Following a five-day, 830-nautical-mile voyage across the remote South Pacific, the 17-person Taraia Object expedition team, supported by a 17-person boat crew, arrived Monday (Oct. 12) at Nikumaroro to start its investigation of a visual anomaly that may be what remains of Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10-E. The Marin Mainiku arrived at approximately 8 p.m. local time on the western side of the uninhabited atoll, part of the Phoenix Islands of the Republic of Kiribati. Watch:Earhart Expedition — The Team Arrives at Nikumaroro
In episode 3 of the “5 Questions With the Provost” video series, Provost Patrick Wolfe visits with Haley Oliver-Jischke, senior vice provost for academic and student success, about Purdue’s AI competency requirement starting with this fall’s incoming class, what’s next for civics literacy and critical thinking program efforts, and how the university is supporting graduate and PhD students and postdoctoral scholars. Related:Faculty and staff invited to coffee hour discussions with Provost Wolfe
Purdue has won funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to seed and run a two-year initiative that aims to strengthen the country’s pharma supply chain. The university’s Biotech/Pharma Readiness Initiative for Manufacturing Enterprises Accelerator will help small biotechnology and biomanufacturing companies in Indiana become qualified suppliers to the pharmaceutical industry.
Co-authored by Purdue researchers Julia Bello-Bravo, John Medendorp and Barry Pittendrigh, “The Right to Knowledge: A Learning-Systems Approach for the Sustainable Development Goals” explores how digital and analog educational tools can overcome barriers like geographic isolation and low literacy. The book outlines practical strategies for delivering vital information to underserved global populations by leveraging local communication networks and mobile media.
Purdue has received a $42 million commitment from longtime benefactor and alumnus Roland G. Parrish to name the new flagship facility within the Mitch Daniels School of Business. The building, which is set to open in fall 2027, will be called the Roland G. Parrish Hall of Business. This gift represents the largest contribution from an individual for a facility in university history.
