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Purdue Today
September 1, 2026
| SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
Purdue researchers study cancer in canines to help advance treatments for humans
Veterinary experts at Purdue’s Evan and Sue Ann Werling Comparative Oncology Research Center study canine cancer to better treat and understand cancer in both animals and humans. 
Research Starts Here: Welcome back, Purdue research faculty
The Office of Research is launching a weekly campaign introducing faculty to the research life cycle. To kick it off, Dan DeLaurentis, executive vice president for research, welcomes back faculty and highlights the resources available to support their research.
| AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Purdue’s Heidi Carl earns 2026 NASFAA Allan W. Purdy Distinguished Service Award
Heidi Carl, assistant vice provost and executive director of the Division of Financial Aid, has received the 2026 Allan W. Purdy Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
| EVENTS
Marching band Mucca Pazza to perform throughout campus during Weeks of Welcome
Mucca Pazza, a merry marching band of misfits, will provide a variety of free pop-up performances around the Indianapolis location Sept. 9 and in West Lafayette on Sept. 10 during Purdue’s Weeks of Welcome. Check in closer to the event dates for times viewers may see them perform on campus.
  • High school juniors, seniors invited to ‘Exploring Engineering at Purdue’
  • Purdue University Events Calendar
| THINGS TO KNOW
Boilermaker alum to achieve lifelong space dream aboard Purdue 1
Jason Williamson has dreamed of traveling to space since childhood. Thanks to years of patience and persistence, that unlikely dream will soon come true during the historic Purdue 1 mission. In 2027, the all-Boilermaker commercial suborbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic will make Williamson the first Purdue civil engineering alumnus to go to space. 
Video: See Purdue through new students’ eyes
Boilermakers moved into their new homes in West Lafayette and Indianapolis to begin an amazing year! Purdue Orientation Programs staff, student volunteers, and campus and community partners helped welcome the Class of 2030. Experience Boiler Gold Rush 2026 in this new recap video.  
 
FACULTY AND STAFF
  • Your rights under law and university policies
  • Mileage reimbursement rates updated
  • Policy updates for September
  • This week’s ‘Thumbs Up’ recipients
CAMPUS
  • Planning an event? An emergency preparedness checklist is available to help with the process.
  • Energy Conservation Action Days declared through Wednesday
PURDUE IN THE NEWS
  • Earth.com: Asteroid dust may explain what really killed the dinosaurs
  • Bloomberg: SK hynix starts construction of $4 billion memory hub in Indiana
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