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Purdue Today
June 18, 2024
| SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
Jeremiah Blocki
Can science make it too costly for hackers to attempt to steal information?
Cryptography, the age-old art of secrecy, has evolved into the science of protecting confidential information in the burgeoning world of bytes, passwords and cloud storage. Jeremiah Blocki, associate professor of computer science, applies his work with passwords and secure systems to stem the ongoing tide of hackers by finding new and better ways to store information as securely as possible.
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Nanowires
Purdue researchers’ crystal engineering modifies 2D metal halide perovskites into 1D nanowires
Purdue engineers have developed a patent-pending method to synthesize high-quality, layered perovskite nanowires with large aspect ratios and tunable organic-inorganic chemical compositions.
  • NextHouse: Creating the next generation of factory-built housing
| AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Stephanie Gardner
2024 Charles B. Murphy Award winner: Stephanie Gardner
Approaching teaching and mentoring from a student-centered perspective is essential to how associate professor Stephanie Gardner supports Boilermakers in the classroom and beyond. Gardner is one of the 2024 Charles B. Murphy Award winners.
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| EVENTS
A Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma
Reminder: Purdue Presidential Lecture Series presents ‘A Conversation With Yo-Yo Ma’
Purdue President Mung Chiang and the Presidential Lecture Series will present the renowned cellist, recording artist and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma in a special engagement moderated by “PBS NewsHour” correspondent Jeffrey Brown. The conversation will take place at 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at Elliott Hall of Music. Admission is free, but a ticket is required.
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| THINGS TO KNOW
Human Resources Business Partners
Staff Excellence: Human Resources Business Partners
No two days are the same for the university’s Human Resources Business Partners team, but regardless of the task at hand, this group of highly skilled staff members always strives to transform every request into a positive solution for all parties involved. Learn more about the Human Resources Business Partners team in the latest “Staff Excellence” feature.
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Olympic-sized pool
Purdue innovation takes the lead at Olympic swimming pool project in Lucas Oil Stadium
For the first time in history, two Olympic-sized pools have been built inside a football stadium. Learn how four Boilermakers at construction company Shiel Sexton helped to tackle this engineering marvel, turning a novel idea into an extraordinary reality. Their story is one of persistence, collaboration and innovation.
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FACULTY AND STAFF
  • Reminder: Travel discount codes for employee and student use only
  • Transformative Education 2.0: Next generation of myPurdue scheduled to launch July 1
  • This week’s ‘Thumbs Up’ recipients
CAMPUS
  • The Union Club Hotel spa set to open July 24
SPORTS
  • Purdue to be represented in 7 events at swimming's Olympic Trials
  • 2024 soccer schedule unveiled
PURDUE IN THE NEWS
  • Daily Mail: Mysterious hole spotted on Mars could be a gateway to ancient alien life
  • The Wall Street Journal: The divisive housing perk adding thousands of dollars to lawmaker pay
  • The Conversation: Quantum computers are like kaleidoscopes – why unusual metaphors help illustrate science and technology
  • WISH-TV: Modern buildings are pumping chemicals into air
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