Purdue FW sees record international student class

Purdue University Fort Wayne has enrolled its largest group of first-year international students with 182 from 22 countries. Overall, the campus has 499 international students from 62 countries. Of that total, 334 are graduate students and 165 undergrads. ... Read More

Damien Center receives $2.5M federal grant

The CARE program will provide faster access to help and expand its medication-assisted treatment, HIV and hepatitis testing and harm reduction kits. The center will hire two more therapists and two peer recovery specialists. ... Read More

$1.1M grant supports Purdue researcher to study plant stress

Gyeong Mee Yoon, an associate professor of botany and plant pathology, is researching how two different biochemical pathways, biosynthesis and signaling of the ethylene hormone play into how plants respond to stressors like drought, severe heat and cold. There may be a link between independent cellular signaling pathways of ethylene biosynthesis and autophagy.... Read More

IU: Marion County mental health needs largely untreated

About 26,000 Marion County residents with a serious mental illness did not receive necessary care last year, a Indiana University study says. The report found that amounts to 66% of people who needed help but did not receive it, highlighting care accessibility issues in the county.... Read More