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AM General Awarded Army Contract
May 24, 2021 - Friday, May 21st 2021, 2:44 PM EDT Updated: Monday, May 24th 2021, 1:15 AM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter (photo courtesy of AM General LLC) SOUTH BEND - The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded South Bend-based AM General a contract with the U.S. Army. While financial terms of the contract...
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Purdue@WestGate Creates Defense in Indiana – Webinar Series
May 23, 2021 - Purdue@WestGate Creates Defense in Indiana – Webinar Series NEWS RELEASE May 24, 2021 Purdue@WestGate at the WestGate@Crane Technology Park is making Indiana known as the go-to state to solve the most challenging problems facing National Security. WestGate has made a name for itself in the Defense...
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Crane, IU Partner on AI Education Initiative
May 18, 2021 - Wednesday, May 19th 2021, 11:26 AM EDT Updated: Wednesday, May 19th 2021, 1:22 PM EDT By Wes Mills, Content Manager (stock image courtesy: Pixabay) BLOOMINGTON - The Office of the Secretary of Defense has awarded a $1.7 million grant to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division and Indiana University to collaborate on artificial intelligence programming...
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Building the Workforce for the Quantum Age
May 18, 2021 - The Stone Age. The Bronze Age. The Iron Age. The Industrial Revolution. Eras tend to be defined by their technology, and humans may be headed for a new one: the Quantum Age. As the Digital Revolution ushered in an era of computer scientists, software engineers and electrical engineers, the evolution...
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HySonic Technologies receives Navy grant to develop hypersonic propulsion
May 10, 2021 - Hypersonics, the study of vehicles that can travel faster than Mach 5, is the next uncharted frontier of aerospace. Thanks to a grant from the US Navy, a new Purdue Engineering collaboration is developing propulsion technologies that bring that vision closer to reality. In Carson Slabaugh's test facility at Zucrow...
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Purdue: Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education
May 4, 2021 - Purdue University Global has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education through academic year 2025 for its Bachelor of Science degree in cybersecurity. The Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency jointly sponsor the National Centers of Academic Excellence program. The goal of...
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Radius Indiana Details Pitch Competition
May 4, 2021 - BEDFORD - Radius Indiana’s second annual “Crane IP Defense Innovation Pitch Competition” is set to take place on June 23. The organization says entrepreneurs, inventors and start-ups can pitch innovative proposals to southwestern Indiana defense and economic development industry leaders at the competition. The competition will offer royalty-free opportunities to...
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Purdue set to take data science program statewide using Lilly Endowment grant
May 4, 2021 - Purdue University is set to take a data science program it launched in West Lafayette in 2018 statewide thanks to a $10 million grant Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded last month as part of a larger effort to help Indiana colleges and universities address long-term priorities. The Indiana Digital Crossroads program will create...
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NSWC Crane STEM Program Thriving at WestGate Academy
April 20, 2021 - NEWS RELEASE April 21, 2021 The NSWC Crane STEM Program is proud to present and work with two local students in the Innovate WithIN pitch competition next month. Interns Andrew Blessinger and Lauren Mitchell of Edgewood High School will pitch their idea of a monthly subscription package for teens struggling with...
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Purdue to launch Indiana Digital Crossroads with $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment
April 15, 2021 - Download Image WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – When Mark Daniel Ward launched Purdue University’s Data Mine initiative in 2018, he worked with fewer than 100 students from various academic backgrounds who wanted to learn about data science and how to use it in their careers. Fast forward to today. Ward, professor of...
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