Computer Information Technology
April 14, 2026
PNW hosts competitors at regional cyber defense competition
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) welcomed over a hundred students representing 12 colleges and universities from across 10 Midwest states for the 2026 Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
January 29, 2026
Magesh Chandramouli, professor of Computer Graphics Technology, spent three weeks during December 2025 as a U.S. Fulbright Specialist at Politecnico di Torino (Polytechnic University of Turin) in Turin, Italy.
December 16, 2025
PNW has once again received the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consults’ Academia Circle of Excellence Award in recognition of high-quality teaching that effectively prepares students and professionals to enter needed areas of the national cybersecurity workforce.
December 4, 2025
PNW’s College of Technology has been awarded over $3 million through two separate U.S. Department of Defense grants that will supplement the college’s ongoing initiatives to advance education and workforce development in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI).
September 8, 2025
Purdue University Northwest professor named Fulbright Specialist
Magesh Chandramouli, professor of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University Northwest, has been named a U.S. Fulbright Specialist. He will collaborate with faculty members at Politecnico di Torino in Turin, Italy on enhancing the university’s ability to train aerospace engineers in virtual reality.
April 2, 2025
PNW hosts the 2025 Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) College of Technology hosted the 2025 Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), bringing together over 130 college student competitors from 10 colleges and universities for two days of cybersecurity contests.
December 4, 2024
PNW's College of Technology earned a 2024 Academia Circle of Excellence Award from the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consults. The recognition honors high-quality teaching that prepares students to enter the cybersecurity workforce.
November 18, 2024
Thirteen PNW faculty and staff members are being recognized by Purdue University’s Office of Research for impactful scholarly initiatives that have earned millions of dollars in external funding.
June 4, 2024
PNW redesignated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
PNW, through its College of Technology, has again earned redesignation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the U.S. National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.
May 3, 2024
Chancellor Medallion Recipient: Meet 2024 PNW graduate Abbie McDowell
A random suggestion from a friend while in high school put Abbie McDowell, '24, on the path to study cybersecurity and a required class in philosophy led to her minor.