him the Big Ten's third-highest annual average salary at $4.2 million.... Read More

Marian University receives $1.2M for Christian fathers initiative

We’ve heard from many parents who are seeking to nurture the spiritual lives of their children, especially in their daily activities, and looking to churches and other faith-based organizations for support,” said Christopher L. Coble, Lilly Endowment’s vice president for religion. “These thoughtful, creative and collaborative organizations embrace the important role that families have in shaping the religious development of children and are launching programs to assist parents and caregivers with this task.”... Read More

Forensics startup credits Purdue after launch of 2 products

Forensics and education company CBF Forensics was born in the Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization and has grown using software and technology to advance the forensics profession. Charles Steele, lecturer of physical science and forensic science coordinator at Purdue Northwest and CBF founder, said in a news release the resources available to him and other students were valuable to his success.... Read More