Purdue trustees endorse launch of One Health initiative, advancing university strengths in human, animal, plant, environmental health

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Advancing a strategy several years in the making, Purdue University trustees on Friday (June 7) endorsed the launch of the One Health initiative. One Health adds to and synergizes with the university’s initiatives in Indianapolis, the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business and Purdue Computes.

The strategic move unifies the strengths of Purdue’s comprehensive, health-focused academic units and research programs while leveraging new investments in health-related institutes, partnerships and disciplines.The board also adopted the university’s operating budget for the 2025 fiscal year; approved construction of the Academic Success Building on the Purdue University in Indianapolis campus, the renaming of the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory as the Willie M. Reed Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, and additional actions related to Senate Enrolled Act 202; and reaffirmed Purdue’s long-standing commitment to institutional neutrality, among its actions.

• Purdue trustees endorse launch of One Health initiative, advancing university strengths in human, animal, plant, environmental health
• Purdue trustees approve 2025 budget that includes frozen tuition, increased compensation and key investments
• Purdue trustees approve Academic Success Building construction on Purdue University in Indianapolis campus
• Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Purdue to be renamed for pioneering dean of veterinary medicine
• Trustees reaffirm Purdue’s long-standing commitment to institutional neutrality
• Purdue trustees ratify faculty positions; approve new degree programs, posthumous degrees, resolutions of appreciation and compensation terms for basketball coaches

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