Past News

Veterinarians Are Embracing The Benefits of Airlite Bedding

September 2, 2020

Aime Johnson, DVM, DACT, Associate Professor, Theriogenology (Reproduction) at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, has made the change to Airlite bedding. A healthy and eco-friendly cardboard bedding providing a healthy and sanitary environment for equines and other animals,the benefits on many levels have been changing the way farms are being managed.

Veterinarians Are Embracing The Benefits of Airlite Bedding

Airlines flying blind on virus measures

September 1, 2020

United and Delta airlines have recently begun boarding flights from the rear to the front in a bid to minimize close contacts between passengers that could spread covid-19.

Airlines flying blind on virus measures

Airlines Stumble Ahead With Covid Plans That May Heighten Risks

August 31, 2020

United and Delta airlines have recently begun boarding flights from the rear to the front in a bid to minimize close contacts between passengers that could spread Covid-19.

Airlines Stumble Ahead With Covid Plans That May Heighten Risks

Notre Dame pivots funding and research to tackle COVID-19

August 28, 2020

The University of Notre Dame’s Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics (AD&T) research center announced new awards that will enable faculty researchers to pivot or expand their existing research to address the detection, diagnosis, treatment or prognosis of COVID-19 viral infections and related serious medical conditions.

Notre Dame pivots funding and research to tackle COVID-19

$1.5M Grows Impact for Parkinson’s Speech Device

August 27, 2020

A Purdue University professor believes the device she invented years ago is now on the doorstep of helping potentially one million people overcome a hardship of Parkinson’s disease. SpeechVive, a small device that resembles a hearing aid, is worn over one ear to help the wearer overcome speech issues caused by Parkinson’s. Boosted by a recent $1.5 million funding round—and a major triumph within the Medicare system—SpeechVive’s creator says the device is now more affordable and poised to help a million patients find their voice again.

$1.5M Grows Impact for Parkinson’s Speech Device

Purdue research team receives NIH grant for COVID-19 vaccine development

August 26, 2020

A Purdue University-led research team is taking a cue from the common cold as it works to develop an efficient vaccine for COVID-19. The team, led by Purdue virologist Suresh Mittal, is using a form of a common cold-like adenovirus as a vaccine platform.

Purdue research team receives NIH grant for COVID-19 vaccine development

‘Will Purdue last?’: University restarts in person amid pandemic

August 26, 2020

Outside an engineering building here, Lauren Johnson offered pandemic-safety gear to students hustling to the first classes of the fall term. But no one who had passed her so far on this blue-sky morning needed a "Protect Purdue" mask.

‘Will Purdue last?’: University restarts in person amid pandemic

Could food coloring be the key to fight COVID-19? Scientists found out

August 26, 2020

A recent report as cited by The Conversation from researchers at Purdue University announced that food coloring may be effective in fighting off airborne coronavirus.

Could food coloring be the key to fight COVID-19? Scientists found out

IU, Purdue Collaborate on Potential Kidney Cancer Test

August 26, 2020

Indianapolis-based Walther Cancer Foundation Inc. has awarded two grants totaling $240,000 to help researchers who are working to develop a urine test to help detect a type of kidney cancer.

IU, Purdue Collaborate on Potential Kidney Cancer Test

The Lowdown on COVID-19, Public Bathrooms, and 'Toilet Plume'

August 25, 2020

Three things make public restrooms especially worrisome during the COVID-19 crisis. First of all, they are small, enclosed spaces, which help spread the virus. Secondly, you’re sharing that space with strangers. Finally, there’s the toilet plume, the cloud of tiny particles that are expelled into the air every time a toilet is flushed without closing the lid.

The Lowdown on COVID-19, Public Bathrooms, and 'Toilet Plume'