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Lilly Endowment is giving Purdue $100 million, the largest gift in its history. It includes two $50 million grants, one for business and one for AI and computing.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants totaling $100 million to Purdue Research Foundation to support two major Purdue University initiatives that will elevate the university, its students, and faculty and accelerate new investments in Indiana’s workforce and economy. Funding ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University is among the world’s best academic institutions, according to yet another highly regarded ranking.

Purdue is the No. 33 university in the U.S. and No. 86 worldwide, up from No. 40 and No. 127 in the last round.

The search committee for Purdue University’s next provost has announced the selection of three finalists who will hold open forums on campus in early December.

A Purdue University physics and astronomy professor whose work is dedicated to environmental safety and enhancing renewable energy production has been elected to one of the nation’s highest science honors.

Home to national hubs for hypersonics and cybersecurity research, a sprawling innovation district and graduates who are among the most in demand in professional areas such as health care, finance and consulting, aviation and aerospace, and manufacturing, Purdue University has seen graduate student enrollment reach an all-time high — up 16% from last year and 43% over the last decade.