Articles tagged as: Purdue University
July 15, 2020
Ag Barometer: Details Of USDA Financial Aid Helps Improve Farmer Sentiment
Purdue University's Ag Economy Barometer showed farmers feel better about their prospects in June than they did earlier this year.
Read MoreJuly 3, 2020
Purdue Researchers Develop Potential COVID-19 At-Home Test
Purdue University researchers developed a new COVID-19 test that could be more affordable and time efficient. The test will first be used by health care providers before then offering it to consumers for use at home.
Read MoreJune 24, 2020
Purdue Expels Student For Racist Statements On Social Media
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels has expelled an undergraduate student for "racist and despicable" statements he made on social media.
Read MoreJune 24, 2020
Purdue University, Microsoft Partner To Create Free Online Farmers Market
Rather than charging the farmers to participate in the online market, the website will act as a bridge connecting farmers to people and help compliment in-person farmers markets.
Read MoreJune 12, 2020
Indiana Public Universities Face $103M State Funding Cut
A memo from State Budget Director Zac Jackson this week proposed a 7 percent reduction in the states $1.7 billion in 2020-21 funding to the seven public college systems in Indiana.
Read MoreMay 12, 2020
Survey Sees Farmer Sentiment Drops Further As COVID-19 Concerns On Profitability Rise
Farmer sentiment dropped for a second month in a row in April bringing the Ag Economy Barometer down to levels last seen in 2016.
Read MoreApril 21, 2020
Purdue University's Black Cultural Center Broadening Outreach Virtually
WFYIs Jill Ditmire spoke by phone with Programs and Facilities Director and Curator, Danicia Monet Malone about the center's current work to meet students needs while the campus is closed during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Read MoreApril 21, 2020
Student-Run Purdue Farm Raising Produce For Food Banks
The Purdue Student Farm usually sells its produce to Purdue food services, but the farm found itself without customers after on-campus classes were canceled and most students returned home amid the pandemic.
Read MoreApril 14, 2020
COVID-19 Closures Could Make Water Unsafe In Offices, Schools
Water left to sit in pipes can get contaminated with toxic heavy metals and bacteria -- like the kind that causes Legionnaires disease, another illness that affects the lungs.
Read MoreApril 6, 2020
Purdue Announces Remote Courses For May, June; Cancels May Events
Purdue University announced Monday May and June graduate and undergraduate summer courses will be conducted remotely, and a decision about in-person July classes will be made by May 15.
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