Today’s Top 5 From Purdue University

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Transformative leader, president at Morgan State University, to keynote MLK Jr. Day

David K. Wilson, whose transformative leadership as president of Morgan State University, has guided the historically Black university in Baltimore to new heights as a top-level research institution, will keynote Purdue’s Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative celebration Jan. 18.

Media contact: Matthew Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu

Purdue scientist helps guide the eyes of Webb Space Telescope, successor to Hubble

Danny Milisavljevic, assistant professor of physics and astronomy in Purdue’s College of Science, is leading a research team using the world’s most powerful telescope.

Media contact: Brittany Steff, bsteff@purdue.edu

Reaching space to become a reality for Purdue aerospace engineer

Steven Collicott, a professor of aerospace engineering in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue, was selected by NASA for a suborbital flight to conduct a research experiment aboard of Virgin Galactic aircraft.

Media contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu

Purdue’s Data Mine is making data science accessible for all

Purdue’s The Data Mine program aims to expand and support underrepresented students in data fields.

Media contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu

Purdue partners with U.S. Navy to expand opportunities for underrepresented minorities in STEM

A new partnership between Purdue, the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research and a consortium of minority-serving institutions is working to grow the number of underrepresented minority researchers in STEM fields.

Media Contact: Amy Patterson Neubert, apatterson@purdue.edu

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