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Connected vehicles the latest tool to give engineers real-time insight into highway traffic congestion issues

Purdue civil engineering is reaching beyond the view of highway cameras in Indiana and across the nation with research into using vehicle internet connections to determine high traffic congestion in real time and identify problem areas.

Media contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu

Purdue launches oneAPI Center of Excellence to advance AI and HPC teaching in the US

Purdue University will establish a oneAPI Center of Excellence on its West Lafayette campus. Facilitated through Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the center will take students’ original artificial intelligence and high-performance computing research projects to the next level through teaching oneAPI in the classroom.

Media contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu

AP Video: How bone water fights kidney disease

As we continue National Kidney Month, Purdue University in Indianapolis professor and researcher Rachel Surowiec discusses how water in bones can aid in fighting kidney disease.

Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu

$500,000 grant targets lack of air-quality data in swine production

A Purdue University team led by Jiqin Ni has received a $500,000 grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research to document air-quality issues surrounding pork production, in partnership with the National Pork Board. Particulate matter at high concentrations can affect the health of both workers and animals, as well as people living and working in neighboring areas.

Media contact: Maureen Manier, mmainer@purdue.edu 

‘This Is Purdue’ podcast: Pizza Hut president David Graves

Host Kate Young talks to Purdue University alumnus David Graves about his path to the top of the Pizza Hut ladder, the impact of Purdue on his life and whether pineapple truly belongs on pizza.

Media contact: Kate Young, taylor58@purdue.edu

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