Purdue startup’s food safety tool gains traction with Ag-Celerator grant
OmniVis has developed a hand-held device to rapidly detect pathogens in food, water and the agriculture production chain.
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Indiana gets the nod to proceed with federal hydrogen hub proposal
The Indiana coalition, which received U.S. Department of Energy encouragement to submit a full proposal, is now deciding whether to join forces with other applicants for a better chance of securing a portion of $7 billion in federal funding.
Gold and black brings in plenty of green
Altogether, not-for-profit institutions in Indiana landed 54 gifts of $1 million or more in 2022, for a total of $241 million, or nearly 8% higher than a year ago. Purdue University received five of the top 10 donations.
Hospitality industry icon Bruce White, who developed key downtown Indy hotels, dies at 70
White founded White Lodging in 1985 with a single hotel in Northwest Indiana and grew the company into one of the industry’s largest privately held development, ownership and management companies.
Indiana horse racing a $2B industry, study finds
Indiana’s horse racing industry has more than doubled in economic value in the past decade, according to a study led by Purdue University.
Lafayette leaders want answers about water usage for IEDC’s Boone County tech park
A group of elected officials, business leaders and community members in the Lafayette area are drafting a letter to the Indiana Economic Development Corp. seeking details about the state’s plans to draw water from the Wabash River aquifer.
Chiang: Indianapolis to play key role in Purdue’s future as tech leader
The new president of Purdue University said Indianapolis serve as one “bookend” for a “63-mile-long hard tech corridor” stretching “all the way to Tippecanoe County.”
Purdue reprimands campus leader for mocking Asian remark
The faculty senate of Purdue University Northwest has demanded the resignation of Chancellor Thomas Keon despite his apology over his impression of a fake Asian-sounding language during the Dec. 10 event.
Brohm leaving Purdue for 6-year deal as Louisville football coach
The school’s executive board approved a six-year contract on Thursday that will pay the departing Purdue University coach a base salary of $5 million next season with annual increases of $100,000, plus incentives.
Purdue football coach Brohm set to take Louisville job, reports say
Head coach Jeff Brohm is 36-34 at Purdue, leading the Boilermakers to four bowl appearances and three winning seasons.
Purdue, 2 other teams withdraw from Vegas women’s basketball tournament
Three college women’s basketball teams have withdrawn from a Las Vegas tournament as part of continuing fallout from a similar event at a Strip resort over Thanksgiving weekend where safety concerns were raised.
IU plans science and tech corridor in Indianapolis to boost STEM degrees
The IU SciTech corridor will begin at the corner of Michigan and West streets, one of the main entrances to the downtown campus and house both IU and Purdue programs, President Pamela Whitten told the university’s board Friday.
Purdue institute wants tech used to advance democracy
The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy aims to educate policymakers, diplomats and others about artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing and other technologies relevant to national security and U.S. foreign policy.
Purdue, Accenture partner on smart manufacturing
Purdue said the company has committed to provide funding to establish the Accenture Smart Factory on the West Lafayette campus as well as the Accenture Smart Manufacturing Scholars Program.
Mike Lopresti: Old Oaken Bucket gives teams something to play for
Someone had found the thing on a farm in the southern part of the state and decided it’d make a fine prize for the winner of the Indiana-Purdue football game.
Purdue taps former research leader to oversee Indianapolis expansion
Purdue University has rehired Dan Hasler to coordinate the school’s expansion in Indianapolis following an August decision to split IUPUI into separate Indiana University and Purdue operations.
Lilly commits $92.5M to Purdue for drug research, scholarships
In a significant expansion of their longstanding collaboration, the partners hope to develop new models for delivering therapies to patients and provide full tuition to between 75 and 100 students each year for 10 years.
Chip execs, biz leaders look to Purdue for help filling engineering void
The United States needs an estimated 50,000 or more new semiconductor engineers over the next five years. Tech leaders are traveling to West Lafayette for help.
State teams with Purdue, IU for local government cybersecurity program
The program will offer local government entities free cybersecurity assessments conducted by representatives from Purdue and IU. The state has provided $3.96 million to fund the program.
Purdue trustees approve new president’s contract, Daniels’ at-risk pay
Additionally, Purdue University said most students on the West Lafayette campus will not see an increase in room and board rates for the 2023-2024 academic year.