Highlights
August 2015
Purdue project to advance energy-saving technologies
Purdue researchers will advance composite materials manufacturing and develop stronger, more energy-efficient technologies in the Indiana Manufacturing Institute, a $50 million project in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette. The project is part of a $259 million U.S. Department of Energy initiative to produce more lighter-weight, energy-efficient products. More ...
Purdue officials invited to Washington, D.C.
Five Purdue officials represented the University in Washington, D.C., in June, July, and August: President Mitch Daniels; Suresh Garimella, Purdue’s executive vice president for research and partnerships; Leah Jamieson, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering; and two Krannert School of Management experts -- David Hummels, dean and economics professor, and Ellen Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management.
Purdue again leads the nation in supercomputing systems
Purdue’s new Rice community cluster is on the latest list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers and Purdue has three machines listed overall. The Rice, Conte and Carter clusters give Purdue the best collection of high-performance computing resources for any campus in the country. More ...
Purdue innovation wins FDA Food Safety Challenge
Technology discovered at Purdue that could help government agencies and the food industry detect salmonella more quickly has won the grand prize in the 2014 FDA Food Safety Challenge. More ...
Purdue alumna first woman to lead national security lab as new Sandia director
Purdue alumna Jill Hruby has been named the next president and director of Sandia National Laboratories, the country's largest national lab. Hruby is first woman to lead any of the three National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories. More ...
Nanowire implants offer remote-controlled drug delivery
A team of Purdue researchers has created a new implantable drug-delivery system using nanowires, which can be wirelessly controlled to release small amounts of a drug payload. The system eliminates tubes and wires required by other implantable devices that can lead to infection and other complications. More ...
Purdue leading research using advanced technologies to better grow sorghum as biofuel
Purdue researchers will focus on producing superior strains of sorghum suitable for growing as a biofuel through a $6.5 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant is among six Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture awards nationwide. More ...
Managing director named for Family Impact Institute
Jacquelyn Thomas-Miller has been named managing director of Purdue's Family Impact Institute, a nationally recognized institute that provides the latest in family research in areas of child abuse, food security, mental health and working families to government and policy leaders. More ...
Purdue summer programming inspires, educates
Purdue shows its commitment to its land-grant mission each summer with programming that engages youth, educators, budding entrepreneurs, international scholars and more. Photo gallery
Purdue Systemwide
IPFW marks 50th anniversary with $2.5 million in endowments
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne celebrated 50 years of educational excellence and regional impact with the establishment of 50 endowments totaling over $2.5 million. More than $2.3 million goes directly to students in scholarships. More ...
Purdue Calumet earns AACSB premier business accreditation
Purdue University Calumet’s College of Business has earned accreditation from the world’s premier business accrediting body -- the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. More ...
PNC offers tuition discount programs
Purdue University North Central students have the opportunity to reduce the cost of earning a bachelor’s degree thanks to two innovative tuition discount plans. More ...Purdue in the News
Purdue boosts Lafayette to No. 2 in Forbes Best Small Cities list
In its annual list of "Best Small Places for Business and Careers," the magazine raised the Lafayette area seven spots "thanks to a much improved employment and economic outlook." The summary cites Subaru's current expansion and calls Purdue "a significant driver regarding the area's economy, human capital and cultural scene," naming Purdue Research Park and Discovery Park as factors. More from Forbes.com
ABC News: Sweet, salty and now fatty: Scientists work to uncover ‘sixth’ taste
Boston Globe: Purdue sets record in startup, commercialization activities for second year
Inside Higher Ed: Repositioning the polytechnic university
New Jersey.com: Rutgers should take a page out of Purdue's book and commit to lower tuition
Newsweek: Pairing foods can give you more nutrition, study finds
Phys.org: New test chamber making possible research into challenging ‘geotechnical’ problems
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