Academic news
Purdue’s inaugural Lilly Scholars train to become pharmaceutical manufacturing workforce leaders of the future
Purdue University’s Lilly Scholars are hitting the ground running in their training to become the next generation of pharmaceutical manufacturing leaders. Thanks to a $42.5 million collaboration between Purdue and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), students earned pharmaceutical manufacturing scholarships and unique learning opportunities with one of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical companies.
New Military Advisory Board to boost Purdue’s Online Learning 2.0 initiative
A new Purdue Online Learning 2.0 Military Advisory Board will help identify avenues to advance Purdue’s overarching objective of educating and supporting more military-affiliated students, especially through the unmatched continuum of online educational programs Purdue offers.
Purdue University to launch Trimble Technology Lab with focus on construction management technology
Purdue University and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) are establishing the state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Lab at Purdue, focused on teaching and research for construction management technology.
Defense Civilian Training Corps at Purdue creates path to service
Twenty Purdue juniors and a host of university officials met Wednesday (Aug. 30) for the start of a big endeavor with a lot of promise: The students are the first cohort of the Defense Civilian Training Corps at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus.
Purdue Global to offer new Military Physician Assistant Preparation concentration
The U.S. armed forces is known for its frontline soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and Guardians. Behind the scenes, medical personnel are critical to keep those service members healthy, and upskilling personnel for positions such as physician assistants in medical units is essential.
LIFT Academy, Purdue Global partner to increase education access for next generation of pilots
Airline travel might become even more fraught in the coming years if the U.S. can’t find enough pilots to fly. Purdue Global is offering a new path to becoming an aviation professional with its latest partnership.
Pro bono work helps students gain experience, keep faculty on top of legal changes
As a lawyer and Concord Law School administrator, Shaun Jamison impresses upon his law students the importance of giving back and being a force for good.