Tab Bamford, June 2, 2014

On Memorial Day,1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier competed in the Indy 500 in a car bearing the logo of the Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research.

A team at the University of Nebraska recently awarded $1.9 million to develop a new approach to an HIV vaccine.

The Veterinary Practice Management Program (VPMP) at Purdue announced plans to celebrate their 25th anniversary in September.

A generous philanthropist has committed $7 million to Penn State  to benefit students from the Philadelphia area.

Finally, a $30 million joint initiative between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the U.S. Department of Defense was announced last week. The project will be led by Indiana University, the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin.