Category: Educational Partnerships

Purdue and University of Illinois, two engineering powerhouses, team up to strengthen semiconductor workforce in U.S.

Purdue and University of Illinois, two engineering powerhouses, team up to strengthen semiconductor workforce in U.S.

Purdue University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U. of I.) signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday (Sept. 18) to establish a joint semiconductor workforce development initiative to prepare students for careers in an industry whose rapid growth is being driven by the AI boom.

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Purdue researcher selected for Wellcome Leap program to develop targeted antibiotic delivery platform

Purdue researcher selected for Wellcome Leap program to develop targeted antibiotic delivery platform

A Purdue University-led international research team has been selected to participate in Wellcome Leap’s $50 million Focused Antibiotics program. The project is led by Raluca Ostafe, associate research professor in Purdue’s Department of Biological Sciences, in collaboration with co-principal investigator Danilo F. González-Nilo of Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile.

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Six individuals in hard hats stand at a groundbreaking ceremony for the One Health Innovation District, each holding a shovel poised to break ground.

Purdue, Elanco, partners celebrate One Health Research Institute groundbreaking

Leaders from Purdue University, Elanco Animal Health Inc., the city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana gathered Tuesday (Oct. 6) to formally break ground on the new One Health Research Institute near downtown.

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Purdue, Japan strengthen research collaboration with new agreements

Purdue University continues to catalyze its international innovation and collaboration network by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and a letter of intent (LOI) with Tohoku University to accelerate research, workforce development and industry in critical technologies. The MOU was signed by Purdue President Mitch Daniels and JETRO Chairman and CEO Norihiko Ishiguro.

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Purdue students help shape ideas for major Indianapolis redevelopment through themed entertainment design

Purdue students are getting something few college courses can offer: the opportunity to pitch ideas to a commercial real estate developer that could potentially shape the future of a major city center.

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Purdue joins national pilot program giving PhD students industry research experience

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is part of the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership’s (UIDP) national pilot initiative called the Industry-Integrated PhD (I-PhD) Scholars Program. It is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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