Purdue University will hold a groundbreaking for its new Amelia Earhart Terminal and celebrate the return of commercial flight to Purdue University Airport and Greater Lafayette with a ceremonial first flight on May 14.
Nobel laureate Moungi Bawendi joined President Mung Chiang on Thursday (April 25) for a Presidential Lecture Series conversation about his pioneering research in the synthesis of quantum dots, which are extremely small objects whose unusual quantum properties depend on their size. A video of the conversation is available online.
The director of the National Science Foundation and the senior U.S. senator from Indiana spent Thursday (April 25) at Purdue University touring a state-of-the-art research facility, meeting with leading researchers and students, and capping the visit with a Presidential Lecture Series conversation with Purdue President Mung Chiang.
Robot expert Sooyeon Jeong, an assistant professor of computer science in Purdue’s College of Science, works in artificial intelligence to ensure that robots are more friendly helpers to humans and less inscrutable interlopers. AI is a foundational component of the Institute for Physical Artificial Intelligence, a Purdue Computes initiative.
On Wednesday (April 24) Purdue President Mung Chiang and trustees celebrated Purdue men’s basketball’s winningest season in program history at a reception at Westwood. The team had 34 wins, five back-to-back wins in March Madness and advanced to its first national championship game in 55 years.
Follow the latest news and notes about Purdue University in Indianapolis with our roundup. Topics include an Indianapolis student talent engagement luncheon and Purdue's Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories announcing a new Indianapolis presence.
The Purdue Farmers Market will begin a new season Thursday (May 2). The weekly market will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Thursday through Oct. 31 at Memorial Mall. The market gathers local vendors offering various items, including fresh produce, hot food and tasty desserts.
Check out the latest top stories from Purdue in “Purdue News Now,” a one-minute weekly video update. In the April 26 edition: Birck Nanotechnology Center ribbon-cutting, extended admission and housing deadlines, record-breaking Purdue Day of Giving participation and more.