The sights and sounds of a new academic year filled Purdue on Monday (Aug. 24) as students headed to class, reconnected with friends and settled into the rhythm of the fall semester. Take a look at scenes from the first day of classes in West Lafayette and Indianapolis.
A big challenge with prosthetics is to ensure a proper fit where the residual limb inserts into the prosthetic socket. Purdue engineers collaborated with researchers at the University of Notre Dame to develop a wearable solution using embroidered, light-emitting textiles that integrate illumination and sensing to detect both normal and shear forces at the limb-socket interface.
Jay Gore, the Reilly University Chair Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the highly prestigious 2026 Holley Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Gore was cited for his “lifelong discoveries and teaching in sustainable energy, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, and power plant efficiency, and for advancing fire safety using fundamentals of scientific engineering measurements and computations augmented with artificial intelligence.”
Social media has increased our access to health and nutrition information. But how can you learn to separate truth from pseudoscience? According to Lauren Link, assistant athletics director of sports nutrition for Purdue Athletics, it’s important to be cautious and know the facts. On a new episode of “This Is Purdue,” Link unpacks the viral health and nutrition trends dominating our social media feeds — from “fibermaxxing” to an increased emphasis on protein consumption.
Employees enrolled in Purdue’s prescription drug plan should receive an email invitation this week to complete an AffirmedRx survey focused on their pharmacy benefit experience, prescription benefit use and the AffirmedRx Pulse mobile app.
