Check out the latest top stories from Purdue University in this week’s “Purdue News Now,” a one-minute weekly video update. This week: March Madness, a new farm-to-table restaurant for Discovery Park District, Veo devices return with new requirements, a survey on child care needs and more.
A team at the Purdue Applied Research Institute, the university’s research and development center, is using state-of-the-art, additive-manufacturing equipment to print a full-scale, fully operational prototype of a supersonic combustion ramjet, or scramjet, an engine that allows aircraft to travel at speeds of Mach 5 and beyond.
A Purdue-led research team has begun translating the complex molecular language of petunias. Their grammar and vocabulary are well hidden, however, within the countless proteins and other compounds that fill floral cells. Being rooted to the ground, plants can’t run away from insects, pathogens or other threats to their survival. But plant scientists have long known that they do send warnings to each other via scent chemicals called volatile organic compounds.
A new campus map of Purdue University in Indianapolis was developed recently by the Office of Admissions to help students visualize Purdue’s academic and student life spaces post-transition. The map, originally created in preparation for Indianapolis’ first Purdue’s for Me event on Feb. 16, has become a valuable tool to show the new campus configuration.
Follow the latest news about Purdue University in Indianapolis with our roundup. Topics include Senior Vice Provost David Umulis discussing Purdue’s increased presence in Indianapolis and Chief Operating Officer Dan Hasler speaking about the critical role of the Indianapolis business community.
The Purdue Boilermakers, the Midwest Region's top seed, begin their March Madness quest just 60 miles down I-65, as they head to Indianapolis for an NCAA Tournament first-round matchup against Grambling State. Tip is scheduled for 7:25 p.m. ET, as the Boilermakers aim for their 30th win of the season.
Thank you to Richard Bernier and Amanda Rumba (both Purdue Archives and Special Collections), who went above and beyond to find historical photos from our college on a very tight deadline for a special project. It was such a pleasure to work with them, and the project wouldn't be possible without their help! Archivists Adriana Harmeyer and Neal Harmeyer also assisted with this project. — Jennifer Stewart-Burton (Pharmacy Administration)