Purdue eyes millions in revenue from tech licenses
Companies looking to license and crunch massive amounts of data as part of their product development are turning to Purdue University for help.
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Purdue hopes center simplifies commercialization
Purdue University’s new Innovation and Commercialization Center is supposed to be a one-stop shop for professors to get help developing their research into products and for outside investors to find out what research is taking place there.
Purdue’s tech transfer office ranks No. 6 nationally
Purdue tied with Johns Hopkins and ahead of Cal Tech, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Michigan.
Purdue’s Cordova assumes chairmanship of Smithsonian
Cordova, an astrophysicist, succeeds a former chief executive of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Purdue to move to year-round academic system
The move announced Wednesday by Purdue President France Cordova will break the academic year into three 13-week trimesters with a larger lineup of summer courses.
Purdue study profiles Hoosier drivers
Older drivers struggle on wet or icy roads; young drivers are most dangerous on dry pavement.
Purdue, IU students lobby for alcohol amnesty law
Student leaders on three college campuses are urging Indiana lawmakers to enact a law that shields underage drinkers from disciplinary action if they report that someone is intoxicated and at serious health risk.
Purdue courts Silicon Valley partnerships
The office, at NASA Ames Research Center, in Mountain View, Calif., aims to commercialize Purdue-developed technology through partnerships with private industry.
Purdue study: Indiana’s horse industry generates $2B
The study of the horse industry's 2010 impact found racing generates the most revenue, while people who enjoy riding and other horse-related activities for recreation comprise the industry's largest segment.
University education schools inflate grades, critics charge
Nearly four of five students received A’s in Indiana University education classes in 2010-2011, but education deans at IU and other universities say grading is approached differently than in other schools, such as math.
Purdue, IU rank high in international students
The Institute of International Education says Purdue University has 7,500 international students at its West Lafayette campus, while Indiana University has 5,400 in Bloomington.
More women enrolling in engineering at Purdue
The university has 460 first-year women in engineering, its highest number ever. That compares with 352 a year ago.
Public universities expect state support to keep dropping
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie last month predicted that IU eventually will get less than 10 percent of its revenue from the state. If public schools get nine out of 10 dollars from somewhere other than public coffers, will they still be public?
Purdue panel wants online input for president hunt
Purdue is opening up the search for a successor to France Cordova through an online survey.
Chinese aluminum firm gives Purdue $10 million grant
The grant from Nanshan Group Co. Ltd. will provide $2 million each year for the next five years.
Foreign student enrollment hits record at Purdue
The university had 7,934 international students enrolled this month. That’s up 17.3 percent from last year and nearly 45 percent from 2008.
Foreign students fear impact of new immigration law
The law that took effect July 1 states that "public assistance" for postsecondary education is only available to U.S. residents or "qualified aliens."
Purdue University president to get 3.5-percent raise
Purdue University said Thursday the increase will boost President France Cordova’s salary by $15,750, bringing her annual base pay to $465,750.
Indiana life sciences leaders look toward the future
Former Eli Lilly and Co. vice president Richard Dimarchi, BioCrossroads President David Johnson, angel investor Oscar Moralez and Purdue University Senior Vice President Alan Rebar discuss issues ranging from the depth of the life sciences industry in Indiana to venture capital and Purdue’s Discovery Park.
Purdue names UConn dean to head Krannert
Purdue University has named P. Christopher Earley, dean at the University of Connecticut School of Business, to take over as dean of Purdue’s Krannert School of Management.