Lake County, Purdue Northwest cut ribbon on new crime unit

The new state-funded crime lab is housed on the Purdue campus and will be used by law enforcement to investigate and prosecute crimes committed on digital devices. Typically, financial and violent crimes will be investigated in the lab when potential evidence resides on electronic devices and needs to be retracted. The new setup will reduce turnaround time.... Read More

IU partnership to focus on AI-driven autonomous racing

The first professional autonomous racing franchise, CODE19 Racing Inc., will partner with Indiana University to put on the global self-driving car competition. CODE19 said on its website it aims to design a program that can race similar to a person "spearheading bleeding-edge advancements in the realm of AI."... Read More

IU to map, expand tree canopy across state with federal grant

Using a $5 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute is seeking to increase the percentage of Hoosier municipalities planning and managing their tree cover. Its goal is a 20% increase and to plant and support 2,500 trees in disadvantaged communities.... Read More

Purdue to develop SARS-CoV-2 animal field test

Purdue University researchers have $2.7 million of federal funding at their disposal to develop a field test to estimate and predict the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife and farm animals. The goal is to use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service grant to create a simple and affordable avenue for public agencies to test transmission of the virus.... Read More