Undettered abusers, uncooperative victims thwart assistance

Geneva Brown, a Valparaiso University law professor, is uniquely qualified to speak about domestic violence, having seen both sides — defending batterers as a public defender, and, now, assisting victims. She runs a domestic violence clinic out of the Lake County clerk's office, giving stude…

PAPER PROTECTION: Faith in system shredded

Geneva Brown, Valparaiso University law professor, runs a domestic violence clinic. She and her students helped Phyllis Roy receive an order of protection.

VU professor served as guardian to abused animals in Michael Vick case

Valparaiso University Law professor Rebecca Huss, who was named guardian of the 48 dogs freed during the Michael Vick dog fighting case, holds Buddy, a foster dog recently available for adoption from Midwest Dachshund Rescue.

State infrastructure rated D+

Valparaiso University's Karl Zimmerman, an assistant professor of civil engineering, takes a look at the Martin Luther King Drive bridge over the Borman Expressway closed by INDOT only six years after being constructed. Zimmerman wonders if there is a difference between bridges in Northwes…

Karl Zimmerman

Karl Zimmerman, an assistant professor of engineering at Valparaiso University, talks about what may have led to the structural deterioration that prompted the state to close the Martin Luther King Drive bridge over the Borman Expressway in Gary.

MLK bridge builder, designer face suspension

Karl Zimmerman, a Valparaiso University engineering professor, places a tape measure next to one of the several cracks that span the Martin Luther King Drive Bridge over the Borman Expressway in Gary.

Karl Zimmerman

Karl Zimmerman, an assistant professor of engineering at Valparaiso University, talks about what may have led to the structural deterioration that prompted the state to close the Martin Luther King Drive bridge over the Borman Expressway in Gary.

iPhone App 2

Valparaiso University electrical and computer engineering professor Jeff Will has developed his own iPhone application called Here Kitty, Kitty!

VU Professor iPhone Application

Valparaiso University electrical and computer engineering professor Jeff Will has developed his own iPhone application called Here Kitty, Kitty! Will said it took him two weeks to develop the application, which plays various recordings to attract a cat.

iPhone App 1

Valparaiso University electrical and computer engineering professor Jeff Will has developed his own iPhone application called Here Kitty, Kitty! Will said it took him two weeks to develop the application, which plays various recordings to attract a cat.