Articles tagged as: Purdue University
April 19, 2022
Purdue faculty push to create a plan to divest university from fossil fuels fails
Faculty behind the effort pointed out that other universities, including the University of Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota, have already developed divestment plans. According to Purdue’s Director of Investments, the university has only a small percent of its investments in the energy sector.
Read MoreApril 19, 2022
Purdue University highlights a push to bring Ukrainian scholars to campus
Roughly eight weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Purdue says it has brought 11 faculty to campus - with an additional 15 scholars under review.
Read MoreApril 14, 2022
Purdue University students draft a climate action plan for West Lafayette campus
In order to go carbon neutral quickly, Purdue will have to change how it gets its energy.
Read MoreApril 11, 2022
Special prosecutor won't file charges against Purdue police officer or student in viral video
Two months after a viral video showed a Purdue University police officer forcefully detaining a student, a special prosecutor has declined to file charges against either the officer or the student.
Read MoreApril 8, 2022
Purdue trustees approve $6.7 million in Mackey renovations
Purdue's board of trustees announced Friday it has approved $6.7 million in renovations for Mackey Arena, work funded entirely by private donations and expected to begin after next season.
Read MoreApril 6, 2022
Former Purdue, Charlotte, USF coach Lee Rose dies at 85
UNC Charlotte said Rose died Tuesday in Charlotte. The school did not provide a cause of death.
Read MoreApril 5, 2022
Purdue University study surveys Indiana’s renewable energy ordinances
Roughly two-thirds of Indiana’s counties have zoning regulations specific to wind and solar installations, according to a Purdue University study released Tuesday which surveyed county ordinances around renewable energy projects.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2022
Purdue to welcome up to 20 war-displaced Ukrainian scholars
The university announced Friday that its Ukraine Scholars Initiative would accept Ukrainian scholars “directly impacted by the war" which began Feb. 24 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
Indiana adds concept of consent to state rape law
Under Indiana's long-standing state definition of rape, an assault has to include threat or force, serious bodily injury, or involve drugs.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
Invasive ant that can deliver painful sting found in Indiana
The Asian needle ant has traveled southern states like Florida and Georgia for several years. But it was recently discovered in the Evansville area — the furthest north the ant has ventured, said Timothy Gibb, a Purdue University entomologist.
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