HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet is organizing an academic trip to Cuba for the spring semester. The trip is set for May 12 to 21 and will be a for-credit, experiential learning opportunity for students through the university’s International Programs Office. The trip will include meetings with Cuban urban planners, health professionals, community organizers and …
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Entrepreneurship Success will hold a seminar on developing a business plan starting at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14. Other sessions will be marketing and financial plans on Nov. 16, and funding opportunities on Nov. 21. All sessions will be in the centers at 1247 169th St. Registration for …
HAMMOND – The Fleet Master Chief of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command will be the keynote speaker at Purdue University Calumet’s Veterans Day Convocation, Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in Alumni Hall of the university’s Student Union & Library. Keynote speaker Michael Stevens heads a command that supports the Chief of Naval Operations and …
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BLOOMINGTON – ArcelorMittal has provided a grant to the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University to expand the undergraduate building on the Bloomington campus. Since 2007, ArcelorMittal has provided more than $850,000 to IU through the Campus Partnership Program. The steelmaker said 8 percent of its salaried employees are IU graduates. ArcelorMittal provides support …
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Entrepreneurial Success will hold a free seminar Thursday, Nov. 3, aimed at helping entrepreneurs make the right decisions in starting a business. The seminar starts at 6 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Dushan Nikolovski, director of the center, will be the speaker. Although the seminar is free, registration is …
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central faculty will be part of a discussion on regional and national economic issues at forums on Wednesday, Nov. 2 and Thursday, Nov. 10. The first discussion Nov. 2 will be at the Harre Union at Valparaiso University. Dr. Alan Krabbenhoft, dean of the College Business; Dr. Derek Bjonback, associate …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has announced a new effort aimed at cutting fuel consumption half for commercial vehicles by perfecting hybrid technologies for the world’s truck fleets. The Hoosier Heavy Hybrid Center of Excellence is funded with a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Graduate Automotive Technology Education Initiative. Buses and …
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has been awarded a $3.55 million research grant for nanotechnology that will be used in the next generation of high-speed computers. The amount is the total of two grants awarded to Notre Dame from the Semiconductor Research Corp.’s Nanoelectronics Research Initiative and the National Science Foundation. Professor …
WEST LAFAYETTE – S. Laurel Weldon, a Purdue University professor of political science, says the critics and observers of the Occupy Wall Street movement are missing the point of most protests, which is to get people talking about an issue. “People keep saying the protesters are unorganized and lacking a policy platform, but those criticisms …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Rakesh Agrawal, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University, will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama. The award is the highest honor for technological achievement. Agrawal is the Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering. He holds 116 U.S. patents, …
