Purdue to name economics research center after Papa John’s founder
The university will hire six more economists and change the name of the research center as the result of two new gifts totaling $9 million.
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Purdue bidding to run Los Alamos nuclear lab
The New Mexico lab, launched during World War II, is the nation’s leading nuclear-weapons research facility and employs 11,200 workers.
Ivy Tech plans $43M in projects in Muncie
The school’s downtown campus will get $30 million in work, including a $17.2 million Downtown North Building to be constructed on the site of the former home of the Muncie Star Press.
Firm launched by Purdue students aims to go where no man has gone before
Five 20-something-year-old entrepreneurs affiliated with Purdue University are pioneering technology involving rockets, satellites and hot air balloons that has gained far-reaching interest from an eclectic set of potential clients ranging from New Zealand sheep herders to oceanic pirate hunters.
Purdue launches online program, targets nontraditional students
Purdue Global is based in Indianapolis but has 15 campuses, with about 30,000 students and more than 2,000 faculty members.
Ball State OKs construction of $18M campus parking garage
The four-level, 600-spot garage is set be built on the eastern edge of the Muncie campus.
NCAA navigates difficult territory with sexual assault policy
The NCAA is being pushed to put rules in place that would ban former offenders from competing in college athletics and sanction schools that fail to weed out potential predators. That would mean stepping into complicated territory.
Loyola-Chicago’s $8.5M Final Four run helps nine other schools
Nine other universities—including three in Indiana—stand to make money off Loyola University’s unexpected march to college basketball’s Final Four
IU Kelley School opens $14M career center for students, recruiters
The new Conrad Prebys Career Services Center includes about 70 interview rooms and is expected to serve more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
Five universities partner to combat cybersecurity threats
Two of Indiana’s universities are part of the initiative is to help higher education institutions reduce the time from first awareness of a cybersecurity threat to mitigation.
Kelley School launching manufacturing research center at IUPUI
In addition to conducting research, the IU Kelley School Center for Excellence in Manufacturing is expected to “provide strategic and leadership training” for MBA and undergraduate students.
Graduation rates stagnant for men’s NCAA tournament teams
A study of teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament shows that graduation rates for players have become stagnant and that the sport's governing body may need to raise academic standards to get them moving upward again.
Manufacturers fear state workforce bill could put $50M from feds at risk
A day away from the end of the state legislative session, the Indiana Manufacturers Association is urging lawmakers to scuttle a workforce development proposal that it contends could put federal funding in jeopardy.
Purdue mulls policy to limit Wi-Fi access on campus
The biggest broadband consumption on Purdue's network is from gaming sites, streamed music and assorted video providers.
House, Senate agree on workforce changes, but critics say they don’t go far enough
The major change this year is to replace the existing State Workforce Innovation Council with a new board that legislative leaders hope will be smaller and more nimble.
Dean of troubled Indiana law school set to resign
Valparaiso University School of Law Dean Andrea Lyon said she plans to resign from the troubled school, which last year acknowledged its future operations are uncertain.
Indiana Senate backs control shift on troubled schools
The Indiana Senate has approved a bill further reducing the power of the Gary school board while allowing Ball State University to take over Muncie's schools.
Buyers of east-side relic proposing $30M redevelopment for schools
The long-vacant P.R. Mallory building on East Washington Street is closer to becoming occupied, after plans to bring the Purdue Polytechnic High School there stalled over higher-than-expected renovation costs.
Purdue online school gets final regulatory approval
The school said Purdue University Global received a notice of approval Monday from the Higher Learning Commission, a regional university accrediting body.
Highland sets new course with $1.6M golf-training academy
As part of a strategic plan to guide it into the future, the 99-year-old golf club has an arrangement to share the 9,200-square-foot indoor training facility with Butler University, which uses Highland as its home course.