La Porte Health System Now Affiliated with Community Health Systems

LA PORTE – The Board of Directors for La Porte Hospital announced that La Porte and Starke hospitals, outpatient clinics, physician network and other facilities have become affiliates of Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS). A subsidiary of CHS has majority ownership of the health system (80 percent) and IU Health retains 20 percent ownership. The agreement […]

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Venture Fund to Support Purdue Affiliated Startups

WEST LAFAYETTE – Newly created Purdue Ventures will be the overriding entity to manage $37 million in combined investment resources to further support Purdue-affiliated startups and make it easier for entrepreneurs to apply for investment consideration to advance their companies. Organized under the auspices of the Purdue Foundry, Purdue Ventures will oversee the deployment of

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Dean of Libraries Receives Award

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Purdue Dean of Libraries has been named the 2016 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. James Mullins, dean and professor of library science, will receive a cash award and be recognized in June at the American Library Association’s annual conference in Orlando. The award was named in honor of

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National Workshop to Include Anniversary Celebration

WEST LAFAYETTE – The 2016 AgrAbility National Training Workshop in Colorado will feature a celebration of the organization’s 25th year of helping people with disabilities stay productive in agriculture. The workshop will be held April 11-14 at the Fort Collins Marriot in Fort Collins. Professionals and other participants from across the country will participate in

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New Direction Urged to Improve Cancer Nanotechnology

WEST LAFAYETTE – Researchers involved in a national effort to develop cancer treatments that harness nanotechnology are recommending pivotal changes in the field because experiments with laboratory animals and efforts based on current assumptions about drug delivery have largely failed to translate into successful clinical results. The assessment was advanced in a perspective piece that

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Purdue Researchers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards

WEST LAFAYETTE – Two Purdue University researchers have been named as recipients of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor given by the U.S. government to young researchers. Selected for the awards were Arezoo Ardekani, an assistant professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and Milind Kulkarni, an associate

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