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Those of us who run quite a bit use the term "Rave Run" to label a particular running route as one of our favorites.  Mine include the route from Georgetown to Mount Vernon, the Asheville Aboretum in the North Carolina mountains and the run to Point...

Our first visit was with the President of Zhejiang, University, Wei Yang,  at the main campus.  We toured the sprawling campus, one of five in the province with a total student count of 100,000.  IU President, Michael McRobbie and Purdue Provost,...

The Northwestern Indiana Roofing Contractors Association announces the recipients of its 2009 Scholarship Program. Seven scholarships have been awarded to northwest Indiana students by the Northwestern Indiana Roofing Contractors Association in...

Purdue University officials on Tuesday (Sept. 8) announced a program to keep the institution one of the best values in the country. Purdue President France A. Córdova announced plans to rebate $250 of the $500 student success fee to Indiana...

We broke camp in Shanghai early this morning and drove to the "small" city of Hangzhou (pop. 6M) located in the Zhejiang Province.  On the 3 hour bus ride we observed the construction of the pilings parallel to the highway for a new high speed train...

Registration is open for this year's Discovery Day program offered to high school seniors by Purdue University's Women in Engineering Program. The one-day program will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 on campus. It is targeted to high school seniors...

Purdue University is offering Indiana employers a program designed to train their employees in efficient use of the health-care system. Healthy Workforce is a component of the Healthcare Technical Assistance Program and incorporates expertise from...

Our first stop today was to tour a new medical technology park in the Pudong Science Park in Shanghai.  The manager addressed our group and explained how in just a few short years this development has helped create over 100,000 jobs and incubated...

Lakeshore Public Television invites local organizations to participate in the station’s annual on-air, online Holiday Gift Auction by donating a new product or service. The award-winning Lakeshore PTV Holiday Gift Auction airs Saturday, November 7...

When I signed up for this trip, I knew that it would be a whirlwind of meetings and engagements with sparse free time.  That's Governor Daniels' style- "Hit it hard from morning until exhaustion".  Well that might be a bit of an overstatement, but...