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Color code could help corn growers to become even more precise in how they apply pesticides, David Murray writes

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A ruling by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service allows farmers and growers to run trials on corn plants developed by Insignum AgTech. These plants use...

Insignum AgTech develops plant genetic traits that enable plants to “talk” and signal to farmers when specific plant stresses begin.

For the last six years, but especially since 2019, business schools from the upper tier of the rankings to the unranked have galloped to establish STEM tracks, concentrations, pathways, and more in their MBA and other graduate degree programs. The University of Wisconsin Business School was the first school to “go STEM” — to designate part of its MBA a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math degree, with implications not only for visa eligibility but for long-term employa...

Junobie was created out of a need for a solution to one-use plastic breast milk storage bags. Since its appearance on "Shark Tank," how has Junobie been doing?

Insignum AgTech® and Beck’s have signed an agreement to test Insignum’s innovative corn traits in Beck’s elite varieties.

Veo deployed a mixed fleet of 500 scooters and bikes last month as students returned from spring break.

Veo rental e-bikes, now available on Purdue campus, were the brainchild of two Boilermaker alums.

To amplify the impact made by its faculty, staff, students and alumni, the Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University have formed Purdue Innovates, a comprehensive system to streamline access to both (a) technology commercialization resources, such as intellectual property licensing and protection, and (b) startup support resources, including programs to launch, scale and invest in Purdue-connected startups in one cohesive structure.

Grant will prepare corn for use in commercial poultry feed.