Purdue researchers have created a small, autonomous robot to help farmers monitor crops and regularly collect physical samples, saving them time and effort. Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture, a National Science Foundation engineering research center, was launched in 2020 with five participating universities, including Purdue. Purdue’s Agronomy Center for Research and Education is one of three real-world test beds, and the only one that focuses on row crops such as corn and sorghum plants.
Aligning with Purdue’s incentive to support mental health in our community, Milton Aguirre, an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Technology, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health and Indiana’s Applied Research Institute for a device he invented to disrupt anxiety.
Purdue’s collaboration with Ascend Indiana that connects students to promising career opportunities in Indianapolis and statewide will continue for the foreseeable future. The two entities have renewed their collaboration — which links Purdue students to jobs and internships in Indiana that match their skill sets and interests through the Ascend Network, the initiative’s online job matching platform — for three years.
