WEST LAFAYETTE — Agriculture and food played powerful roles for both the North and South during the Civil War, according to a new book by a Purdue University historian. “Both regions saw agriculture as a form of power,” said R. Douglas Hurt, professor and head of Purdue’s Department of History. “In 1861, when the war […]
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Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Medicine is one of only three hospitals in the state and the only one in Northwest Indiana to earn the Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for 2015, placing the hospital among an elite group to be recognized by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology
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WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue Extension has developed a pair of Web-based, interactive resources to help new producers and anyone thinking about starting a small-scale livestock operation to make critical budgeting decisions. The Purdue Comparative Decision Support matrix, known as PCDS, includes a spreadsheet tool that allows users to create an operating budget based on their
SOUTH BEND – South Bend International Airport (SBN) is pleased to report increased passenger numbers in 2015. Year-end reports show that enplanements grew 4.11% to 314,300. Enplanements are the aviation industry’s measure used to count the number of people getting on a commercial aircraft at the departure airport. Each carrier experienced growth at SBN. Delta
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has been selected as a partner with the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders to host 25 of Africa’s emerging entrepreneurs for an academic and leadership institute this summer. Beginning in mid-June, Purdue will host the African business and entrepreneurship leaders for a six-week academic and leadership institute based
WEST LAFAYETTE – Indiana farmers are looking to stay on the front end of technology trends with help from a new Purdue University facility. The $10 million automated plant phenotyping facility will use unmanned aerial vehicles to study how genetics play into plants’ performance in the field. As first reported in the Life Sciences e-newsletter, drones
WEST LAFAYETTE – A new Purdue University Extension program will equip farmers with the tools they need to develop a nutrient management plan for their operations. “4R 4 Producers” will be held 5-8 p.m. on March 9 at The Andersons, located at 4743 Country Road 28 in Waterloo, Indiana. “We will introduce the concept of the 4R
SJC President Dr. Robert A. Pastoor was selected to participate on a committee of prominent educational professionals as part of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Business Higher-Ed Policy Committee during the 2016 term. This honor will allow Dr. Pastoor to join larger discussions on higher education and serve as one of three members who have
