From $51 million in federal funding for the Heartland BioWorks tech hub to Purdue\u2019s recently announced shuttle service between the West Lafayette and Indianapolis campuses, Trevor Peters has you covered with all the latest headlines in this week\u2019s \u201cPurdue News Now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plus, check out five good stories below you may have missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Land managers and governments are waging a high-stakes battle against decades-long wildfire increases. Technology can play a critical role in extinguishing that threat, according to researchers at Purdue University\u2019s\u00a0Institute for Digital Forestry<\/a>. Using digital forestry, researchers can identify the areas of highest risk that affect large populations and valuable infrastructure. Purdue\u2019s efforts include developing innovative remote sensing technology \u2014 from drone to satellite \u2014 to determine the probability and magnitude of wildfires at a given location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Maureen Manier,\u00a0mmanier@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Purdue University, as a member of Heartland BioWorks, will share $51 million in federal funding to bolster workforce development and business startup efforts in the state\u2019s burgeoning biotechnology ecosystem. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s Economic Development Administration, the funding will catalyze Indiana\u2019s biotechnology innovation and manufacturing efforts, which are a pillar of Purdue\u2019s recently announced One Health Innovation District<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Wes Mills,\u00a0wemills@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joe Balagtas, a professor of agricultural economics in Purdue University\u2019s College of Agriculture and the director of the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability, discusses the level of support consumers have for aspects of the U.S. farm bill. This comprehensive piece of legislation deals with historically controversial agricultural food policies, including funding for farm subsidies and food assistance programs. The report found that among liberal, moderate and conservative consumers, 71% of respondents support spending on farm subsidies and 72% support federal funding for nutrition assistance programs. In a time of political polarization, these two key aspects of the farm bill seem to have broad support across the ideological spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Trevor Peters,\u00a0peter237@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Purdue University\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Amy Raley,\u00a0araley@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caitlin Clark understands the amusement over the last few years that she shares a name with a certain superstar athlete \u2014 maybe you\u2019ve heard of her \u2014 so the Purdue commencement attendees\u2019 murmurs, cheers and laughter when they heard her name called in May were more of a pleasant surprise than a shock. There were good reasons to cheer for the Purdue Caitlin Clark\u2019s achievement. That weekend, she joined both her mother and uncle as Purdue alumni and was commissioned into the U.S. Navy, a lifelong dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Derek Schultz,\u00a0dcschultz@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a0AP Newsroom<\/a>\u00a0(for AP members) and\u00a0Purdue News YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0(for all reporters) provide comments from Purdue experts on timely topics.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purdue University is a public research institution demonstrating excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top four in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, including nearly 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue\u2019s main campus has frozen tuition 13 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap \u2014 including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the Mitchell E. 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Purdue, Heartland BioWorks partners secure $51M in federal funding for regional tech hub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Purdue leading $6M DOE-sponsored research for small modular reactor and advanced reactor technologies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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