Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants totaling $100 million to Purdue Research Foundation to support two major Purdue University initiatives, including $50 million each to support the Mitch Daniels School of Business and Purdue Computes. Together, these commitments represent the largest gift in the university’s history.

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.