Purdue University has been awarded $23 million over the next five years from the National Science Foundation for The Center for Science of Information. The NSF awarded Purdue $25 million in 2010 to establish the center, which is the first and only National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center in Indiana. The new grant extends the total span of funding to 10 years, the maximum funding period for such centers. "The Center for Science of Information's cross-disciplinary research efforts have led to fundamentally new explorations in diverse areas such as life sciences, economics, communication systems and social sciences, among others," said John Cozzens, an NSF program director. "In addition, it has fostered an active and thriving community of students and scholars within academia and industry, and broadened its geographic scope to national and international levels." Continue reading below: