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News Tipoffs - Indiana Editors Newsletter for 2026-04-15 ( 27 items )  
5 UCLA faculty members awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, April 14 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * 5 UCLA faculty members awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships * Five UCLA faculty members are among a distinguished group of 223 scholars, scientists and creative professionals from the U.S. and Canada selected to receive 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced today. The new fellows were chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants. The pres more PR

Duke Energy Invests $600,000 to Train North Carolina's Future Energy Workforce (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy invests $600,000 to train North Carolina's future energy workforce * $500,000 awarded to 20 community colleges; additional $100,000 will support AdvanceNC and the Forward Fund * Duke Energy Foundation has provided over $6 million in funding over past five years to support workforce programs critical to the energy industry and local communities * The Duke Energy Foundation is investing $6 more PR

Duke Energy to Hold Annual Shareholders Meeting Online May 7 (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * Duke Energy to hold annual shareholders meeting online May 7 Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) will hold its annual shareholders meeting online on Thursday, May 7, at 1 p.m. ET. Duke Energy President and CEO Harry Sideris will provide an overview of the company's 2025 performance and energy modernization progress to meet growing demand and continue delivering value for stakeholders. Sharehold more PR

Governor Braun Announces $200 Million Investment to Expand Child Care Affordability and Reduce Waitlists (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 14 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Braun Announces $200 Million Investment to Expand Child Care Affordability and Reduce Waitlists * INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Today Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced an investment of $200 million to expand affordable child care. This week the State Budget Committee will review the Governor's bold decision to augment an additional $200 million into the Financial Responsibility and Opp more PR

Heritage Action Applauds Indiana's Passage of SEA 88, Expanding Educational Opportunity for Students and Families (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Applauds Indiana's Passage of SEA 88, Expanding Educational Opportunity for Students and Families * Heritage Action for America today applauded Gov. Mike Braun's signing of Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 88 (SEA 88), bringing meaningful expansion to educational opportunity that strengthens civic learning and give students more pathways to success.  SEA 88 makes me more PR

Hidden scholarship of baseball: Librarian's research wins national award (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * The hidden scholarship of baseball: Librarian's research wins national award * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) has recognized a research article by Penn State University Libraries Distinguished Librarian Tom Reinsfelder with a 2026 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award. The annual award, granted to three authors in 2026, honors the best articles  more PR

How to Watch the 2026 NBA Playoffs Across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * How to Watch the 2026 NBA Playoffs Across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN * The NBA postseason returns to NBC for the first time since 2002 and makes its debut on Peacock this Sunday, April 19, beginning with a star-studded doubleheader featuring two-time NBA All-Star Cade Cunningham and the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons hosting the East's No. 8 seed at 6:30 p.m. ET an more PR

Huntington University: Hobbs Named Fellow of Indiana Academy of Science (10)
HUNTINGTON, Indiana, April 15 -- Huntington University issued the following news release: * * * Hobbs Named Fellow of Indiana Academy of Science Hobbs becomes first Huntington University professor to earn status * Dr. F. Collin Hobbs, professor of biology at Huntington University, has been named a Fellow of the Indiana Academy of Science (IAS). This distinction recognizes significant contributions to scientific research and service within the state of Indiana. Hobbs, who has been a member  more PR

ICYMI: Escobar, Underwood, Warren, Lujan Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Escobar, Underwood, Warren, Lujan Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * Last week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led 32 members of Congress in pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Insp more PR

Indiana bishops issue letter on integral ecology with key contributions from theologian Rev. Terrence Ehrman, C.S.C. (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 14 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Indiana bishops issue letter on integral ecology with key contributions from theologian Rev. Terrence Ehrman, C.S.C. The Indiana Catholic Conference, composed of the state's five bishops, has issued a pastoral letter on integral ecology with key contributions from Rev. Terrence P. Ehrman, C.S.C., assistant teaching professor in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Published  more PR

Indiana Chamber Calls Boost to State's Childcare Funding a Good Jumpstart (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 15 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * Indiana Chamber Calls Boost to State's Childcare Funding a Good Jumpstart The Indiana Chamber of Commerce applauds Governor Mike Braun's announcement this morning to invest $200 million to expand affordable childcare via the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) vouchers. The State Budget Committee will review the Governor's decision later this week. Indiana Chamber  more PR

Institute for Justice: Atlanta Woman Sues Officers, U.S. Government for Wrongly Raiding Her Home in Search of Man Already in Jail (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Atlanta Woman Sues Officers, U.S. Government for Wrongly Raiding Her Home in Search of Man Already in Jail ATLANTA--Before the sun came up, Cathy George heard a loud pounding at her door. When she answered with her small, frightened dog in her arms, she found a heavily armed SWAT team of U.S. Marshals and DeKalb County sheriff's deputies. After officers pulled her into the hallway and surged in more PR

IU McKinney Professor Gerard Magliocca Receives Guggenheim Fellowship (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 14 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * IU McKinney Professor Gerard Magliocca Receives Guggenheim Fellowship * Gerard Magliocca, a renowned constitutional law scholar at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, has received a prestigious fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for 2026. Professor Magliocca has been awarded the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Guggenheim Fellowship in Co more PR

IU President Pam Whitten tours Novaparke, River Ridge, meets with IU Southeast student entrepreneurs (10)
NEW ALBANY, Indiana, April 14 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news: * * * IU President Pam Whitten tours Novaparke, River Ridge, meets with IU Southeast student entrepreneurs * - 1:- 1:View print quality image about Group of people posing in front of IU Southeast background dressed in business and business casual clothing. about Group of people posing in front of IU Southeast background dressed in business and business casual clothing. Indiana University Preside more PR

Led by Young and Cantwell, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act Unanimously Passes Commerce Committee on World Quantum Day (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Led by Young and Cantwell, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act Unanimously Passes Commerce Committee on World Quantum Day * WASHINGTON - Led by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act which will accelerate quantum technology developmen more PR

Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * "Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating 'disappearances' on U.S. soil, and we urge the DHS Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter" Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas more PR

Media School Doctoral Student Named Jesse Fine Graduate Fellow (10)
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, April 15 -- Indiana University Media School issued the following news: * * * Media School doctoral student named Jesse Fine Graduate Fellow Doctoral student Shobha S V is one of five recipients of the Jesse Fine Graduate Fellowship, which supports graduate student's research on a topic that addresses practical and professional ethics. Graduate students across all disciplines were considered for the award, which is housed in the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and more PR

ND Law's Program on Church, State & Society Names Four 2026 Summer Fellows (10)
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 14 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * ND Law's Program on Church, State & Society Names Four 2026 Summer Fellows * The Notre Dame Law School Program on Church, State & Society has awarded 2026 summer fellowships to Steph Luiz, Christian Baldari, Angela Rauch, and Paul Sheehan. The Summer Fellowship Program places Notre Dame Law students with religiously affiliated legal institutions across the country, giving them hands-on more PR

Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration's Renewal of an Order to Keep Washington State's Last Coal Plant Operating (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 15 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration's Renewal of an Order to Keep Washington's Last Coal Plant Operating The Department of Energy is claiming false emergencies to keep open dirty, inefficient coal plants across the country including a coal plant slated for shutdown in Centralia, Washington * Washington, D.C. -- Today, public interest groups filed a second request  more PR

REP. STUTZMAN AND REP. FOSTER INTRODUCE THE FUTURES ACT (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * REP. STUTZMAN AND REP. FOSTER INTRODUCE THE FUTURES ACT * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) and Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) introduced the Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision (FUTURES) Act. The legislation aims to modernize technology systems within federal agencies responsible for regulating banks and credit unions, enh more PR

Republicans Reject Durbin's Unanimous Consent Request To Pass Resolution In Honor Of Robert Mueller (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Reject Durbin's Unanimous Consent Request To Pass Resolution In Honor Of Robert Mueller * April 14, 2026 WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) asked for unanimous consent (UC) to pass a resolution he introduced that honors the life of the late former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller. During his s more PR

Republicans Reject Durbin's Unanimous Consent Request to Pass Resolution in Honor of Robert Mueller (10)
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * Republicans Reject Durbin's Unanimous Consent Request To Pass Resolution In Honor Of Robert Mueller In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) asked for unanimous consent (UC) to pass a resolution he introduced that honors the life of the late former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Di more PR

Ritsumeikan University: Interdisciplinary Collaborative Project as a Practical Setting of Metrolingualism (10)
KYOTO, Japan, April 14 -- Ritsumeikan University issued the following news: * * * Interdisciplinary Collaborative Project as a Practical Setting of Metrolingualism Prof. Tsukasa Yamanaka, College of Life Sciences Associate Prof. Chika Kitano, College of Global Liberal Arts Prof. Keisuke Kitano, College of Image Arts and Sciences Locations of Impact * Japan * Singapore * Worldwide Co-researchers * Lecturer Yoko Morikawa, National University of Singapore Outline of collaborative resear more PR

Sen. Banks: President Trump Has Warned Iran - Drop the Nuclear Program (10)
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Sen. Banks: "President Trump Has Warned Iran: Drop the Nuclear Program" Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) The Ingraham Angle with Laura Ingraham to discuss Operation Epic Fury. Key Excerpts Below: Sen. Banks: "President Trump has been clear every step of the way. Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. I mean, that's what these negotiations are all about. That's what this war is about more PR

Spartz to Host Second X Spaces Live Policy Discussion on FISA (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Spartz to Host Second X Spaces Live Policy Discussion on FISA * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (IN-05) will host the second in her series of live policy discussions on X Spaces this Thursday, April 16, at 8:00 p.m. ET. The discussion, "FISA Reauthorization: How Much Surveillance Is Too Much?", featuring special guests former Congressman Matt Gaetz and Center for Democracy and T more PR

Statement in Connection With Institutional Shareholder Services Filing Lawsuit Challenging Indiana Statute, House Bill 1273 (10)
BERLIN, Germany, April 15 (TNSrpt) -- Institutional Shareholder Services, a provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions to financial market participants, issued the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * ROCKVILLE, Md. - Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) today announced the filing of a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana challenging Indiana's recently promulgated statute, H.B. 1273. The Complaint contends that H.B. 1273  more PR

Sterling College Hosts First C.S. Lewis Conference on Campus (10)
STERLING, Kansas, April 15 -- Sterling College issued the following news release: * * * Sterling College Hosts First C.S. Lewis Conference on Campus Sterling College hosted its inaugural "No Ordinary People: A C.S. Lewis Conference" on Friday, March 27, 2026, bringing together scholars, students, and guests from across Kansas and multiple states for a day of reflection on discipleship, education, and the enduring legacy of C.S. Lewis. Sponsored by the Sterling College C.S. Lewis Center and th more PR