Valpo to offer online graduate health care degrees
Valparaiso University has partnered with an online-education provider to offer three graduate health care degrees with the interests of working professionals in mind.... Read More
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Digital marketing platform launches out of Purdue venture studio
The Dial Ventures venture studio launched by Purdue University and High Alpha Innovation has launched a B2B digital marketing platform for farmers and food producers. Called Make Hay, the platform will share agricultural-related content made by...... Read More
Secret Service investigating misappropriation of pandemic assistance funds
A former employee of a social services agency in Merrillville is accused of misappropriating more than $600,000 in pandemic-relief funds meant for rental assistance. The employee at Geminus was fired, and evidence was turned over to the U.S. Secret Service.... Read More
Purdue team developing prototype hypersonic engine
A team at the Purdue Applied Research Institute is using state-of-the-art 3D printing technology to develop a full-scale prototype of a supersonic combustion ramjet, which researchers believe will lead to quicker and more affordable hypersonics manufacturing.... Read More
Indiana National Guard announces brigadier general promotion
A member of the Indiana National Guard was honored earlier this month during a ceremony celebrating his promotion to brigadier general. Brig. Gen. Larry Muennich received his one-star rank from his wife and children during a March 15 ceremony in Indianapolis.... Read More
Purdue students win ‘Moonshot Pitch Challenge’
An app that helps young people learn about finances, a software system that helps prevent satellite collisions, and an online platform to let people rent whatever available storage space they have were the winners of the Moonshot Pitch Challenge competition.... Read More
Henriott Group acquires southwest Indiana insurance firm
Insurance and risk management agency Henriott Group has acquired Harpenau Insurance in a deal that is expected to broaden the reach of both organizations and expand services. Henriott Group is based in West Lafayette and has an office in Indianapolis.... Read More
Board of Animal Health launches avian health division
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health announced Thursday it is launching a new division to help combat the threat of avian flu upon the state’s poultry industry. The Avian Health Division will begin April 1, led by Maria Cooper.... Read More
Purdue prof lands $6.7M grant for ‘smart’ contact lens
Research teams led by a Purdue University professor have received $6.7 million in federal grants to further development of a “smart” soft contact lens that can monitor glaucoma, dry-eye syndrome and other chronic eye diseases.... Read More
Purdue Fort Wayne lands $1.3M for business school
The Doermer School of Business at Purdue University Fort Wayne announced Tuesday that it has received $1.32 million in gift commitments toward building renovations and the development of a banking industry center.... Read More