A $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will provide continued support during the next three years for the work Purdue University’s Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) does to improve the lives of military families and veterans. The grant will help MFRI enhance its robust support networks.

The Purdue University Board of Trustees recently ratified faculty and staff appointments and approved a new degree program, a merger, organizational name changes, posthumous degrees, resolutions of appreciation, and namings.