High child care costs and low availability are strongly linked to women’s workforce participation according to new research from Ball State University in the workforce.

Indiana’s Regional Cities Initiative created GDP, population and employment growth in the counties that received its funding.

Ball State’s Teachers College received a revised grade of A for its science of reading instruction from the National Council of Teacher Quality, after the university raised concerns about the council’s initial grade.

Ball State University’s provost will be the next president of Aurora University.

More than 80 percent of Hoosiers believe an abortion ban should have at least some exceptions. And more than half say abortion should be legal in most cases.

About half of Hoosiers in a new poll approve of the job Eric Holcomb is doing as governor.

Food delivery robots have begun rolling out on Ball State University's campus, delivering campus dining options to students, staff, and guests.

Beginning next year, Indiana middle schoolers will take classes on civics and government previously only required in high school. Ball State University will help Hoosier teachers prepare, thanks to a multi-year, $1.3 million federal grant. The plan is to model it in Muncie, then roll it out statewide.

While living in Ball State residence halls, the students in a program called NEST will take general education and core classes at Ivy Tech Muncie and one class a semester at Ball State.

Ball State’s University Police Department says the targeted cars are parking in large overflow lots, where students may not regularly visit their vehicles.