MUNCIE, Indiana, Dec. 6 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: The 2024 Hoosier Survey, conducted by the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball State University, identifies Indiana residents' top three policy priorities heading into the new year: school safety, public safety, and healthcare. Notably, this year's Hoosier Survey--an annual, non-partisan public policy study that gauges public opinion on key social and political issues--found that these priorities are shared  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 6 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, December 9, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 45703-FMCA3; ALJ: LOYD; TIME: 9:00 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: VELETA; ROOM: PNC, Room 224 VERIFIED PETITION OF NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, LLC FOR (1) AN ADJUSTMENT TO ITS GAS SERVICE RATES THROUGH ITS FEDERALLY-MANDATED COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR PURSUANT TO IND. CODE CH. 8-1-8.4, (2) AUTHORITY TO DEFER 20% OF THE FEDERA more PR

GARY, Indiana, Dec. 6 -- The Indiana University Northwest campus issued the following news: * * * New sessions to focus on economic development financing: tax structure and policies, benefit-cost analysis, business incentives and financing * * * The highly regarded Economic Development Academy (EDA), led by Indiana University Northwest School of Business and Economics, returns in January with a hybrid, in-person and virtual training program focused on regional economic development. The seve more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 6 -- Ivy Tech Community College issued the following news: * * * Funding will support programs and partnerships that will expand options for and improve access to high-quality postsecondary education and training for current and future early childhood education professionals * * * Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded Ivy Tech Foundation a $21.9 million, three-year grant to support the efforts of Ivy Tech Community College (Ivy Tech) to help strengthen Indiana's early  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 5 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: University of Notre Dame students and faculty from the College of Science and the College of Engineering embarked on a study abroad trip to the Galapagos Islands. The students conducted an observational research project of their own design and learned about principles of evolutionary biology, ecology and environmental geoscience. (Photo by Gary Lamberti/University of Notre Dame) The University of Notre Dame  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 5 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $75 million to a consortium of leading global institutions, including the Pulte Institute for Global Development at the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs, to enhance the effectiveness of poverty alleviation programs through research. The Promoting Impact and Le more PR