March 20, 2026
Arvind Raman was voted out of committee to potentially lead the agency. The administration’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership cuts came up during his confirmation hearing.
NIST director nominee advances despite senators’ MEP concerns
March 18, 2026
Wavelogix, a contech firm that manufactures concrete strength sensors invented by a Purdue University professor, has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, according to a March 11 announcement.
March 11, 2026
The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to transform research into real-world commercial technologies that contribute to the betterment of society.
March 11, 2026
Wavelogix, a manufacturer of novel, patented concrete strength sensors invented at Purdue University’s College of Engineering, has received a $500,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships.
Concrete sensor manufacturer Wavelogix receives $500K grant from National Science Foundation
March 9, 2026
Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris) is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening infections in humans. C. auris is distinct from other Candida species and exhibits exceptional capacity for skin colonization, resulting in nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of invasive infections.
mGem: Fungal adhesins in Candidozyma auris confer unique fitness for skin colonization
March 6, 2026
Arvind Raman, the nominee to lead the National Institute of Standards and Technology, pledged to deliver on the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan and “enable an era of maximum American innovation” in his nomination hearing on Thursday. Senators pressed Raman on NIST’s withholding of funds for programs authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act and the Commerce Department’s equity deals with semiconductor and critical mineral companies.
March 6, 2026
Arvind Raman, the engineering scholar nominated to lead the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), told senators that the agency must focus on accelerating American innovation and setting global technology standards as the United States competes with China in emerging technologies.
Arvind Raman At Senate Confirmation Hearing: NIST Must Drive Global Tech Standards
March 6, 2026
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Thursday considered the nomination of Arvind Raman to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a position that places him at the center of the federal government’s efforts to shape technical standards for biometrics, AI, and other emerging technologies.
NIST nominee pressed on AI standards, facial recognition oversight
March 6, 2026
A Purdue University contraceptive vaccine seeks to address animal overpopulation by markedly reducing fertility in feral horses, deer, swine and other animals.
Contraceptive vaccine reduces fertility in animals to address wildlife overpopulation
March 5, 2026
Purdue University drug discovery scholar and faculty member, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Philip Low, whose life’s work turned laboratory discoveries into therapies that save lives, died Wednesday (March 4) at the age of 78.
