IDOE gives nearly $5M to schools, teachers
School districts were awarded up to $250,000 and individual educators $2,500 in the IDOE's Indiana Educational Excellence Awards Gala.... Read More
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Infosys Foundation grant to expand tech career development options
The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership received $200,000 from Infosys Foundation USA to support TechPoint, Nextech and Indianapolis Public Schools to create and expand tech-career programming in the state.... Read More
South Bend schools considering old Studebaker factory for career center
South Bend school leaders want to build a career center in an old Studebaker factory. It would be a first of its kind for St. Joseph County.... Read More
Purdue establishes permanent presence near NSWC Crane
Purdue University, the Purdue Applied Research Institute and the Purdue Research Foundation are setting up a permanent presence near Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division in Odon, the university announced Tuesday.... Read More
Linton-Stockton schools win STEM grant to start recycling program
The school corporation will receive $1,000 to place paper and plastic recycling bins in classrooms.... Read More
Computer science department established at IU Indy
The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering will create a new computer science department with specializations in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, ethics and social impact of technology and entrepreneurship and innovation.... Read More
Hoosier companies contributing to NASA’s mission to Mars
Seventeen Indiana companies are helping NASA return astronauts to the moon—and to achieve some even grander goals after that. It’s a huge endeavor, and one that Indiana companies from all over the state are helping to make a reality.... Read More
Hoosier STEM Academy awarded $700K to train teachers
The Hoosier STEM Academy — a partnership between Ball State, IUPUI and Purdue — will use its newly awarded STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant to support its fellows and teachers programs, which offers stipends for those looking to become STEM-certified teachers.... Read More
Rose-Hulman, Carnegie Mellon Africa announce relationship
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University-Africa signed a memorandum of understanding to look into potential collaborations in the future.... Read More
Indianapolis coding school Kenzie Academy to close
Indianapolis-based Kenzie Academy, founded in 2017 to offer non-degree programs in coding, cybersecurity and other technology skills, is headed for closure. A spokesperson said 104 Kenzie employees have lost their jobs because of the pending shutdown.... Read More
Grace College awarded $450K for engineering studies
Grace College's Department of Engineering will invest in new digital manufacturing equipment with a recent grant from the Don Wood Foundation.... Read More
Game on: University of Evansville launching collegiate esports
The University of Evansville is launching a collegiate esports program to offer students engagement opportunities on campus and transferable skillsets for careers. Renovations began in June in the Schroeder Residence Hall to create a competitive play center.... Read More
USI awarded $500K for STEM programs
The Indiana Commission of Higher Education has awarded two grants totaling $528,000 to the University of Southern Indiana. The university's Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education plans to use the funding to improve the quality of STEM instruction.... Read More
Marian marks opening of new engineering building
After over two years of construction, Marian University officially has an engineering school on its Indianapolis campus. Gov. Eric Holcomb joined university representatives to cut the ribbon on the more than $45 million E.S. Witchger School of Engineering.... Read More
Indiana company building next device for blind science students in labs
West Lafayette-based Independence Science is breaking down barriers for blind or low vision STEM students and professionals. The company currently sells two main products that make laboratories more accessible for blind people with a third in the works.... Read More
Luddy School launches semiconductor workforce initiative
The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at Indiana University is launching an initiative designed to create a workforce pipeline for highly trained engineers and experts in microelectronics. ... Read More
Purdue Global, Pilotsmith partner on pilot degree to address shortage
Beginning May 23, students can apply for the Purdue Global professional flight degree program and complete a Bachelor of Science degree online while strapping in for professional flight training at Pilotsmith.... Read More
Purdue, Saab team up to study use of AI in battlespace threat awareness
The technology could be used to detect whether flying objects near airports are friendly or adversarial.... Read More
Greenfield company opens Michigan laser applications lab
Greenfield-based Photon Automation Inc. has opened a new laser applications laboratory in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company said Tuesday the facility will serve as a state-of-the-art hub for research, development and testing of laser applications.... Read More
Rocket fuel startup founded at Purdue acquired
A West Lafayette-based startup that manufactures solid rocket motors and rocket fuel is under new ownership. Purdue University said Monday that Adranos Inc. has been acquired by Anduril Industries, a defense products company headquartered in California.... Read More