Indiana Wesleyan University on Thursday named local tech entrepreneur John Qualls the executive director of Eleven Fifty Academy, the coding school acquired by IWU in December. Qualls has been serving as interim executive director since the acquisition.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins has opened its first Technical Education for Communities location at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. The global program targets technical skills gaps through local vocational educational training.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has received a $3.5 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. that will allow the school to expand offerings of its AskRose Homework Help program. RHIT says the funding will allow it to add more resources to help middle and high school students, including historically underserved students, with their math and science homework.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education is awarding nearly $2.2 million in STEM Integration Grant funds to 48 school districts and charter schools throughout the Hoosier State. The grant will help schools integrate STEM opportunities within the classroom, improving access and support for students.... Read More
The president of Franklin College says the institution is taking steps to be a leader among liberal arts schools in the digital sphere. Kerry Prather says the college is responding to the marketplace by producing tech talent.... Read More
With the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act this year, the U.S. is moving full steam ahead with growing its semiconductor industry. But Purdue University Professor Peter Bermel says the country needs to consider several factors to become competitive.... Read More
New Jersey-based J.M. Huber Corp. has awarded $500,000 in grants to Project Lead The Way, an education nonprofit headquartered in Indianapolis. The organization says the funding will be used to expand access to STEM curriculum among elementary students.... Read More
Indiana State University on Friday announced the largest individual donation in the school’s 157-year history after the board of trustees approved the naming of the Bailey College of Engineering and Technology on the Terre Haute campus.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology this week expanded early-evening hours for its free AskRose Homework Help program. AskRose allows middle and high school students to get help with their math and science homework from Rose-Hulman student tutors.... Read More
Indiana University is extending strategic partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division. The university says the partnership is designed to create a pathway for technology developed at NSWC Crane to move through the commercialization pipeline.... Read More
Indiana University will create a science and technology corridor in downtown Indianapolis in an effort to boost STEM degrees as part of its ongoing restructuring of its 536-acre campus in central Indiana.... Read More
Purdue University continues to boost its presence in the semiconductor industry. The university on Wednesday announced strategic partnership with New York-based semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries to boost semiconductor research and education.... Read More
State and local officials broke ground Monday morning on an $84 million microelectronics campus at WestGate@Crane Technology Park in Odon. WestGate One aims to accelerate the re-shoring of semiconductor research and manufacturing in the U.S.... Read More
Indianapolis-based computer coding school Eleven Fifty Academy, which as recently as late last year had big expansion plans, is now in financial straits and is negotiating with bidders to take over operations.... Read More
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.5 million collaborative research grant to a group of higher education institutions, including the University of Southern Indiana. The funding will support a project to enhance undergraduate teacher preparation with a focus on data science and statistics.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is taking steps to broaden its enrollment of low-income, under-resourced and first-generation students. ... Read More
Lafayette-based STEM Education Works is partnering with the Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center at Purdue University to establish a new Design and Innovation Studio at Endress+Hauser's Greenwood campus.... Read More
The founder of a Brown County startup says a recent win at a pitch competition in San Diego was particularly special. Wave Therapeutics, which is developing a smart cushion device to prevent bed sores, won the $10,000 top prize at the Women’s Venture Summit.... Read More
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.82 million Fast-Track SBIR grant to West Lafayette-based Rescue Biomedical. The company plans to use the funding to develop its technology to automatically deliver naloxone in response to an opioid overdose.... Read More
Finding trained employees continues to be a challenge, especially for STEM-focused industries. But it can also be an opportunity for college students who will soon be looking to launch their careers. ... Read More
