Purdue research is transforming the pacifier from a parental necessity for quieting a baby to a cutting-edge medical device that uses sound to diagnose breathing issues in infants. Miad Faezipour, an associate professor in Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s School of Engineering Technology, is developing a patent-pending “smart pacifier” to help hospital neonatal units overcome the daily issue of detecting potential breathing complications in newborn or premature infants.
Purdue has appointed Trent Klingerman as chief of staff to the president, effective Monday (Jan. 5), marking his return to the university. Klingerman previously served Purdue as outside counsel, in leadership roles including vice president for human resources and as the university’s first in-house deputy general counsel from 2016 to 2022.
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