WARSAW — A Warsaw Community High School graduate is gaining experience as an intern with State Rep. Curt Nisly (R-Milford) and his fellow members of the House of Representatives during the 2019 legislative session. Keeton Bartol, a resident of Warsaw, is the son of Brenden and Dora Bartol. He is a junior at Purdue University and …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School announced Tuesday, March 26, Kaitlin Graber has been named valedictorian and Caleb Van Lue salutatorian for the graduating class of 2019. Kaitlin is the daughter of Ron and Tammy Graber of Syracuse and plans to attend Manchester University and major in pre-medicine (biology-chemistry). She is involved in orchestra, tennis and …read more.

LEESBURG — Terry and Sandra Tucker of Maple Leaf Farms were awarded one of Purdue University’s highest honors on Aug. 30. The President’s Council Pinnacle Award recognizes the Tuckers’ recent $1 million gift to establish the first-ever endowed poultry science chair in Purdue’s College of Agriculture. Terry Tucker is a Purdue alumnus and CEO of …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Dain Stuck and Ella Williamson from Wawasee High School, were tapped Borlaug Scholars, Friday, April 27, at the World Food Prize Youth Institute. The institute was held at Purdue University. Stuck and Williams wrote five-page research papers on how to fight hunger in a developing nation and then presented their research to …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Like many Hoosiers interested in their genetic ancestry, Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists and Purdue University researchers are looking into the genetic makeup of a species of fish in northern Indiana’s Lake Webster. The results could have a bearing on how muskies, a popular sport fish, might affect the future of …read more.

SYRACUSE — Clayton Hicks and Isaiah Metcalf have been named the top students for Wawasee High School Class of 2018. Hicks, valedictorian, is the son of Tim and Jodi Hicks, Milford. He plans to major in biochemistry and attend Purdue University. During high school he has participated as the swim team manager, is a member …read more.

WARSAW—RE/MAX Results is proud to announce that Orville Haney has joined its team of dedicated professionals at the Warsaw office. “I feel fortunate to be on board with the team at RE/MAX Results and look forward to assisting buyers and sellers with their real estate needs,” said Haney. In addition to real estate, Haney has …read more.

SYRACUSE — For the 12th year in a row, Wawasee High School is sending an Academic Super Bowl social studies team to the state competition.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School senior Paige Miller has chosen Purdue University as the next stop in her swim career.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 914 students competing in intercollegiate athletics have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award.

BROOKLYN – Thursday’s NBA Draft had a little local flavor with the selections of Notre Dame standout guard Demetrius Jackson by the Boston Celtics and Purdue’s AJ Hammons being taken by the Dallas Mavericks.

NORTH WEBSTER — Eileen Oaks, marketing and outreach specialist for The Watershed Foundation and Theresa Sailor, watershed coordinator for the Clean Waters Partnership, received the Professional Certificate in Watershed Management from Purdue University, recognizing their completion of Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy, at a ceremony in Indianapolis May 25. Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy builds local capacity …read more.

GOSHEN —  IU Health Goshen announces the selection of Julie Crossley, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, as chief nursing officer. Crossley has been a colleague with IU Health Goshen for more than 18 years. With this promotion, she brings organizational experience as well as a deep commitment to fostering a collaborative culture with her nursing colleagues. …read more.

BOURBON — Third graders in Mrs. Strycker’s class at Triton Elementary School have been studying plants and their parts. They have discovered that plants are more than roots, stems, and leaves. Plants have special structures that work like a straw to help roots pull liquid and nutrients from the soil and “suck it” upwards through …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana Office of Tourism Development Executive Director Mark Newman today, Wednesday, March 23, unveiled the statewide route of this fall’s Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. Kosciusko County is on that route. The relay will pass through Kosciusko County between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29. The torch will travel …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — After more than a century of waiting in the wings, planning is under way for a second Aviation Day at Purdue University.

John Kaufeld Chief Communications Officer, IPFW FORT WAYNE — A series of recommendations about the future role and governance of Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne were released by the Legislative Services Agency today. The recommendations raise many possibilities for the future of IPFW, including transitioning from a single, multi-system university into two distinct campus operations …read more.

BLOOMINGTON — A growing number of universities are saying “not here” to one of the country’s most popular and possibly dangerous Christmas presents.

MILFORD — April Bobeck, Winona Lake, and Brent Lamb, Milford, announce their engagement.

By JAKE OAKMAN Indiana Department of Tourism INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence, First Lady Karen Pence and Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann unveiled a functional prototype of the torch today, Friday, Dec. 11, that will be used throughout the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. The unveiling occurred in front of an audience of 400 Indiana fourth-graders as …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — The founder of a medical device startup based on a Purdue University innovation says his company could help people in the advanced stages of diabetes, which affects more than 9 percent of the population in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kyle Hultgren, founder of Imagine Medical …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue’s defense forced five turnovers to help the Boilermakers upset Nebraska 55-45 Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue will seek approval to build a $60 million football performance center on campus.

MADISON, Wis. – Alec Ingold ran for two short scores, Joel Stave threw for 322 yards and Wisconsin’s stifling defense held Purdue to a season-low 191 yards in a 24-7 victory Saturday.

WEST LAFAYETTE — There’s no shortage of Indiana pumpkins this fall despite “two really different seasons” of extended rain and dry conditions that reduced yield for some growers.

The Purdue University Department of Animal Sciences will honor six alumni with Distinguished Animal Sciences Alumni Awards. Alumni are selected based on demonstrated excellence in industry, academia, governmental service, or other endeavors as exemplified by leadership, community service and professional accomplishments.

WEST LAFAYETTE — The 2015 Book-Harmon Leadership Forum will take place at Purdue University on Wednesday, Oct. 21 starting with a pizza lunch for students and guests at noon in the Dean’s Auditorium of Pfendler Hall. This year’s Book-Harmon Fellow is Carrie Maune, vice president of Trilogy Analytical Laboratory. Maune will start her presentation, entitled “Things I Learned Along The Way”, at 1 p.m., followed by a question and answer and discussion session.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Minnesota finally found a solution for its stagnant offense Saturday. It gave the ball to powerful running back Shannon Brooks and let him beat up the Purdue defense. The freshman carried 17 times for a season-high 176 yards and changed the game with a 71-yard touchdown run to help the Golden Gophers …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University’s board of trusteesB9319077208Z.1_20150930161725_000_GAVC3IJLG.1-0 will vote to approve a further two years of President Mitch Daniel’s presidency Friday morning. If approved, Daniels will continue as the head of the University until the middle of 2020.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State held off a late Purdue rally to claim a 24-21 victory Saturday in Big Ten football.

By ANDREA NEAL Purdue Boilermakers can thank the Morrill Land Grant Act for their highly regarded college diploma. The law, signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, gave federal land to states if they agreed to use the land-sale proceeds to start colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts for the children of the working class. …read more.

BY ROBERT KELLY, Elkhart County Purdue Extension Educator ELKHART COUNTY — Many sheep and goat producers have challenges with keeping worms and parasite under control in their herds. FAMANCHA is a diagnostic tool to help sheep and goat producers identify parasite infections in their herds. The tool is a chart that matches eyelid color to …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue shot itself in the foot on several occasions to find itself on the wrong end of a 35-28 loss to Bowling Green Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Virginia Tech kicked into second gear in the second half to pull away from Purdue, 51-24, Saturday afternoon.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Austin Appleby threw four touchdown passes to help Purdue to its first football win of the season, 38-14, over Indiana State.

Weekly picks of local prep football games, college and NFL matchups from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

WARSAW — Looking for something interesting and exciting to do this fall on Tuesday evenings? Do you enjoying working in the garden? Helping others beautify the community? Do you want to help teach others about horticulture by volunteering your time? If so, then the Master Gardener program is for you. During this program you can learn all about horticulture: plant science, plant nutrition, soils, pesticides, insect pests, vegetables, flowers, fruits, lawns and much more.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Tiquan Lang returned two interceptions for touchdowns and Michael Birdsong threw two scoring passes in his Marshall debut as the Thundering Herd beat Purdue 41-31 on Sunday.

WEST LAFAYETTE — A Purdue University doctoral student who recently completed an eight-month stay in a domed habitat says the hardest part was the isolation and the lack of “surprises and new things.”

Weekly picks of local prep football games and college matchups from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Daniel Messenger carved out his own niche while running among some great distance teammates in high school at WCHS. He now hopes to do the same as a walk-on for the Purdue men’s track team. Messenger knows the challenge in front of him with the calibre of runners on the Boilermaker squad. …read more.

LEES BURG — The seventh annual Tom Farms Appreciation event was held Thursday at the family operation facility on Harper Road, Leesburg. Approximately 440 family, friends, neighbors, those from the industry, suppliers to the farm, landlords and any one in a relation with Tom Farms, gathered in a large pole barn decorated for the evening.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Transportation advises students moving in to Indiana University and Purdue University to plan extra travel time on I-65 between Lebanon and Lafayette and SR 37 between Martinsville and Bloomington.

WARSAW — Looking for something interesting and exciting to do this fall on Tuesday evenings? Do you enjoy working in the garden? How about volunteering? Do you want to help teach others about horticulture and grow beautiful gardens and plants?

WEST LAFAYETTE — Easley Winery of Indianapolis took home the top prize at the INDY International Wine Competition held July 29-31 at Purdue University. The winery’s 2014 Traminette won Wine of the Year, beating out nearly 2,100 competitors. Wines from 40 different states and 12 countries were entered in the competition. They were judged on …read more.

A new Purdue University study is attempting to estimate the cost of proposed increases to the minimum wage. Researchers calculated the cost to consumers if wages in the fast food industry were increased to $15 per hour. The federal minimum wage is currently $7.20 per hour. “If we took wages up to $15, all other …read more.

Purdue University is giving active-duty military members and veterans who are interested in agricultural careers a chance to explore farming through the university’s AgrAbility program. Participants will be invited to tour Blue Yonder Organic Farm in North Salem Aug. 16. There, they will have a chance to speak with owner Sara Creech, a former member of …read more.

[weaver_youtube 03KuSlVKuIw rel=0] Danville native Levi Riggs, who said he was a “down home country boy” and graduate of Purdue University entertained grandstandgoers at Kosciusko County 4-H Fair Tuesday evening. Riggs has thrilled audiences since the age of 10 and now in his early 30s, proves at every show he is one of country music’s …read more.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced today the 42 players scheduled to attend the 2015 Big Ten Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon presented by Allstate and BMW, held Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. The list of students scheduled to attend features 27 …read more.

NORMAN, OK – The Women’s Golf Coaches Association of America announced its list of All-American Scholars this week and student-athletes from two Indiana schools made found their name among the proud honorees. Purdue senior Johanna Tillstrӧm, junior Anna Appert Lund and sophomore August Kim were named All-American Scholars by WGCA, honoring their athletic and scholastic …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Get your first glimpse at what your Boilermaker volleyball team will look like this fall as we unveil our four new jerseys at a fashion show on Tuesday, July 14. The event will begin at 1 p.m. on Belin Court in Holloway Gymnasium. Finish your noontime workout early or take a late …read more.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 781 students competing in intercollegiate athletics have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes students from every institution and 38 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. The 2014-15 …read more.

Heavy rains and flooding have destroyed as much as five percent of Indiana’s corn and soybean crops, potentially causing approximately $300 million in damage this month according to experts. “We went from a well above-normal crop to a very discouraging, below-normal crop,” stated Chris Hurt, Purdue Extension economist. “This was a very devastating period.” Losses …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Former Purdue University starting quarterback Danny Etling has found a new football home. LSU head coach Les Miles and his staff added another quarterback to their roster Monday as Etling, who declared he was leaving the Purdue program following last season, will transfer to LSU and plans to enroll this fall. By rule, …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – As the Purdue Football Master Plan evolves, former Boilermaker All-America quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, have committed $1 million to the football program. “We care so much about Purdue University,” Drew Brees said. “Purdue has meant so much to me, and it has provided so many things. From the education I …read more.

Purdue University served as host to the 86th Indiana FFA State Convention June 15-18. Wawasee High School was among the numerous FFA Chapters present. Wawasee FFA members competed in eight CDE’s this school year and were the state winners in the Horiculture Judging CDE and earned second place in the dairy evaluation and third in soils evaluation.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue freshman Caleb Swanigan has been chosen to represent USA Basketball at the FIBA U19 World Championship beginning later this month in Greece. USA Basketball cut down the roster from 16 to 12 players today to set its final traveling roster. The World Championship will run June 27 to July 5 …read more.

[weaver_youtube 15aLEDaOMVM rel=0] Purdue University has been ranked 16th in the world among universities granted U.S. patents in 2014, according to a new report by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. The ranking brings them up from 27th the previous year. Purdue had 93 U.S. utility patents issued in 2014. …read more.

By Teresa Evans 4-H Secretary The Elkhart County 4-H program held its Mini 4-H Day Camp on Wednesday, June 10th, at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen. The theme was “The Old West”. It was a free day camp where Mini 4-H’ers received a tour of the important locations on the fairgrounds, played recreational games …read more.

The Elkhart County 4-H Fair Home & Family Arts Department offers open class special contests to anyone over the age of 8 years of age in the Michiana area. These special contests are a fun way to show your creativity in cooking, baking and grilling and even win a great prize sponsored by local businesses.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue head football coach Darrell Hazell announced that junior quarterback Danny Etling has asked for and been granted a release. “We appreciate all the hard work and dedication that Danny has put into the Purdue program,” Hazell said. “We wish him nothing but the best in his future both on and …read more.

Tanner Dickerhoff, son of Doug and Kelly Dickerhoff in Warsaw, was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association (NTPDA).

A Warsaw Community High School graduate has been named Outstanding Future Educator by Purdue University for 2015.

The Elkhart County 4-H Farm and Garden Tractor clubs held their annual contest on Saturday, May 9, at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds. Winners of each division will be able to advance to the Area X Tractor Driving Career Development event on June 6 in LaPorte County. In the 4-H Garden Tractor Operators contest Kameron …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Purdue men’s basketball program got some very good news today. Caleb Swanigan, this year’s Mr. Basketball, announced that he will play for the Boilermakers next season. Swanigan, a 6-9 power forward from Fort Wayne, had originally committed to Michigan State in April. Swanigan led Homestead High School to the Class 4-A …read more.

By AMANDA GLASS Dietetic Intern to the Purdue Extension Office (EDITOR’S NOTE: Stephanie Faroh, extension educator, states in order to become a registered dietitian, students must complete an intensive dietetic internship. I am excited to welcome Amanda Glass, Dietetic Intern, to the Purdue Extension Office for one of her rotations. Here is her article about …read more.

[weaver_youtube 3nFojDa1VRY rel=0] Researchers at Purdue University are studying how dogs can help people with mental health disorders, specifically post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. They want to find out whether there is a tangible impact and what it is about dogs that can help improve people’s lives. The Purdue researchers are partnering with K9s for …read more.

Purdue University’s board of trustees has approved plans to freeze tuition for resident, non-resident and international students at the West Lafayette campus for the next two years. The board also endorsed a proposed operating budget which includes a merit pay increase of 3.5 percent for employees in West Lafayette. In addition, the proposal raises entry-level …read more.

Bob Schrock, CEO of DJ Construction, was honored with the Purdue University Civil Engineering Alumni Achievement Award on April 16 at a dinner held on the Purdue campus. Schrock is one of six graduates presented with the award and this year’s only recipient currently residing in Indiana. According to information released by the Lyles School …read more.

Nine Hoosier colleges and universities have been named to The Princeton Review’s annual list of the nation’s most environmentally responsible. Ball State University was the only Indiana campus to be ranked in the top 50. DePauw University, Earlham College, Indiana State University, Indiana University, IUPUI, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame were all named to …read more.

Purdue University and Sandia National Laboratories, one of the nation’s premier research institutions, have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a strategic alliance. Purdue President Mitch Daniels and Paul Hommert, president and laboratories director of Sandia National Laboratories, signed the document at Sandia’s Washington, D.C., office Thursday, April 16. Over the next five years, …read more.

[weaver_youtube mnE4dXo5bIM rel=0] 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 Catherine Christian in the 1950s. The preservation of the home isn’t the only original thing about it, though. …read more.

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 leader in music streaming, Spotify, to its list of supported music platforms. Caktus was co-founded by Keith Williams, a Purdue University alumnus. …read more.

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 years, Eastern cultures have revered mushrooms’ health benefits and they have long been celebrated as a source of powerful nutrients. Mushrooms …read more.

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 designed to help growers of sensitive specialty crops communicate with pesticide applicators. Specialty “crops” can include a wide variety of plants and animal operations also. …read more.

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” and “Weather and Climate Science” will help students in grades 3-12 learn about topics of increasing interest among the public, according to Natalie Carroll, a Purdue Extension specialist …read more.

[weaver_youtube PReTYtw3MCM rel=o] 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. Jonathan Wilker, professor of chemistry and materials engineering, developed the adhesive while studying the environmentally friendly adhesive qualities of mussels and …read more.

By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Purdue Extension Elkhart County “Treasure Cookbook Memories” is the theme of the annual Achievement Night for Elkhart County Extension Homemakers according to Mary Ann Lienhart Cross, County Extension Director and Extension Educator in Health and Human Sciences for Elkhart County. The event will be held Monday, April 20, in the Martin and …read more.

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 decorate, cook, or hide this year, keep in mind a few safety tips: Be sure to inspect the eggs before purchasing them. …read more.

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 because, the magazine states, he has taken his business sense to academia as the president of Purdue University. Fortune notes that Daniels, number 41 on the list, has …read more.

[vimeo 120891166 w=500 h=281] 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 that uses CDC data, travel patterns, social media posts about the flu and other …read more.

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. Testifying on Tuesday, March 17 before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education & Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher Education & Workforce Training, Daniels discussed the challenges …read more.

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 release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports, both of which will be released March 31. The webinar, “2015 Crop …read more.

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 business, education, engineering law and medicine. Here are where Indiana’s schools and graduate programs ranked in each category: Business 21 (Tie). Indiana …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue’s Vince Edwards has been named the Big Ten Conference’s Freshman of the Week for the third time this season, the league office announced on Monday afternoon. Edwards becomes the first player in school history to win three Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades. The award dates to the 2010-11 …read more.

Purdue University is partnering with three Indiana zoos and the state on a conservation program for hellbender salamanders. The program will involve raising salamanders in captivity and then returning them to their natural habitat after a few years to be tracked. Rod Williams, associate professor of wildlife science and leader of the university’s hellbender project, …read more.

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 healthy as it should be? Most of us don’t really think about eating healthy or eating food for the nutrients …read more.

By NATALIE VAN HOOSE Purdue University The probability of saving money by using solar energy rather than standard grid electricity is 92 percent for Indiana farm businesses and about 50 percent for homes, Purdue University energy economists find. While current energy policies play key roles in providing incentives for the use of solar energy in …read more.

Amazon held a grand opening today of Amazon@Purdue, the company’s first ever staffed order pickup and drop-off location, housed in the Krach Leadership Center on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus. Amazon@Purdue will give students a convenient, money-saving option for receiving textbooks and other supplies from Amazon, as well as a simple way to return text …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue and Wake Forest University have announced a home-and-home series in football.   The Boilermakers will play host to the Demon Deacons at Ross-Ade Stadium on Sept. 12, 2026, and travel to BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, N.C., for a game either Sept. 2 or Sept. 4, 2027.   BB&T Field has …read more.

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 behalf of the Purdue Board of Trustees, requested that the Commission change the designation for Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne from “Regional Campus” to “Metropolitan University”. President …read more.

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 Trustees, requested that the Commission change the designation for Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) from “Regional Campus” to “Metropolitan University.” President Daniels also requested …read more.

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 Purdue University graduate and attended North Central High School in Indianapolis. He was named CEO in 2012. “It’s tough to say …read more.

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 the Division of Continuing Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. In October of last year, Continuing Studies sent over 24,000 email surveys to individuals in the region. The …read more.

Purdue University is planning a moment of silence at noon Wednesday, Jan. 21, to remember Andrew Boldt who was killed on campus one year ago. Purdue Student government is planning a campus-wide event. “The idea is for all students, all professors, all faculty members to take a moment and pause wherever they are. So, it’s …read more.

Purdue Extension experts on various agricultural subjects will give presentations at the Fort Wayne Farm Show Jan. 13-15. Topics of their presentations involve the growing craft alcohol industry in Indiana, local foods, the new farm bill, transportation regulations and the outlook for grain and livestock markets. The annual exposition will be held at the Allen …read more.

The Purdue Jazz Festival’s 25th anniversary will kick off with Chris Potter Underground, who will perform at 8 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Purdue University’s Loeb Playhouse.  This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations. This performance also includes a free pre-show discussion for ticket holders at 7 p.m. Don Seybold, host of “Inside Jazz” on …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – It’s not hard at all to understand how much Brock Davis enjoys his role on the Purdue men’s basketball team. Just spend a few minutes talking to the WCHS graduate and it becomes crystal clear. Davis, who played basketball for the Tigers, is in his fourth year as a manager for coach …read more.

By Emil Venere, Cynthia Sequin Purdue University Two Purdue University innovators have been selected by Forbes magazine for its annual “30 Under 30” list of outstanding young researchers who are younger than 30. Rebecca Kramer, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering‘s School of Mechanical Engineering, and Ian Klein, a graduate student in the …read more.

Indiana will participate in a public-private partnership to expand research, development and job creation in composite material technology, with the U.S. Department of Energy’s selection today of a multistate group for a $70 million federal investment to support automotive, defense, aerospace, motorsports, advanced materials and energy-related sectors. “Composite materials are revolutionizing the manufacturing sector, especially …read more.