Hanna Rauworth

6 days ago | indianapolisrecorder.com | Hanna Rauworth

Grab your boots, gloves and passion for a cleaner planet — Indianapolis is throwing a massive cleanup party for Earth Day. The City of Indianapolis and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) and a lineup of community partners are teaming up to restore over five miles of Pleasant Run. This large-scale initiative, set for Saturday, April 19, will span over five miles, from Emhardt Park to Christian Park, in what organizers call the most extensive waterway cleanup in the city’s history.

1 week ago | indianapolisrecorder.com | Hanna Rauworth

Gov. Mike Braun signed two executive orders designed to enhance Indiana’s corrections system by addressing recidivism rates and improving conditions for correctional officers. The first executive order, 25-46, focuses on helping inmates transition successfully back into society. The directive aims to lower reoffending rates by prioritizing employment and housing opportunities for released individuals.

1 week ago | indianapolisrecorder.com | Hanna Rauworth

Health by Design, in collaboration with the City of Indianapolis, launched an online survey and interactive map tool to gather public input for Vision Zero, an initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries in Indianapolis.  The data collected will shape a comprehensive action plan prioritizing safety improvements and community needs.

1 week ago | indianapolisrecorder.com | Hanna Rauworth

The Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services (DBNS) has unveiled a new interactive road closure viewer, giving residents a convenient way to access real-time information about road projects, detours and special events across the city. The tool, designed with user accessibility in mind, integrates data from DBNS and the Department of Public Works (DPW). It provides a detailed view of closures tied to city-led projects and private developments affecting rights-of-way.

1 week ago | indianapolisrecorder.com | Hanna Rauworth

With a $159,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Association, Indiana University’s Claudia Mera Reina is on a mission to unravel the biological chain reaction that connects brain trauma to Alzheimer’s. Mera Reina’s research focuses on Hexokinase 2 (HK2), an enzyme that drives inflammation in microglia, the brain’s immune cells. Using a mouse model of a head injury, the study aims to understand how microglial metabolism influences the progression from Traumatic Brain Injury to Alzheimer’s disease.