The Taraia Object expedition team arrived on Nikumaroro's shore Tuesday (Oct. 13) morning. In two hours, the crew cleared a path to the island’s lagoon, where they will investigate a visual anomaly spotted on satellite imagery that could be the remains of Amelia Earhart’s missing aircraft. At the Taraia Peninsula, the team walked the sandspit to look for artifacts in the first phase of terrestrial archaeology work.
Vineet Kumar joins the Mitch Daniels School of Business as part of Purdue’s Moveable Dream Hires program, which is designed to attract high-performing, top-caliber faculty to the university. Kumar joins as a professor in the marketing department and aims to develop research that positions the Daniels School at the forefront of understanding how AI, humans and businesses will interact in the digital economy.
Purdue climbed one spot to No. 12 among all U.S. public institutions and rose two spots to No. 30 among all major universities in the U.S. — the only university in Indiana in the top 100 — in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
When Purdue set out to create its newest honor, the Neil Armstrong Space Prize, it needed a physical object worthy of the name. What followed was a year and a half of collaboration among artists, engineers and students that bridged clay and code, woodcraft, and high-precision scanning to produce a medallion unlike anything its makers had attempted before.
Building on Human Resources’ broader supervisor enablement work, a new engagement and recognition resource is now available. The site is organized around what supervisors want to accomplish in the moment, including recognizing great work, celebrating milestones, building team engagement, supporting employee growth and connecting staff to Purdue.
