University professors rev up efforts to commercialize research, launch startups
More and more of the work done by university researchers is being spun off into companies and commercial applications that they or the universities own or are a part of.
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Aerospace firm donates hypersonics tunnel to Purdue
Once the tunnel is installed, Purdue will be only the second U.S. university to offer such hypersonics test capability.
NASA awards $2.8M to Indiana space program
The grant will support NASA student internships and fellowships, student STEM experiences, faculty STEM projects and public STEM engagement throughout Indiana through 2024.
Purdue researchers say cooling paint could someday replace AC, slow global warming
The research found that heat pulled from a room can be sent into outer space, potentially negating some of the devastating effects of global warming.
UPDATE: Brohm to miss Purdue opener vs Iowa after 2nd positive test
Purdue University Head Football Coach Jeff Brohm has joined a growing list of college football coaches to test positive for the virus.
Purdue-led team uses public camera footage to analyze pandemic crowd sizes
The system searches the web for cameras that have been posted online and then saves image data and downloads videos roughly every 10 minutes. The program sends the data to cloud data centers to be analyzed through artificial intelligence with a high level of accuracy.
Butler again tops regional universities in U.S. News rankings
The University of Notre Dame rated among the top 20 national universities in the annual college rankings, while Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology finished top of its class for the 22nd straight year.
Pandemic puts retailers in college towns to stiff test
The worst part for the hundreds of Hoosier small-business owners whose livelihood is linked to universities is the uncertainty.
Purdue adds random coronavirus testing during fall term
The university’s goal is to test approximately 10% of the campus each week. Students will have 48 hours to be tested after getting an email.
Manufacturing center lands $18M in funding
In the past year, the Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center has assisted more than 1,200 companies in areas such as lean manufacturing and cybersecurity.
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain dies of COVID-19
Before becoming a political pundit and candidate, Cain was a highly successful food industry executive. He earned a master’s degree in computer science from Purdue University in 1971.
Hoosier startup’s computerized vegetable-growing machine taking root
While Heliponix’s in-home computerized vegetable-growing machine has always seemed like a great idea, the coronavirus pandemic might be the push to get the wider public to realize what the company’s two young founders have been espousing since they germinated the startup as Purdue University seniors in the fall of 2016.
Longtime Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke dies at 68
Burke, the longest serving athletic director in Purdue University history, died at his home Monday after battling a rare disease for the past year.
IU and Purdue both score $10M supercomputer grants
Indiana was the only state to land two National Science Foundation grants. Together, the schools received half of the funding that was available.
Purdue faces second student lawsuit seeking refunds due to COVID-19
The case mirrors claims made in a suit the same attorneys filed last month against Indiana University in Monroe Circuit Court.
Purdue student files lawsuit against university over its pandemic response
The complaint is one of several that New York-based law firm Milberg Phillips Grossman LLP has filed on behalf of college students across the country who are now receiving a much different college experience than they expected. The suit is seeking class-action status.
Former Purdue President Steven Beering dies at 87
Under Beering’s 18-year-tenure, Purdue University grew its liberal arts programs, promoted diversity and added 20 major buildings. Enrollment of international students grew threefold to become the largest at any public university.
Purdue University postponing planned raises amid virus crisis
Purdue President Mitch Daniels told trustees Thursday that he’s also limiting repairs and purchases and putting a freeze on new hires.
Purdue president says tuition freeze to continue for 2021
Purdue University’s tuition freeze will continue for a ninth year, Mitch Daniels told alumni this weekend.
Donation of nickel mine could mean fortune for Purdue
Based on current numbers, Purdue’s stake could eventually top $100 million over the next three decades.