Remains found in Northwestern Indiana of serial killer victim
Human remains found at a northwestern Indiana farm have been identified as those of John Ingram Brandenburg, Jr. of Chicago. Brandenburg is believed to be one of four victims found on the property, killed by Larry Eyler, who died on death row in 1994. Fyler was convicted of the 1984 murder of 15 year-old Danny Bridges in Illinois, and confessed to killing more than 20 others. Indiana authorities worked with the DNA Doe Project, using genetic genealogy, to find a correct family connection and positive identification.
5 assistant professors named Indiana University Outstanding Junior Faculty
Assistant professors in the fields of international studies, photography, psychological and brain sciences, intelligent systems engineering, and kinesiology will receive the 2021 Indiana University Bloomington Outstanding Junior Faculty Award. The award identifies promising tenure-track faculty who have not yet been awarded tenure and provides resources to further develop their research programs or creative activity. It is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. Each will receive a $15,000 grant to support future research. A reception will be held in their honor at a later date
Recipients are: Hussein Banai, Department of International Studies; Elizabeth M. Claffey, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture, & Design (photography); Emily Fyfe, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Feng Guo, Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering; Keisuke Kawata, Department of Kinesiology.
New Student Learning Recovery Grant Program and Fund launched
With the launch of Indiana’s new Student Learning Recovery Grant Program and Fund, the Indiana Department of Education is now accepting applications to fund community and school partnerships to help accelerate student learning this summer and beyond. Created by House Enrolled Act 1008, the Student Learning Recovery Grant Program and Fund allocates $150 million to support entities’ accelerated learning plans, with a focus on partnerships between community organizations and schools. These partnerships will support accelerated student learning across all grades, working to make up for lost instructional time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible partnering entities may apply with a plan focused on providing recovery learning and remediation services for K-12 students enrolled in public and nonpublic institutions. In order to deploy resources as soon as possible and support potential summer programming, grant applications will be due on Wednesday, May 12th. Additional information, including eligible entities, program objectives, grant application, details on the application process, evaluation criteria, timeline and required data monitoring can be found here. Questions about the program or the process may be directed to CommunityLearningGrant@doe.in.gov