News Releases
March 31, 2021
Couple’s Donation Helps PNW Establish State-of-the-Art Engineering Design Studio
With support from PNW alumnus Stewart McMillan, BS ’77, and his wife, Kathryn, the School of Engineering has opened the PNW Design Studio, featuring state-of-the-art facilities and equipment and offering a new level of experience in design and innovation for engineering students.
March 30, 2021
John J. Durocher, associate professor of Health Studies at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) who recently was named to a Nils K. Nelson Endowed Professorship, was selected the 2021 recipient of the ADInstruments Macknight Innovative Educator Award by the American Physiological Society (APS).
March 29, 2021
Purdue University Northwest’s Days of Discovery puts research in the spotlight
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will hold its fifth annual research symposium Days of Discovery virtually on April 1 and April 2. This event provides faculty members and students an opportunity to present their research and scholarly activities to the PNW community and general public.
March 1, 2021
Planning for an in-person Fall Semester at PNW
We are very pleased to confirm that we are planning for an in-person Fall Semester at Purdue Northwest.
February 22, 2021
Purdue Northwest Selected for $7 Million Grant by Department of Energy for Blast Furnace Research
Purdue University Northwest researchers at the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) are leading a team selected for a $7 million federal grant to improve steelmaking processes.
February 8, 2021
Purdue Northwest names two science faculty members to endowed professorships
Two Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty members of the College of Engineering and Sciences have been awarded Nils K. Nelson Endowed Professorships.
February 8, 2021
Purdue University Northwest students earn fall semester Dean’s List honors
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) 2020 fall semester Dean’s List recognizes 1,812 undergraduate students for their academic achievement.
October 30, 2020
Purdue Northwest, Munster High School Partner To Provide Engineering Internships
Experiencing engineering at a college campus while still in high school is a unique opportunity, and Purdue University Northwest is proud to collaborate with Munster High School to bring an innovative internship program to its students at the PNW Hammond Campus.
September 14, 2020
Purdue University Northwest recognized in U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings
Purdue University Northwest once again has been recognized among the best regional universities in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, released Sept. 14, 2020.
September 11, 2020
Purdue Northwest engineering students receive scholarships from bp America, Inc.
Fifteen Purdue University Northwest (PNW) students in the School of Engineering received scholarship funds from bp America, Inc. The first-year students from the communities of East Chicago, Hammond and Whiting each received $1,000 and are majoring in civil, computer, electrical or mechanical engineering for the 2020-2021 academic year.
