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Study Shows Red Wine Helps Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
The polyphenols found in red wine are thought to help prevent Alzheimer's disease, and new research from Purdue University and Mount Sinai School of Medicine has shown that some of those compounds in fact reach the brain. Mario Ferruzzi, a Purdue...
Purdue Institute Awards Grants to Promote Academic Success Among Veterans
Twenty-one higher education institutions in Indiana will receive grants to develop support programs and services for student service members and veterans. The grants were awarded through Operation Diploma, an initiative of the Military Family...
Randall Reads in concert at Front Porch Music
Randall Nicholas, Porter County Poet, will be performing in concert Friday, October 2, at 8 PM on the Front Porch stage, 505 E. Lincolnway, in downtown Valparaiso. His one-man show Randall Reads: Poems from the Porch celebrates many of the regular...
Crop Report Reflects Abundant Crop, Meaning Lower Market Prices
A Purdue agricultural economist and state agricultural officials at the Indiana State Fair on Wednesday (Aug. 12) were surprised at the abundant 2009 crop projected by a U.S. Department of Agriculture report, especially given the difficult time...
MarketMaker Provides Opportunity to Buy and Sell Local Foods
Indiana MarketMaker, an electronic marketing tool for buying and selling locally produced foods, is now home to more than 290 registered producers - and is growing. The site, which draws an average of more than 100,000 hits each month, provides a...
Obama Announces Grant for Purdue Electric Vehicle Education Program
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday (Aug. 5) that Purdue University will receive a $6.1 million grant to develop degree and training programs for electric vehicles. Purdue will partner with Notre Dame University, Indiana University-Purdue...
WIC Program for Valpo Families
The Valparaiso WIC program is here to provide healthy foods to women, infants and children at no cost. They also reach participants how to eat better. Realizing the importance of breast feeding, the WIC program provides breast feeding education...
09 Wells Scholars Announced at IU Includes VHS Graduate
Indiana University announced that 18 entering freshmen and two current IU juniors will join the more than 420 others who have been named Wells Scholars since the first class enrolled in 1990. Sonia Phadke, of Valparaiso, Ind., valedictorian and a...
Purdue Computer Research Partnership Wins International Award
Purdue is being recognized as a worldwide campus technology innovator for a system that harnesses what would otherwise be wasted computing power for major research projects. Campus Technology Magazine has selected Purdue's DiaGrid for one of its 2009...