Past News

Implantable pressure sensor that could improve glaucoma treatment advances through Purdue agreement

October 11, 2017

A digital health care startup, has signed a license agreement with Purdue Research Foundation and a development agreement with Helbling Technique to advance its wireless implantable pressure sensor technology.

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Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony honors faculty, administrators

October 11, 2017

A reception and ceremony were held on Friday (Oct. 6) to celebrate ratified distinguished and named professors and administrators at Purdue for their many accomplishments and successes. The event took place in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall.

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Effects of Wnt9a on Hair Cell Fate

October 9, 2017

The high resolution imaging that enabled the recent discovery of Dr. Vidhya Munnamalai, Assistant Research Scientist in Dr. Donna Fekete’s laboratory and a member of the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience (PIIN) was featured on the cover of the prestigious Journal of Neuroscience. Her publication, Wnt9a Can Influence Cell Fate and Neural Connectivity across the Radial Axis of the Developing Cochlea is the first study to identify a specific Wnt ligand that can have a profound effect on radial identity in the developing cochlea.

Effects of Wnt9a on Hair Cell Fate

Office of the Provost and Discovery Park add fourth data science forum

September 29, 2017

To accommodate the high level of interest and demand, the Office of the Provost and Discovery Park are adding a fourth agile strategy forum on Purdue’s new data science initiative. Those who were unable to register for the previous sessions and are interested in participating may sign up now for the newly added session from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 2 in Stewart Center, Room 218.

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Purdue Profiles: Kaethe Beck

September 19, 2017

Kaethe Beck, director of operations, life sciences, in the Office of Research and Partnerships.

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Purdue Team of Neuroscientists receives major NSF grant to study how language relates to vision in the human brain.

September 18, 2017

Dr. Jeffrey Siskind, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a member of the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, and his collaborators have been awarded a $1.0M from the National Science Foundation entitled “Neuroimaging to advance computer vision, NLP, and AI".

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PIIN's Very Own Dr. Pedro Irazoqui Builds Device to Prevent Blindness

September 1, 2017

Bionode's technology originally required a contact lens, but has been updated to produce the same effect with glasses only.

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Research suggests diagnostic approach for veterans suffering hearing impairment and related brain injury from mild blast trauma

August 9, 2017

New research findings suggest mild blast trauma suffered by military personnel affects portions of the auditory system that have not been extensively studied after injuries occur, and this impairment might be diagnosed using well-established testing methods.

Research suggests diagnostic approach for veterans suffering hearing impairment and related brain injury from mild blast trauma

Rickus named associate vice provost for teaching and learning

August 7, 2017

Jenna Rickus, professor and associate department head of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, has been named associate vice provost for teaching and learning, effective Aug. 14.

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Daniel Foti, Ph.D. Receives Grant from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI)

July 26, 2017

Dr. Daniel Foti, a member of the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences, was recently awarded a $10K grant from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI).

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