At new center, Purdue engineers will collaborate with IU doctors
Purdue University’s new Center for Musculoskeletal Engineering in Indianapolis has a growth plan that metaphorically matches a healthy growing body.
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Purdue plans to spend $70M for downtown Indianapolis apartment property
The market-rate apartment complex, which is almost fully leased, is a four-story, 400,000-square-foot property that occupies an entire city block.
Indiana’s public universities report fall enrollment gains
But international student enrollment dropped more than 14% at Indiana and Purdue universities—the state’s two largest public university systems.
Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump
Several faculty and university senates have approved resolutions asking their leaders to sign a NATO-like agreement to pool resources in case President Donald Trump’s administration targets one of its members.
Purdue adds slew of ‘job-ready’ academic programs at Indianapolis campus
Over the next two years, Purdue will launch 15 new academic offerings spread between undergraduate and graduate degrees and a few certificate programs.
Butler University is latest small school to launch engineering program
The Butler take on those in-demand degree programs focuses on critical thinking, communication skills and ethical decision-making, department Chair Jeff Carvell said.
Purdue converting $4.5M downtown property into student center
The 27,000-square-foot, two-story building at 518-520 Indiana Ave. is being outfitted as a student center ahead of the start of the university’s fall semester.
Federal judge dismisses professors’ lawsuit against IU, Purdue over new intellectual diversity law
The law states that faculty are required to teach scholarly works “from a variety of political or ideological frameworks” within their purview of instruction.
IBJ names 20 in their Twenties honorees for 2025
The up-and-coming leaders represent business, the arts and culture, philanthropy, government and community service.
City, universities say West Street stymies development and pedestrian safety
The nearly 2-mile stretch north to south from Interstate 65 to Interstate 70 is one of downtown’s busiest streets and reaches up to eight lanes in some places.
Purdue’s plan for its Indianapolis extension focuses on high-density development
The university’s early concepts for the site call for 16 buildings ranging from five to about 20 stories, as well as a handful of others on the east side of West Street, the eight-lane roadway that separates the campus from the rest of downtown.
Longtime Purdue exec who helped launch university’s Indianapolis expansion to retire
The announcement comes just a week after the Purdue Board of Trustees approved an expansive, 50-year plan for the downtown Indianapolis campus.
Purdue trustees approve 50-year plan to transform university’s downtown Indianapolis presence
The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday unanimously approved a 50-year master plan for the school’s downtown campus that proposes more than a dozen buildings across 28 acres.
Lilly, Purdue Strategic Ventures invest in AI-assisted remote lab platform built for speedier research and development
Persist AI announced a $12 million Series A funding round to support its new Cloud Lab platform, allowing companies to use its lab remotely for research and development.
Q&A with Stefano dePonti on Dallara USA’s interest in racing, defense and education
Last year, Purdue University announced plans to occupy a portion of Dallara’s downtown Speedway facility as part of a new partnership meant to further develop the university’s Indianapolis presence, including its motorsports engineering program.
Purdue supplements construction management curriculum with hands-on training
In Indianapolis, students will be working with a construction company while they attend classes. Companies will assign students a mentor and will move them on-site, once they are ready.
‘Innovation at every stage’: Lilly to invest up to $250M in broadened alliance with Purdue University
The extended partnership holds the potential to be the largest industry-academic agreement of its kind in the United States, Purdue President Mung Chiang said.
SK Hynix project wins key zoning approval after community uproar extends meeting until morning
The South Korean chip maker’s proposed $3.87 billion manufacturing campus in Indiana is still on track after the West Lafayette City Council approved the request following a 7-hour public meeting.
Mark Montieth: Unprecedented shift of power
Changes are coming, but it’s a fluid environment with churning waters and probably always will be.
Despite CHIPS Act uncertainty, semiconductor industry insiders remain hopeful
President Donald Trump has spoken out against the CHIPS Act, meant to incentivize semiconductor-related development in the U.S., but industry insiders say they’re optimistic the initiative will survive.