Innovation
July 23, 2026
Purdue University Northwest’s Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) hosted U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan on July 17 to share updates on key initiatives spearheaded by the center.
July 21, 2026
PNW's Roberts Impact Lab is one of several facilities noted in a Bloch Quantum Tech Hub announcement citing more than $30 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to build a domestic quantum supply chain for the nation.
May 26, 2026
NWI Times: 10 years and counting: Purdue University Northwest propels regional growth
Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Kenneth C. Holford writes in The Times of Northwest Indiana about the university’s 10th anniversary celebration; how students are transformed through innovative education; and how the university is positioning the area at the unique intersection of workforce development, advanced technology and applied research.
May 21, 2026
Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest Hosts Inaugural SPARK Summit
The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest welcomed high school students to explore creativity, innovation, leadership and entrepreneurial thinking at the inaugural SPARK Summit.
May 5, 2026
PNW is first Indiana institution to earn FirstGen Forward Network Champion designation
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) has been recognized by the FirstGen Forward Network as a Network Champion institution for its continuous efforts to provide holistic and quality support for first-generation college students.
April 30, 2026
Purdue University Northwest raises over $1.6 million on 2026 PNW Day of Giving
A collective outpouring of generosity from PNW supporters raised a record 3,118 gifts amounting to over $1.6 million on the 13th annual PNW Day of Giving, held April 29.
April 16, 2026
Purdue University Northwest professor José Castro-Urioste named U.S. Fulbright Specialist
PNW faculty member, José Castro-Urioste, professor of Spanish in the PNW College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, has been named a U.S. Fulbright Specialist.
April 9, 2026
Purdue University Northwest Earns National Carnegie Research University designation
Purdue University Northwest is the only university or college in Northwest Indiana to earn this designation, with PNW researchers earning over $70 million in research and development funds since 2021.
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.