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The AP Newsroom (for AP members) and Purdue News YouTube channel (for all reporters) provide comments from Purdue experts on timely topics. 

Amelia Earhart: Aviator. Legend. Boilermaker.

One of the most famous aviators of all time, Amelia Earhart worked at Purdue from 1935 until her disappearance in 1937. Purdue’s airport, which opened in 1930, was named a historical site by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2005. Earhart’s key role in Purdue’s aviation history was an important factor in this distinction. Purdue University Airport’s new terminal will be named for Earhart when commercial flight service returns in spring 2024.  

Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu

AP Video — Filing taxes in 2024: What you need to know

J.T. Eagan, a lecturer of accounting in the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business at Purdue University, explains what people should keep in mind when filing taxes this year. Because Congress is considering extenders that may increase the child tax credit, Eagan says people should think about waiting to file their taxes until the April deadline gets closer. He also reminds people to be wary of phone calls claiming to be from the IRS, as these are likely scams.

Media contact: Derek Schultz, dcschultz@purdue.edu

Purdue agricultural economists provide economic forecast for 2024 amid farm bill uncertainties and global dynamics

Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics experts have published their 2024 outlook on the national economy, trade, policy and food prices. “As we enter 2024, the complexities surrounding the farm bill debate persist. With federal spending cuts in focus, the projected cost of the farm bill will likely take center stage in agricultural committee deliberations this year,” said Roman Keeney, associate professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University and co-editor of the report. 

Media contact: Maureen Manier, mmanier@purdue.edu

Ivy Tech Community College and Purdue University announce new collaboration to grow Indiana’s engineering workforce

Ivy Tech and Purdue University signed a memorandum of collaboration on the Ivy Tech Columbus campus for a new program called Green2Gold that will offer a combined Associate of Science in engineering from Ivy Tech and a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Purdue. The new collaboration is aimed at growing Indiana’s engineering workforce and creating another pathway for Indiana residents to become Purdue engineers. 

Media contact: Matthew Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu

Peraton expands research and innovation center at Purdue Applied Research Institute

Peraton of Reston, Virginia, has signed an agreement with the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) to expand its West Lafayette Research and Innovation Center, moving from its current location to PARI facilities as Peraton expands its national security research. The center conducts applied research and development in cyber, networking, operations and quantum technologies with deep expertise in cyber defense, network virtualization, critical infrastructure protection, exploration and assessment of emerging cyber threats, and networking technologies and operations from architecture and protocols to network control and service management.

Media contact: Evamarie Socha, ecsocha@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.