News Releases
April 9, 2021
Purdue University Northwest faculty members promoted
Nineteen Purdue University Northwest faculty members will begin the upcoming academic year with promotions, as approved today (April 9) by the Purdue University Board of Trustees. The promotions are effective Aug. 16.
April 8, 2021
PNW named Tree Campus Higher Education by Arbor Day Foundation
Purdue University Northwest has been recognized as a Tree Campus Higher Education by the Arbor Day Foundation. The university earned the honor for its commitment to effective urban forest management and achievements in best tree management practices.
April 1, 2021
PNW Presents Virtual Discussion with Award-Winning Author Anthony Ray Hinton
Anthony Ray Hinton, author of “The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row,” will deliver a virtual talk at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22. The event is part of the One Book, One Community program of reading, reflection and discussion. The public is invited to register and attend.
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 31, 2021
Purdue Northwest Powers Onward with a Month of Homecoming Activities
PNW students, faculty and staff have powered through this academic year and are ready to celebrate with Homecoming during the month of April.
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.
February 22, 2021
Purdue Northwest to Host GLIAC Basketball Tournament
Purdue University Northwest has been selected as the host institution for the 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments.
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 16, 2021
Purdue Northwest scholars and community experts to discuss “the post-COVID world”
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will host a series of virtual conversations with PNW scholars and community experts to explore the post-COVID world and the opportunity for reinvention. The series, titled “On the Other Side: PNW Examines the Post-COVID World,” will challenge thinking about what the future holds.
