Purdue University Athletics Department officials say its too soon to tell whether the school will adopt its own policy.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Purdue University researchers about $1 million to develop growing techniques for organic hemp production.

The thing that makes woody plants woody is also what makes them hard to turn into fuel a compound called lignin.

Federal prosecutors say the professor admitted using $1.3 million in National Science Foundation funds for personal and family expenses.

Purdue President Mitch Daniels says the board of trustees hopes this adopted policy will be perceived as an appeal to not place bets on Purdues own athletes and teams.

The policy approved Thursday was developed at the urging of some faculty members and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics after sports betting became legal in Indiana earlier this year.

The first Indiana National Lab Day hosted federal science and technology leaders and Indiana researchers to highlight quantum science and engineering work being done in the state.

Indiana has about $900 million invested in the aerospace industry and experts believe that number can grow.

Out-of-state Purdue University students who want to vote in local elections will soon have a free way to get a valid Indiana ID without giving up other forms of identification.

Purdue University announced plans Tuesday for a new $140 million STEM complex on the university's main campus in West Lafayette. The buildings will benefit students and businesses wanting to work with the university.