Purdue, a leading land-grant institution committed to affordability and accessibility, is ranked second nationally and tops in Indiana and across the Big Ten in SmartAsset’s 2026 study of America’s Best Value Public Universities for its cost of attendance, median alumni earnings and graduation rate.
Purdue agricultural and biological engineering faculty members Robert Stwalley III and Roger Tormoehlen have co-authored “Advanced Design Topics for the Engineering of Agricultural and Mechanical Equipment,” a new textbook tackling the unique environmental challenges faced by heavy off-road machinery. Tailored for senior and graduate-level engineering students, this comprehensive guide reviews state-of-the-art technologies and industry best practices for the agricultural, construction, forestry and mining industries.
Ahmed Hassanein, the Paul L. Wattelet Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering and director of the Center for Materials Under Extreme Environment, has been selected to receive the 2026 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society’s Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award.
After decades of growing in Purdue’s Botany and Plant Pathology teaching greenhouses, a towering agave has entered its once-in-a-lifetime bloom. Now identified as Agave americana and standing more than 45 feet tall, the “century plant” is producing a flowering spike that can grow several inches each day.
