WBAA

Ask the Mayor celebrates years of service to West Central Indiana

Jill Sheridan

Today we celebrate a show that ran for almost ten years on WBAA – Ask the Mayor. WBAA paused the show at the end of May because we are reevaluating ways to get local content to broader audiences.

Piglets the world over share certain change patterns in their gut bacteria as they grow, according to an analysis of studies conducted in Australia, Canada, China, the Netherlands, Norway and the U.S.

Statewide

Purdue researchers mapped bacteria in pig bellies. They say it could reduce antibiotic use

Benjamin Thorp

Researchers at Purdue University have mapped pig gut bacteria in a global study that is likely to become the rubric for all future studies of its kind.

Flaring at a chemical plant in Germany, 2016.

Statewide

Purdue study finds national policies to reduce carbon emissions likely to improve water quality

Benjamin Thorp

Researchers at Purdue University say a new study shows that reducing carbon emissions will also have a positive impact on water quality.

A handful of community members and WBAA listeners attended the Purdue University Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday to ask questions and raise their concerns about the impending deal to give up the station.

Education

Purdue University Trustees Approve Next Steps To Give Up Ownership Of WBAA

Jeanie Lindsay

Purdue officials say conversations about local operations – including what will happen to station employees – are ongoing and that nothing is "set in stone."

When larger organizations take over local newsrooms, they often cut staff and get rid of office space, reducing coverage of local issues.

Education

WBAA Ownership Transfer Part Of State, National Media Consolidation Trends

Samantha Horton

Purdue University trustees will take up a request Wednesday to give up ownership of WBAA, the NPR member station in West Lafayette.