Split image of E. coli bacteria sample in a lab and Chinese researcher Youhuang Xiang

    Indiana University researcher sentenced for smuggling E. coli into US

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Chinese researcher was sentenced to more than four months in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling Escherichia coli (E. coli) into the United States, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Youhuang Xiang, 32, a former Indiana University postdoctoral researcher and Chinese national, admitted to concealing E. coli DNA…

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    Photograph taken along the Pigeon River, northeastern Indiana

    Hands-Down Indiana’s 5 Best Destinations To Kayak, According To Paddlers

    For all of its flat Midwestern character, Indiana actually offers a surprisingly diverse range of outdoor activities. Indiana’s outdoor destinations stem from more obvious choices, like the well-named Hoosier National Forest and its myriad trails and campgrounds, to destinations you wouldn’t necessarily think to find in Indiana, like the remarkably serene shoreline and Midwest charms…

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    Colombia College Chicago finds hope in new president

    Colombia College Chicago finds hope in new president

    Inside Columbia College Chicago’s glitzy glass student center, the walls are a canvas for campus life. “Call For Art,” lists a taped flyer. “Do you craft?” reads another. Beside them, hand-drawn stickers advertise a student podcast. Over its 135-year history, the South Loop school has educated hundreds of thousands of alumni and artists — winners…

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    Midwest Fashion Week announce 2025 schedule 

    Midwest Fashion Week announce 2025 schedule 

    Midwest Fashion Week returns this November with its runway show “Journey: A Fusion of Fashion and Beauty” at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. (Image provided/Midwest Fashion Week via Website) Midwest Fashion Week returns this fall, celebrating nearly 20 years of fashion.  The week of Midwest-made and inspired fashion, beauty and music will culminate in a runway show…

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    Programs focus on healthy eating and food choices for families

    Programs focus on healthy eating and food choices for families

    There can never be too many organizations helping moms with new babies find their footing, and when they work in tandem, they’re darn near unstoppable. Three such organizations gathered at the Second Annual World Food Day Celebration Thursday afternoon at Indiana University Northwest to explain who they are and what they do. They presented their programs, but a Q&A at the end of the segment…

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