April 25, 2023
Purdue's agricultural and biological engineering graduate program has ranked first in its category in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Rankings of Graduate Schools. “We are extremely proud of Purdue ABE’s team of faculty, staff and students for their commitment to research, outreach, teaching and innovation,” said Ken Foster, interim dean of the College of Agriculture, in a release. Nate Mosier, department head and professor of agricultural and biological engineering, also spoke highly of his colleagues for this accomplishment. “We’re honored for the continued recognition of the excellence in research and graduate education in ABE at Purdue," Mosier said in the release. "It is through the outstanding work of our graduate students, mentoring of our faculty and support of our staff that we have stayed at the top for so long.”
Purdue's agricultural and biological engineering programs ranks first nationally
April 21, 2023
A glorious spring day with temperatures that soared into the low 80s provided an ideal setting for the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual Open House Saturday, April 15, and people took advantage, including lots of families with young children. A longstanding college tradition, the Open House is planned by students, who arranged for a variety of activities, interesting displays, and exhibits for the visitors who flocked to Lynn Hall between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Warm Spring Weather Helps Bring Traditional Crowds Back to Annual PVM Open House
April 18, 2023
Research published in Psychoneuroendocrinology has confirmed that negative communication patterns in heterosexual marriages are associated with decreased immune system functioning along with less positive and more negative emotions. The research highlights the physical and emotional consequences for those in marriages with dysfunctional communication patterns. Previous studies have indicated that aggressive conduct during marital conversations can delay wound healing and raise proinflammatory cytokine production. Similarly, adverse communication patterns lead to increased negative emotions and challenges in resolving conflict. Moreover, research suggests that self-reported communication patterns differ from actual behaviors used during discussions and that these patterns may influence how partners perceive and respond to specific marital conversations.
April 18, 2023
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers identified a protein that plays an important role in prostate cancer progression as well as resistance to enzalutamide, a common prostate cancer treatment. Drugs targeting this protein – casein kinase 1 alpha (CK1?) – could reverse enzalutamide resistance and improve outcomes for patients with prostate cancer, according to the study published in Cell Reports Medicine April 18. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer mortality among men in the U.S., largely due to the development of therapy resistance during treatment.
Markey researchers identify promising new target for treatment-resistant prostate cancer
April 17, 2023
Sensor tech that allows concrete to “talk” is now being tested on a stretch of I-35 in Hillsboro—and if the test is successful, it could change testing methods the construction industry has used for over 100 years. The tech has been in development since 2017 at Purdue University in Indiana, led by researcher Luna Lu. When it’s embedded into a concrete pour, the sensor can send data about the concrete’s strength and potential repair needs more accurately than methods that are now being used, Lu’s team says.
Concrete That ‘Talks’: AI Sensor Tech Being Tested on I-35 in Hillsboro
April 17, 2023
Most of us have probably hit a gnarly pothole in our time driving here in North Texas – which can happen anywhere – but there is new technology being testing here that’s not in place everywhere to help fix those bumps in the road: "Talking" concrete. The Purdue University researcher and inventor of the system, Luna Lu, describes the new technology as putting a sensor in in any concrete structure. The sensors can then “tell the engineer and the contractors if its strength is ready to take on any construction, or take on any major traffic."
April 14, 2023
Grad workers present demands to board of trustees. Members of GROW present to the board of trustees the struggles they have had and their demands for improvements, including raising the graduate student stipend.
April 14, 2023
The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (April 14) ratified faculty and staff appointments and the promotion and tenure of faculty, and approved resolutions of appreciation. The newly ratified faculty positions are: * Yoon Yeo, who was named the Lillian Barboul Thomas Professor. * Bryan Boudouris, who was named the R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professor of Chemical Engineering. * Rajamani Gounder, who was named the R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professor of Chemical Engineering.
Purdue trustees ratify faculty and staff positions, promotions; approve resolutions of appreciation
April 14, 2023
In the face of a foreboding forecast of worsening multi-drug resistant infections (United Nations Foundation, 2021), the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine led a multi-disciplinary, campus-wide effort to address the vital topic of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) through a free conference held last week. The inaugural event April 6-7 at the Stewart Center involved multiple Purdue colleges and attracted more than 100 attendees representing eleven states and seven countries. “I am thrilled to welcome you all here this morning to the first ever Antimicrobial Resistance Conference at Purdue University, formally titled Determinants, Dynamics, and Deterrence of Drug Resistance,” said College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Willie Reed as he gave the welcoming remarks at the start of the first session.
April 7, 2023
Her talk is titled "Plenty of Room at the Top: From Molecular to Macroscale Patterning of Hard and Soft Materials."
