AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoImmersive Tech: Indiana University’s new Kinetic Immersion and Extended Reality Lab is bringing motion capture, virtual environments and a floor-to-ceiling LED soundstage to student and faculty projects. It’s expected to be fully complete by April 2027. Research Strength: Purdue climbed to No. 12 among U.S. public universities in the latest Times Higher Education rankings, with gains in research quality and influence; its research spending topped $1 billion in fiscal 2025. Farm Innovation: Primient and Sustainea are backing soil-health and carbon-sequestration practices on 1,000 acres near Lafayette, with university researchers helping farmers adapt the methods to their land. Tech Workforce: Indiana’s data-center boom is driving demand for skilled workers, raising questions about whether the state can expand its workforce fast enough. Cleaner Infrastructure: Indianapolis rebuilt a 10,000-foot airport runway with concrete designed to capture and store CO₂.
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