Purdue to develop SARS-CoV-2 animal field test

Purdue University researchers have $2.7 million of federal funding at their disposal to develop a field test to estimate and predict the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife and farm animals. The goal is to use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service grant to create a simple and affordable avenue for public agencies to test transmission of the virus.... Read More

New grant leads to IU addiction research center

The grant, stemming from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, will provide about $7 million over five years to the IU Bloomington Center for Cannabis, Cannabinoids and Addiction. It is one of 15 other centers that are funded through the NIDA’s Core Center of Excellence Grants.... Read More

Purdue, Trimble collab on construction management lab

Purdue and Trimble will establish the Trimble Technology Lab for teaching and research in the industry. Based in the School of Construction Management Technology at the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, students will be looped into Trimble's practices and technologies. ... Read More

Gibson partnership gives boost to ‘Guitar Lab’

A unique class at Purdue Polytechnic Institute in West Lafayette is getting support from one of the most well-known guitar makers in the world. The institute is partnering with Nashville, Tennessee-based Gibson to support students in the school's Guitar Lab.... Read More

Purdue to study long-term impact of innovative Detroit afterschool program

Purdue's College of Education researchers will conduct a five-year study on the impact of the STEM-based programming run out of the Downtown Boxing Gym, which offers one-on-one literacy intervention, life skill building and athletics. Both the gym and Purdue received a National Science Foundation grant totaling $2 million so stakeholders can better understand the not-for-profit's longterm impact.... Read More