Youstina Nussar of Cairo, Egypt was named Miss Ebony in the 2014 pageant, the first in five years at Indiana State University.

WISU-FM has been serving Indiana State University and the Wabash Valley for 50 years. Students, faculty, staff and alumni came together during the university's recent homecoming celebration to mark the anniversary and look to the future.

The center, housed at Terre Haute's Union Hospital, has announced in third expansion since opening in 2011, providing additional hands-on learning opportunities for students at Indiana State University and other partners in the center.

Indiana State's MBA program was named to the Princeton Review's list for the 10th consecutive year.

Indiana State University's 48th Annual Contemporary Music Festival is set for next week, Oct. 22-24, with featured festival guests composer Derek Bermel, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, pianist Minju Choi and guitarist Derek Johnson.

Indiana State's College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services is partnering with Terre Haute's Union Hospital on a project to improve to emergency services in rural areas.

Thomas Johnson, professor of psychology at Indiana State University, is a finalist in the University of Wisconsin River Falls Composition Workshop and Competition for his composition, "Four Cartoons for Woodwind Quintet."

The 10-week session provided Capt. Ian Loomis with training from the nation's top law enforcement experts as well as contacts that will benefit the department and the university for years to come.

Regional Hosptial, a 278-bed community-based medical center in Terre Haute, has joined the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative as a supporting member.

Joe West theorizes the Egyptian pyramids were built by rolling the blocks to the construction site. His theory -- and a couple others -- is set to be tested this weekend.