IPFW Releases Results Of Division Of Continuing Studies Survey
Leadership development, communication, office computing, web programming, and lean manufacturing are the key training areas identified in the regional training needs survey results released today by...
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Purdue Grad To Step Down As McDonald’s CEO
The board of directors of McDonald’s Corporation announced Jan. 28 that Don Thompson will retire as president and CEO after almost 25 years of service to the company, effective March 1. Thompson is a...
View ArticleDaniels and Board of Trustees Request “Metropolitan University” Designation...
In a letter delivered this morning to Teresa Lubbers, commissioner of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE), Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, on behalf of the Purdue Board of...
View ArticlePurdue Requests Metropolitan University Designation For IPFW
By JOHN KAUFELD Chief Communications Officer, IPFW In a letter delivered to Teresa Lubbers, Commissioner of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, on...
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Amazon Launches Pickup/Drop-off Location At Purdue
Purdue President Mitch Daniels (second from left) and Paul Ryder (center), Amazon vice president for media and student programs, talk with students and staff in the new Amazon@Purdue site in the Krach...
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Savings With Solar Could Greater For Indiana Farms Than Homes
Wally Tyner amid solar panels on the roof of Purdue’s Knoy Hall. (Courtesy of Purdue Agricultural Communication / Tom Campbell) By NATALIE VAN HOOSE Purdue University The probability of saving money by...
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Eating For Your Heart’s Sake!
By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Purdue Extension Elkhart County Eating for Your Heart’s Sake! February is a great month to remind you to take a look at your eating. Is it as...
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Purdue Partnering With Three Zoos On Salamander Conservation Program
(Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell) Purdue University is partnering with three Indiana zoos and the state on a conservation program for hellbender salamanders. The program will...
View ArticleIndiana Colleges Make National Rankings For Graduate Programs
U.S. News and World Report has released its annual ranking of the best graduate schools in the country and several Indiana colleges have made the grade once again. The list examines programs in...
View ArticlePurdue’s Free Webinar To Focus On 2015 Crop Outlook
By DARRIN PACK Purdue University The Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture will present a free webinar April 1 to provide farmers and agribusiness firms an updated 2015 crop outlook following...
View ArticleDaniels Calls Congress To Reform Higher Education
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels called on Congress to join a growing movement to reform higher education, making it more accessible and accountable to students, parents and taxpayers....
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Purdue Students, Data Company Team Up To Track Flu
Several Purdue students have teamed with data company Perscio to create an app that will predict how many people will go to the doctor for the flu up to five days in advance. Based on an algorithm...
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Mitch Daniels Named To Fortune Magazine’s List Of Great Leaders
(Photograph/Michael Bonfigli) Mitch Daniels has been named to Fortune Magazine’s list of 50 greatest world leaders for 2015. The former White House budget director and Indiana governor is included...
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Safety Tips For A Happy Easter
By STEPHANIE FAROH Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Easter is right around the corner and people are starting to dye their eggs across the country. As you get your eggs out to...
View ArticlePurdue Chemists Develops Revolutionary New Adhesive
A Purdue University chemist has developed an adhesive technology that could help bond items in wet, moist conditions such as human tissue or underwater construction – by studying mussels and oysters....
View ArticlePurdue Has Created Online 4-H Environmental Programs
A Purdue University faculty member has created Indiana 4-H’s first online curricula program involving environmental science topics including weather, climate, soil and water. “Soil and Water Science”...
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Protect Specialty Crops, Bees With DriftWatch
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County If you raise specialty crops or bees, you should consider signing up on driftwatch.org. Think of DriftWatch as a communication tool...
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Day Of The Mushroom
April 16 is the Day of the Mushroom. Often grouped with vegetables, mushrooms are a fungi. Don’t let the word, fungi, scare you away from enjoying this delicious and nutritious food. For thousands of...
View ArticlePurdue Alumnus’ Social Music App Adds Spotify
By HILLARY HENRY Purdue Research Foundation Caktus Music Inc., a mobile music app that allows people to connect with friends and find new music through a unique social network, has added a global...
View ArticleWest Lafayette House Named National Historic Landmark
A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in West Lafayette has been named a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Named Samara, the home was built by Wright for John and...
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