The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute in Indianapolis, along with inaugural sponsor Roche Diagnostics, has launched the new Quantum Leap Award. The award will provide $50,000, mentorship services and rent-free lab space at the institute.... Read More
The Indianapolis-based startup created CropSpots to allow users to send local goods and produce to central community locations for lower delivery prices compared to doorstep shipping. ... Read More
Purdue University Northwest welcomes Bruce W. Berdanier as the new dean of the College of Engineering and Sciences. Berdanier will begin July 24 to lead a school of over 20 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.... Read More
Grace College announced Tuesday that its school of business has raised $1.5 million to fund the Dr. Roger Stichter Endowed Chair of Accounting. The college said the chair is designed to help recruit and retain high-quality accounting faculty.... Read More
The Indy Autonomous Challenge has announced the relaunch of its Autonomous Challenge SIM races in partnership with the Japan-based Autoware Foundation. The IAC provides teams with vehicles and hardware and tasks them to develop self-driving race cars...... Read More
The Purdue Food Science Pilot Lab is celebrating an over $900,000 investment Tuesday giving students a hands-on, industry-grade opportunity to study alternative protein foods. Rather than monetary, the donation is a food processor critical to create pantry stakeholders like cereal and crackers.... Read More
They signed Memoranda of Understanding for academic, research and innovation collaboration and additional study abroad opportunities for students. Officials are in talks about joint programs, including physics, computer science, electrical engineering and biological sciences, with an eye toward workforce development. ... Read More
The university's campus will be in the direct path of the eclipse and the sky will go dark for over three minutes around 2:02 p.m. The university said it has 1,400 acres of unobstructed sky views. ... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education on Monday said 19 new schools throughout the state are now STEM certified. The certification program recognizes schools committed to teaching science, technology, engineering and math disciplines beyond the classroom.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has launched a research fellowship program, an opportunity rarely afforded to first- and second-year students. The school has launched the Rose Research Fellows program, which introduces the undergraduate students to the process of scientific research and take part in meaningful research with faculty.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has announced the four high school members of Governor Eric Holcomb’s 2023 STEM Team. The award recognizes high-achieving students who have demonstrated exceptional talent and accomplishments in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or math.... Read More
Two high school students from Indiana are among the winners of this year's National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Virginia. The event awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships and cash awards this year.... Read More
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo believes Purdue University is doing exactly what needs to be done in order to build a pipeline of workers in the country's growing semiconductor industry. ... Read More
Ball State University will this fall offer students the opportunity to earn an online Master of Science degree in computer science or data science. The university is partnering with Coursera, an online learning platform provider, to give students flexibility to earn the advanced degree.... Read More
The Indiana Officer of Career and Technical Education has awarded nearly $750,000 in grants to nine Hoosier high schools. The funding is designed to support CTE programs that prepare students for advanced manufacturing and information technology careers.... Read More
The TechPoint Foundation for Youth says 167 teams at last weekend's State Robotics Championship qualified for the world championship in Dallas. However, the foundation is seeking help in raising funds to cover costs to send the teams to the event.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has received a record number of applications for the 2023-24 academic year. Our partners at WTWO-TV report more than 5,300 students from more than 70 countries have applied to attend the school.... Read More
The TechPoint Foundation for Youth will Saturday host the Indiana Robotics State Championship in downtown Indianapolis. More than 1,600 students will compete at Lucas Oil Stadium for a chance to advance to the VEX World Championship in Dallas, Texas.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has received a nearly $230,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Education to help Indiana elementary and secondary school teachers implement computer science educational programs in the classroom. ... Read More
A product developed by researchers at Purdue University that was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's whitest paint has earned two major awards, including one at South by Southwest. The paint reflects 98.1% of solar heat away from its surface.... Read More
