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Purdue gives students leg up in chip-making through summer program
An intensive, eight-week training program is devoted to the understanding of semiconductors, the crystalline solids that conduct electricity and power computer microchips.
An intensive, eight-week training program is devoted to the understanding of semiconductors, the crystalline solids that conduct electricity and power computer microchips.
State and corporate leaders believe a tech park taking shape on the western edge of downtown could be a launchpad for health sciences innovation and commercialization as part of the state’s ambitious economic development portfolio.
Eli Lilly and Co., Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, the IUPUI split and other big stories have kept the newsroom busy in 2024.
The Tech Diplomacy Academy offers subscribers a series of one-hour courses led by Purdue faculty about such topics as hypersonics, cybersecurity, robotics and neural networks.
The agreement, announced Thursday, will see Purdue occupy up to 20,000 square feet at Dallara’s U.S. headquarters in Speedway.
Elanco also announced a commitment to purchase an additional 12 acres to the north of its planned headquarters for future expansion and the development of the Epicenter for Animal Health.
The South Korean company’s announcement made waves across Indiana, but so did a decision by Minnesota-based SkyWater Technology to cancel its project at Purdue after not receiving hoped-for federal funding.
Purdue big man Zach Edey has been an unstoppable force for two seasons. Edey’s size—7-foot-4, 300 pounds—usually forces teams to double him in the post. But UConn has 7-2, 280-pound Donovan Clingan in the middle.
N.C. State poked and jabbed at the 7-foot-4 Edey and gave him fits over his 40 minutes on the floor, but he still dominated the battle of big men against 6-9, 275-pound Wolfpack forward DJ Burns Jr.
Skywater Technologies had been expected to invest $1.8 billion in a plant at Discovery Park District at Purdue University, but the company said then the deal was contingent on funding from the CHIPS and Science Act.
Painter was 35 when he took over for Keady. At 53, his Purdue teams have 471 victories and 16 NCAA tournament appearances in 19 years. And a berth in the Final Four.
In return, the state is offering an incentive package of almost $700 million, making it the largest economic development deal in Indiana history.
No specific details have been disclosed, but Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) are expected to join Purdue President Mung Chiang for the announcement.
Purdue fans were looking for history, and they got it. The Boilermakers will face 11th-seeded North Carolina State in the national semifinals in Phoenix on Saturday.
Purdue University has its sights set on turning some mostly underdeveloped land on the northeastern portion of IUPUI into the heart of its new Indianapolis satellite campus.
Tickets for Purdue University basketball games have been in heavy demand all season because of the team’s high ranking and Player of the Year Zach Edey.
Representatives from 10 different colleges at Purdue provided input to help develop the curriculum. One track is aimed at people with technical backgrounds, and the other is for people without such background.
Jones has started every game for Purdue, part of a five-man unit that has remained unchanged through Purdue’s 24 games heading into Thursday evening’s encounter with Minnesota.
Named as a fellow to the Daniels School of Business, former World Bank President David Malpass said the “world would benefit from Purdue’s engagement … in terms of its expertise in business, in semiconductors, in climate science, in engineering.”
Universities, hospitals, museums, theaters, dance companies and other not-for-profits in Indiana pulled in a total of $348.7 million from 79 gifts of $1 million or more from individuals, family foundations and bequests, according to IBJ’s latest survey.