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.

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.

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.

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.

Purdue professor Marshall Porterfield worked at NASA, teaching astronauts about living in restricted environments such as the International Space Station. The skills are surprisingly transferable to Indiana's stay-at-home order.

A 3 percent merit pay pool was planned for July. But Purdue University President Mitch Daniels told trustees Thursday that he's dropping it while also limiting repairs and purchases and putting a freeze on new hires

Purdue University announced Thursday that soon-to-be-graduates will be able to participate in a virtual commencement ceremony, with caps, gowns, diplomas, speeches, and Purdue Musical Organization accompaniment.

According to a statement, the Tippecanoe County Health Department informed the university of the positive case Monday. The student, who is based on the school's West Lafayette campus, is currently in Marion County.

In a letter to students Tuesday, Purdue President Mitch Daniels said plans were underway to create a virtual ceremony.

Purdue University students will learn remotely for the rest of the spring semester, and the majority of students who live in on-campus housing are being urged to return home or find other accommodations.