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Study: Your home’s water quality could vary by the room – and the season
Is the water in your home actually safe, given that water utility companies in the U.S. aren’t required by law to monitor the water that specifically enters a building at its service line?
Purdue launches Fast Start program for Indiana high school students
In a move aligned with Purdue University’s land-grant mission, President Mitch Daniels announced Tuesday (Feb. 18) the Purdue Fast Start program, designed to help Indiana high school students earn access to up to a year of college credit through free online courses and the corresponding College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams.
Purdue announces 9th consecutive tuition freeze
Purdue President Mitch Daniels on Saturday (Feb. 15) announced that tuition at the university’s flagship West Lafayette campus will hold at 2012 levels through 2021-22, marking the ninth straight year of no tuition increase.
Pancreatic cancer 'time machine’ exposes plot twist in cell growth and invasion
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst survival rates among cancers. Patients can expect as low as a 9% chance to live for at least five years after being diagnosed.
Purdue among select members of new space, cybersecurity organization
Purdue University, already known as the “Cradle of Astronauts,” is the first university to join a select group of space community leaders as a founding member of the newly formed Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC).
Alcoholism in the family affects how your brain switches between active and resting states
You don’t have to be a drinker for your brain to be affected by alcoholism.
Intrusion alert: System uses machine learning, curiosity-driven ‘honeypots’ to stop cyber attackers
In recent months, the FBI issued a high-impact cybersecurity warning in response to increasing attacks on government targets. Government officials have warned major cities that such hacks are a disturbing trend that is likely to continue.
