News Articles

  • April 6, 2022

    Exercise is Medicine® On Campus premieres at PNW

    The EIM-OC committee scheduled speaker sessions and hands-on activities during its first ever Exercise is Medicine® Month starting April 7. More than just finding ways to be physically active, programming will incorporate lectures on diet choices, physiological changes, stress management, and sleep all as additional building blocks of proactive health.

  • September 14, 2021

    Purdue University Northwest Engineering Students Design Barrier System for Michigan City Pier

    A group of Purdue University Northwest (PNW) engineering students spent their senior year putting their knowledge and skills to the test in the real world. The students, members of the Senior Engineering Design I and II classes, designed a barrier system for the Michigan City pier that is expected to be constructed later this year.

  • June 14, 2021

    What Do Integrative Human Health Students and Graduates Do?

    Learn more about the benefits of studying integrative human health at PNW.

  • May 6, 2021

    Purdue Northwest Professor Awarded 2021 Felix Chayes Prize

    Grethe Hystad, assistant professor of Statistics at Purdue University Northwest, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Felix Chayes Prize for Excellence in Research in Mathematical Petrology.

  • March 8, 2021

    PNW faculty member selected as researcher on $40 million U.S. Department of Defense-funded project

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Professor of Mechanical Engineering Harvey Abramowitz was selected to participate as a researcher in a  U.S. Department of Defense-funded project aimed at advancing the adoption of lead-free electronics in defense systems. 

  • February 1, 2021

    What Do Biologists Do?

    Biological science is one of the broadest and most important subjects in the world today. Put simply, biology is the study of life

  • November 18, 2020

    #PNWEngineeringProud: Val Kesler

    The School of Engineering is #PNWEngineeringProud of Val Kesler. She is a 2012 BS in Mechanical Engineering graduate and a product manager at Dwyer Instruments.

  • August 26, 2020

    PNW encourages pledges to support students during Day of Giving on September 9

    Purdue University Northwest hopes to inspire its alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends to help its students “Power Onward” by making a pledge of support during the Purdue Northwest Day of Giving on Wednesday, September 9.

  • August 24, 2020

    The Pursuit of Particles

    James Dolen, assistant professor in the PNW Department of Chemistry and Physics, dedicates his research to discovering new particles and working to better understand the forces and fundamental building blocks of our universe.

  • August 3, 2020

    Summer Student Spotlight: Sydney Valiska

    Sydney Valiska of New Lenox, IL is excited to enter her senior year at PNW. She chose to major in civil engineering because of the endless possibilities in this field.