Articles tagged as: Purdue University
April 5, 2022
Purdue University study surveys Indiana’s renewable energy ordinances
Roughly two-thirds of Indiana’s counties have zoning regulations specific to wind and solar installations, according to a Purdue University study released Tuesday which surveyed county ordinances around renewable energy projects.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2022
Purdue to welcome up to 20 war-displaced Ukrainian scholars
The university announced Friday that its Ukraine Scholars Initiative would accept Ukrainian scholars “directly impacted by the war" which began Feb. 24 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
Invasive ant that can deliver painful sting found in Indiana
The Asian needle ant has traveled southern states like Florida and Georgia for several years. But it was recently discovered in the Evansville area — the furthest north the ant has ventured, said Timothy Gibb, a Purdue University entomologist.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
Indiana adds concept of consent to state rape law
Under Indiana's long-standing state definition of rape, an assault has to include threat or force, serious bodily injury, or involve drugs.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
Purdue expert on UN climate report: 'We’re not able to adapt to it as fast as it’s happening'
A new report on global climate change is underlining the speed at which the world's climate is changing -- and how slowly efforts to reduce or adapt to those impacts are being made.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2022
Purdue Black Student Union holds town hall after video surfaces of police officer forcefully restraining student
The Purdue Black Student Union held a packed town hall Thursday night to discuss how to respond after a video surfaced this week of a Purdue police officer forcefully restraining a student.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2022
Purdue police reviewing white officer's arrest of Black man
Purdue University police are reviewing an officer's use of force during the arrest of a Black man last week on the school's campus in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2022
Purdue project aims to make farms in the U.S. corn belt more resilient
Purdue University has kicked off a project to learn how best to diversify crops grown in the U.S. corn belt. The idea is to make farms in states like Indiana more resilient to extreme heat, flooding, and natural disasters.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2022
Purdue outlines plans for in-person start to next semester
Purdue University Tuesday outlined its plans for an in-person start to the second semester, as the school reported its sharpest increase in COVID-19 testing positivity rates this academic year.
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