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National Academy of Inventors names 3 Purdue faculty as 2025 fellows

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Three Purdue University faculty members, representing the College of Engineering, the Mitch Daniels School of Business and the College of Science, have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the organization announced Thursday...

All-Boilermaker team to crew Virgin Galactic suborbital mission Purdue 1

Spaceflight expected to carry Purdue engineering professor, graduate student conducting human-tended research experiments, accompanied by Purdue alumni in space classroom WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Building on its tremendous space legacy, Purdue University is pursuing a groundbreaking opportunity — research and...

Harvesting in sync: Purdue and John Deere develop automated unloading technology

Harvest is one of the most demanding times in a farmer’s year. The clock is always ticking, and every grain spilled or minute wasted equals profit lost. One of the most intricate maneuvers on the field is unloading grain from...

Students invited to forge STEM careers at Purdue’s 10th annual Lilly Day

Purdue University’s 10th annual Lilly Day is coming up Aug. 28. This partnership between Purdue and Eli Lilly and Company invites students to network with Lilly leadership, meet with representatives from Lilly’s resource groups and workshop their resumes with Lilly...

Program growth and industry partnerships highlight Purdue’s first year in Indianapolis

At the completion of the inaugural 2024-25 academic year, Purdue’s expansion in the capital city is positioning the university as a catalyst for innovation and economic development in Indiana through strong educational foundations and the development of powerful partnerships with business leaders, while increasing its presence throughout Indianapolis.

Purdue announces spatial computing hub

Purdue, in collaboration with Apple, plans to launch a spatial computing hub utilizing Apple Vision Pro in Fall 2025 to enable collaborative research, innovative educational programs and industry engagement. The spatial computing hub will enable innovative training and workforce development for critical fields including semiconductor and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Lilly plans to expand Purdue University collaboration with up to a $250 million investment to accelerate pharmaceutical innovation

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Purdue University announced today a significant expansion of their long-standing alliance, with Lilly’s planned investment of up to $250 million in the collaboration over the next eight years.

Purdue’s Office of Industry Partnerships announces new faculty fellowship program

The Office of Industry Partnerships (OIP) has established a Faculty Fellowship of Industry Partnership program designed to enhance Purdue’s partnerships with industry and is seeking faculty applicants for the fellowships, which provide $5,000 per year in discretionary funding for faculty members to further their missions.

Gintaras V. (Rex) Reklaitis, the Burton and Kathryn Gedge Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and a member of the Young Institute, works on pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment in Purdue University’s FLEX Lab. (Purdue University photo/Charles Jischke)

Purdue aims to speed evolution of pharma manufacturing in collaboration with Lilly and Merck

Purdue University, in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company and Merck & Co. Inc., announced Friday (Jan. 17) the launch of the Young Institute Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Consortium, a collaborative effort to pioneer advances in making medicines.

Academic Success Building rendering, Purdue University (Image provided)

First look: Purdue’s new Academic Success Building in Indianapolis

Conceptual renderings of Purdue’s new Academic Success Building in Indianapolis were released Wednesday (Jan. 15), bringing a uniquely Purdue look to the Circle City.