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Purdue Today
January 8, 2026
| SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
$7.5 million grant to probe innermost circuits of the brain, the building blocks of cognition
The Department of Defense and Air Force Office of Scientific Research have awarded a $7.5 million MURI grant to Krishna Jayant and a multidisciplinary team of researchers across six universities to explore how neuronal computations flex under shifting metabolic conditions. Jayant, the Leslie A. Geddes Assistant Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, is the principal investigator and Kimberly Kinzig, professor and head of the Department of Psychological Sciences, is one of six co-PIs.
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  • Researchers in various studies looking for participants 
  • Reminder: Visit Federal Funding Updates website for latest information
| THINGS TO KNOW
Daniels School of Business is redefining collaboration between business and STEM
Breaking the boundaries between business and STEM means more than plopping down a business school next to an engineering school. It means offering spaces where the integration is mutual and complete. The Mitch Daniels School of Business is ambitiously breaking down the silos between business and technology. It’s no longer enough for business students to cross into engineering and computer science realms, nor build prototypes in basement classrooms adapted to meet code.
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ICYMI: Memorable moments of 2025 gallery
From candid campus moments to standout visuals, this photo and video gallery offers a creative look back at Purdue in 2025. Featuring favorites selected by Purdue’s creative team alongside other memorable scenes from the year, the collection celebrates the people, places and everyday moments that brought campus to life.
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FACULTY AND STAFF
  • Purdue, Fidelity offer ‘winter capstone’ master class on retirement readiness
CAMPUS
  • Reservations required for Campus Connect shuttle beginning Saturday
EVENTS
  • Purdue University Events Calendar
TEACHING AND LEARNING
  • Purdue’s data-informed Online Capstone Experience rooted in proficiency and reflective of evolving workforce needs
PURDUE IN THE NEWS
  • The Washington Times: Purdue becomes the first U.S. university to impose AI graduation requirements
  • The New York Times: The year in Neanderthal discoveries
  • CNBC: Former St. Louis Fed President Bullard on the 2026 rates outlook
  • Mirror Indy: With access to IU libraries ending, Purdue opens library on Indianapolis campus
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