Today’s Top 5 From Purdue University

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Purdue’s annual rite of spring: Happy grads to cross Elliott stage during spring ceremonies

Purdue’s spring commencement is set for May 13-16, with seven ceremonies, each in the Elliott Hall of Music on the West Lafayette campus. Eligible to participate in the ceremonies are 8,131 students, which include 6,257 undergraduates, 1,180 master’s, 454 Doctor of Philosophy and 240 professional program candidates.

Media contact: Matthew Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu

Purdue and Duke Energy to explore potential for clean, nuclear power source for campus

Purdue and Duke Energy announced Wednesday (April 27) that they plan to jointly explore the feasibility of using advanced nuclear energy to meet the campus community’s long-term energy needs.

Media contact: Tim Doty, doty2@purdue.edu

Celebrating teaching excellence

Purdue has recognized eight of its faculty and lecturers with its top teaching awards: the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy, the Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award and the Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers.

Media contact: Tim Doty, doty2@purdue.edu

Purdue University Global faculty member endows cybersecurity scholarship in honor of his mother

Chris Esquire is the first Purdue University Global faculty member to endow a scholarship. It honors his mother and will benefit an academically strong student in cybersecurity.

Media contact: Tom Schott, tschott@purdue.edu

Undergraduate students conduct hands-on research: Soil-dwelling bacteriophages may hold the future of medicine, honor President Daniels

Bacteriophages may be the medical wave of the future, able to help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. At Purdue, undergraduate researchers are discovering and cataloging them, even naming one for President Mitch Daniels.

Media contact: Brittany Steff, bsteff@purdue.edu

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to today’s toughest challenges. Ranked in each of the last four years as one of the 10 Most Innovative universities in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue has frozen tuition and most fees at 2012-13 levels, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap at https://stories.purdue.edu.