Check out the latest top stories from Purdue University in this week’s “Purdue News Now,” a one-minute, weekly video update. This week: Boosting Indiana’s biotech ecosystem, shuttles between West Lafayette and Purdue in Indianapolis, a child care task force update and more.
Andrew Langford, a doctoral student of astrodynamics under Professor Kathleen Howell, is one of just 18 individuals selected to receive the Hertz Fellowship in 2024. The program provides a five-year fellowship promising flexibility to pursue research that “best advances our nation’s security and economic vitality,” according to the Hertz Foundation.
Vijay Raghunathan, Purdue’s vice president for global partnerships and programs, and Anand Raghunathan, the Silicon Valley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are the subject of a profile by the Association of American Universities. The profile is part of the AAU’s “Immigrant Spotlight” series and notes the path the brothers took through higher education to Purdue after immigrating to the U.S. from India. They discuss their fields of research and their experiences with the U.S. immigration system.
With Senate Enrolled Act 202 taking effect July 1, Purdue Provost Patrick Wolfe and Vice President for Ethics and Compliance Alysa Christmas Rollock have discussed with University Senate leadership the need for interim policy documents, to comply with a request from the Indiana Commission on Higher Education while also serving the best interests of the university and its commitments to academic freedom and faculty tenure.
In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” serial entrepreneur and Purdue Innovates mentor Beth Bostwick provides passionate insights into the world of startups and details how young entrepreneurs can set themselves up for success.
