Purdue’s long-standing leadership in nuclear energy technologies research has resulted in a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to lead a consortium that will revitalize nuclear research facilities and expand university-led research for small modular reactor and advanced reactor technologies. The group consists of five universities and colleges and two national labs, which will work to upgrade research facilities, increase their capabilities and develop programs to educate the future nuclear energy workforce.
Purdue, as a member of Heartland BioWorks, will share $51 million in federal funding to bolster workforce development and business startup efforts in the state’s burgeoning biotechnology ecosystem. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, the funding will catalyze Indiana’s biotechnology innovation and manufacturing efforts, which are a pillar of Purdue’s recently announced One Health Innovation District.
The daily efforts of thousands of Purdue University employees revolve around student success and well-being, and that couldn’t ring truer for Office of the Dean of Students staff, who strive to ensure that each and every Boilermaker feels supported and empowered on their journey toward success.
Summer is never a slow season for academic advising. The Purdue Polytechnic Institute academic advisors have been working hard, meeting with new beginners and transfer students for several weeks and continuing until July 9. After that, it’s working with those same students on schedule changes in preparation for the fall semester. This is a great team doing great things for our future Boilermakers. — Jacqueline Brown, Tami Lynch and T.R. Oneal (all Purdue Polytechnic Institute)
