Purdue ag, research foundation create $2M crop startup fund
Purdue University has created a $2 million fund that will help launch startup companies working to commercialize crop-boosting innovations developed by Purdue researchers.
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Purdue AD expects changes after dismal football season
Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke called the football program the “lynchpin” of the athletic department’s finances, and the number of empty seats at Ross-Ade Stadium has been causing consternation.
Purdue engineers recommend STEM gift ideas for kids
A team of Purdue University engineers this week released its second annual Engineering Gift Guide of toys designed to inspire creativity in children and teach them problem-solving skills.
Defining value: Colleges partner with Gallup to learn more about grads
Several public and private Indiana colleges are following the example set by Purdue University, which used surveys to learn how experiences in school have affected the quality of graduates’ lives today.
Purdue signs firm to examine student income-share deals
Purdue University is taking the next step toward a controversial program in which students could get financial help for school from so-called investors in exchange for some of their future earnings.
Purdue seeks OK for $60M football performance complex
The renovated Mollenkopf Athletic Center would house a locker room, players' lounge, meeting rooms, a sports performance training area, a sports medicine facility and coaches' offices.
Purdue nears deal for income-sharing pilot program
The Purdue Research Foundation and a partner firm are planning a pilot program with 100 to 300 students, who could get tuition funding in exchange for a cut of their future incomes.
Purdue to break ground on $8.8M equine center in Shelbyville
The state-of-the-art Centaur Regional Equine Diagnostic and Surgical Center will provide health services to horses and serve as a working laboratory to support the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Purdue to become home to Indiana cybersecurity center
The center will be the first hub of the Indiana Information Sharing and Analysis Center in Indianapolis. It is expected to monitor and defend state systems and networks from cyberattacks.
Purdue announces $2 billion fundraising campaign
The goal is to raise the money by the time Purdue celebrates its 150th anniversary on 2019.
Purdue extends Daniels’ contract with bonuses, ‘at risk’ pay boost
Purdue has extended Mitch Daniels’ contract as president through 2020, keeping his base salary at the same level but adding bonuses for years served and increasing potential pay for meeting goals.
IU to receive up to $46M for effort to boost patient care
The university will lead a consortium of eight institutions that will use the money to create a system of coaches embedded in medical practices.
U.S. colleges seek better integration for Chinese students
The multitudes of Chinese students attending American universities are approaching college as less of a life experience and more as a transaction. Educators are trying to change that.
Rolls-Royce to run new R&D facility at Purdue tech park
The global firm with extensive Indiana operations plans to occupy a 40,000-square-foot building to be constructed in the Purdue Research Park Aerospace District, a 980-acre technology park in West Lafayette.
Purdue University’s freshman class largest since 2008
The total includes 3,500 Indiana residents, or more than half of the incoming class. The Indiana total is up by more than 200 from last year.
Construction set to start on Purdue tech center in Anderson
Plans call for the construction of a 94,000-square-foot facility on 12 acres, with completion expected in late 2016.
Some Purdue students oppose name change for tech college
The board of trustees approved the new name of Purdue Polytechnic Institute in May to reflect a changing mission of serving the 21st century workforce.
Republic, Purdue team up to bolster pilot ranks
The company says the shortage is partly to blame for its decreased profits, and the university fears the low pay that’s driving the shortage could threaten student interest in its professional flight school.
Purdue seeks partner for financial aid alternative
Under the plan, a student draws from an investment pool to get money to pay for tuition and agrees to repay with a portion of the student's future income over a fixed period of time.
UPDATE: Fewer state residents at Purdue after tuition freeze
Since out-of-state and international students pay significantly more to go to Purdue, the university is leaving fewer spaces on the campus for Indiana residents who receive tuition discounts.