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Purdue Animal Sciences deepens global reach through visiting scholars program

April 3, 2025

The Purdue Animal Sciences Department offers a visiting scholars program, which allows scholars from institutions around the globe to collaborate on departmental research activities.

Purdue Animal Sciences deepens global reach through visiting scholars program

Purdue researchers show common bacterial assay is unreliable

April 3, 2025

As food recalls become more prevalent, families are tossing more lettuce and deli meat into the trash. This food waste is a requirement to keep people safe. But what if there’s a chance the tests determining bacterial content are unreliable, leading to false positives—creating more food recalls and fear than necessary?

Purdue researchers show common bacterial assay is unreliable

Appointments, honors and activities

March 31, 2025

Rosie Shrout, assistant professor of human development and family science, has been awarded the Association for Psychological Science’s Rising Star designation. Rising Stars are in the earliest stages of their research careers post-PhD and have already advanced the field with their innovative work.

Appointments, honors and activities

University of Kentucky names new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory director

March 31, 2025

The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment announce the appointment of Rebecca Wilkes, D.V.M., Ph.D., as the new UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (UKVDL) director.

University of Kentucky names new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory director

Vaccination hesitancy in Indiana spikes as U.S. faces rising measles cases

March 30, 2025

Nationwide vaccine hesitancy continues to concern healthcare officials. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rise in vaccine misinformation on social media.

Vaccination hesitancy in Indiana spikes as U.S. faces rising measles cases

Rotenone induced acute miRNA alterations in extracellular vesicles produce mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death

March 27, 2025

How extracellular vesicles (EVs) may contribute to mechanisms of primary intracellular pathogenesis in Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unknown.

Rotenone induced acute miRNA alterations in extracellular vesicles produce mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death

Purdue awards about $125,000 to 3 researchers for startup ideas

March 26, 2025

Purdue’s Trask Innovation Fund granted about $125,000 to three university researchers studying cancer treatments, agricultural biotechnology and fiber optics during its latest round of awards, according to a Purdue press release.

Purdue awards about $125,000 to 3 researchers for startup ideas

Touchscreen communication (ToSCom): Electro-Quasistatic body communication during touch sensing

March 24, 2025

Touchscreens are a fundamental technology for human society providing the primary gateway for human-machine interaction.

Touchscreen communication (ToSCom): Electro-Quasistatic body communication during touch sensing

Human body communication transceivers

March 24, 2025

Although advances in medical technology have facilitated access to treatments and preventative protocols, health care remains constrained by frequent, multiple doctor visits, disrupting daily routines and burdening medical infrastructure.

Human body communication transceivers

Pneumatically Assisted Microfluidic Probe for Enhanced Mass Spectrometry Imaging Performance

March 21, 2025

A pneumatically assisted microfluidic probe (MFP) with two microfluidic channels has been developed for nanospray desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (nano-DESI MSI) of biological samples.

Pneumatically Assisted Microfluidic Probe for Enhanced Mass Spectrometry Imaging Performance