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Purdue University receives $100 million commitment from Lilly Endowment

Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants totaling $100 million to Purdue Research Foundation to support two major Purdue University initiatives, which together will elevate the university, its students and faculty and accelerate new investments in Indiana’s workforce and economy. Funding includes $50 million each to support the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business and Purdue Computes, both of which were identified last year by Purdue as top strategic initiatives for the university. Together, these commitments represent the largest gift in the university’s history.

Media contact: Derek Schultz, dcschultz@purdue.edu

Stellar forensics: Clearest ever look at Cassiopeia A sheds light into the heart of an exploding star

By taking photos of the stellar remnant using a range of tools and filters on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers are getting their clearest look ever at Cassiopeia A. Astronomer and star expert Danny Milisavljevic (pronounced mili-sahv-la-vich), an associate professor of physics and astronomy in Purdue University’s College of Science, led an enormous international team of researchers on a JWST Year 1 project to study the supernova remnant.

Media contact: Brittany Steff, bsteff@purdue.edu 

‘This is Purdue’ podcast: Daniels School of Business Dean Jim Bullard

Jim Bullard, the Dr. Samuel R. Allen Dean of the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, joins host Kate Young to discuss his focus on a new-age business education at the reimagined Daniels School, the connection between technology and business, and his tenure as the longest-serving chair of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank.

Media contact: Kate Young, taylor58@purdue.edu

AP Video — Impact of FAA grounding travel

Volodymyr Bilotkach, an associate professor of aviation management in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University, discusses how the grounding of specific aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration will impact travelers. Following a door malfunction on an Alaska Airlines flight, the FAA has grounded a number of 737 MAX 9 aircraft. The planes impacted by this investigation represent a small share of operational aircraft, and the busy winter travel season has already passed.

Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu

Purdue Global: Don’t fear generative AI tools in the classroom

Purdue Global, which is Purdue’s online university for working adults, is at the forefront of exploring artificial intelligence opportunities in higher education, with an AI task force drawing on the creativity and innovative thinking of faculty, students and staff.

Media contact: Matthew Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a public research institution with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top four in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, with 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 13 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap, including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, and Purdue Computes, at https://www.purdue.edu/president/strategic-initiatives.