Purdue University's Agricultural and Biological Engineering AgrAbility Program has received $2.1 million in funding for the National AgrAbility Project. In addition, the university has received $720,000 for the Indiana AgrAbility Project from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Institute of Food and Agriculture.... Read More
Keith Krach, former Under Secretary of State and current chairman of the Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University, has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Krach is a former chair of the Purdue Board of Trustees and former chairman and chief executive officer of California-based DocuSign (Nasdaq: DOCU).... Read More
The Anthem Foundation in Indianapolis and Virginia-based CHC: Creating Healthier Communities have announced a three-year $7 million grant partnership focused on reducing preterm births among Black women. The partners say the initiative will use racial and cultural measures of stress to screen thousands of expectant Black mothers in Indiana, Ohio and Georgia.... Read More
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $222 million contract to ERAPSCO in Columbia City and Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) in Virginia. The contract is a price modification to a previously-awarded contract which calls for the production of 18,000 sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy.... Read More
The Daviess County Economic Development Corp., Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau have launched the first phase of a coordinated marketing and outreach campaign. The organizations have updated their websites under a unified brand, We Are Daviess County.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame has signed a memorandum of understanding with St. Edmund’s College of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The agreement aims to encourage and support collaboration between faculty, students and administrators, as well as research and outreach.... Read More
Fishers-based life science consulting firm Verista has acquired Delta Project Management Inc. in California, a provider of regulatory compliance and project management services. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Verista says the acquisition enhances its capabilities across the product lifecycle.... Read More
Three Indiana-based startups with connections to Purdue University have each received $25,000 as part of the Purdue Foundry's Boost accelerator program. The program helps accelerate the time-to-market of an early stage startup to promote long-term success.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Wellness Council of Indiana is launching a mental health resource for Hoosier employers. The chamber says the Mental Health First Aid series will teach employers how to identify the risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses.... Read More
Carmel-based education startup Codelicious has received funding from Ohio-based CareSource and Elevate Ventures in Indy to expand its computer science curriculum. The startup, which provides computer science curriculum customized by grade level, plans to use the funding to expand its go-to-market strategy and technology development.... Read More
