Study ranks IU among top Tweeting schools
A new survey puts IU among the top 7 percent of collegiate users of the social networking site Twitter.
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Purdue gets $1M for plant-climate research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given Purdue University a nearly $1 million grant to study ways that genomics can be
used to enhance the value of certain plants while making them more resilient to climate stress.
Steady as he goes at Purdue’s Krannert School
As Rick Cosier’s tenure as dean of Purdue University’s MBA program nears an end, expect the program to continue turning
out top "Quant Jock" operations managers–people who relentlessly figure out how to manufacture
things better and cheaper.
Painter’s realistic approach turns Purdue into power
Basketball Coach Matt Painter says Purdue may not be "sexy," but adds that the blue collar approach is getting it
done in West Lafayette.
Dow Agro to become Purdue research tenant
Officials of Purdue University and Dow AgroSciences unveiled a collaboration Wednesday in which the Indianapolis-based company
will become one of the largest tenants at the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette.
Purdue student-inventor nabs VC on TV show
A Purdue University student who invented a soy-based modeling dough walked away with a $300,000 investment after appearing
Tuesday on the ABC show “Shark Tank.”
Purdue lands $10M gift for speech sciences facility
Purdue University says it will use a $10 million donation from a 1959 graduate to help build a new facility for its Department
of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.
More IU, Purdue projects could move forward
More than $130 million in construction projects will get a chance to move forward after being put on hold over a top lawmaker’s
objections to the schools’ tuition increases.
Purdue sees statewide enrollment grow 3 percent
Purdue University said today that its statewide fall-semester enrollment is up more than 3 percent from last year.
Purdue lands $105M grant to fund earthquake center
Purdue University announced today that it has received $105 million from the National Science Foundation to fund a center
to research earthquakes and tsunamis.
Purdue to increase financial aid, give fee rebates
Purdue University says it will increase financial aid to certain students to offset this year’s tuition increase.
Purdue business school dean to step down
Richard A. Cosier, dean of Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management for the past decade, plans to leave the post
June 30, 2010, the university announced today.
Neurosis and dying: Now you know
Believe it or not, until Purdue University psychologist Daniel Mroczek tackled the question, no had delved into why people who freak out easily die earlier than mellow folks.
Tenants trickling in to Purdue’s technology center
For a city feverishly growing its technology and life sciences sectors, it seemed a bit anticlimactic last January when
Purdue University dedicated its new technology center with only one tenant. But the lone tenant in the $12.8
million complex, FlamencoNets, a high-tech telecommunications firm, is about to get some company.
Purdue prof: ‘Clunkers’ could stall retail sales
The federal ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program has opened a floodgate of car sales that President Obama says is a much-needed
boost for the economy. But retailers may feel the negative effects of America’s collective investment in new cars, predicts
a Purdue Retail Institute researcher.
Purdue prof: ‘Clunkers’ could stall retail sales
The federal “Cash for Clunkers” program has opened a floodgate of car sales that President Obama
says is a much-needed boost for the economy. But retailers may feel the negative effects of America’s collective investment
in new cars, predicts a Purdue Retail Institute researcher.
Life sciences stand to gain from stimulus spending
Indiana and Purdue universities are well-positioned to take advantage of the $11.5 billion available for life sciences and
biotech research from the federal stimulus package.
Linking specialties is key to life sciences
The Indiana Innovation Alliance will bring together researchers from both IU and Purdue and keep much intellectual property innovation in Indiana.
Quest for new rocket fuel leads scientists to kitchen
At Purdue University, the quest for a new missile and spacecraft fuel has
brought together an oil-and-vinegar mix of rocket scientists and food scientists.
Purdue student venture fund invests in Kylin Therapeutics
Purdue University’s Student-Managed Venture Fund is betting its bank on West Lafayette-based biotech startup Kylin Therapeutics
Inc.