BUNKER HILL, Ind. — A new company in Indiana is hitting the ground running in using subatomic particles to treat people with various medical conditions, and it could have a ripple effect in employing more Hoosiers. AZIsotopes is a life sciences company that makes isotopes that can be used by hospitals to treat people with […]
INDIANAPOLISÂ — The next time you stop by an Indianapolis park, you might be able to log on to the internet for free during your visit. You can log on now to access free internet connections at Frederick Douglass Park, Municipal Gardens, and Riverside Park. More than 300,000 people visit these three parks every year. “Providing […]
WASHINGTON — President Biden is looking to upgrade the country’s access to reliable Internet in his American Jobs Act. The bill would spend upwards of $2 trillion on infrastructure upgrades to roads, bridges, and the country’s electric grid. That all includes increasing access to reliable Internet. In a House subcommittee hearing on Thursday on Capitol […]
(BLOOMINGTON, Ind.) – Indiana University president Michael McRobbie says he hopes the university will agree he’s left it better than he found it when he became president 14 years ago. In his final State of the University address before his June 30 retirement, McRobbie noted the university has created nearly 600 new degree programs in […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — What could be the fourth approved coronavirus vaccine is the first to spark a significant debate over side effects. The AstraZeneca vaccine is cheaper and easier to store than its predecessors, and is awaiting approval from the FDA. But several European countries which had approved the vaccine suspended its use after a few […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana prosecutors could get more resources to go after cybercrimes. The House unanimously endorsed a plan to create 10 regional task forces to help prosecutors with high tech crimes. House Republicans’ budget includes $3 million to pay for it. Avon Republican Greg Steuerwald says the task forces would pursue not only hacking and […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — A House committee is trying to make an 11th-hour swerve to regulate social- media apps in Indiana. Commerce Chairman Bob Morris (R-Fort Wayne) wants to fine Facebook, Twitter or other apps if they suspend your account, or delete or limit your posts. He describes those actions as “censorship” and an infringement of free […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indy is making another move toward beefing up high-speed Internet for students. A pilot program will create six broadband hotspots: four near schools in IPS and Perry and Lawrence Townships, plus two charter schools. Students living within two miles of those schools will have ready access to high-speed Internet. Once the administrative details […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — A coronavirus treatment granted emergency approval isn’t the magic bullet to stop the pandemic, but it has potential to save some critically ill patients. Community Health Network has given about 100 patients plasma from people who have already recovered from COVID-19, as part of a Mayo Clinic trial. The theory is that the […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — A coronavirus test just approved by the Food and Drug Administration has the potential to dramatically expand the amount and speed of testing. Instead of jamming a swab up your nose, the test developed at Yale lets you just spit in a cup. But Regenstrief Institute Vice President Shaun Grannis says the real […]
