No emerging technology holds more promise — or raises more questions — than artificial intelligence, which is accelerating a world that moves fast to move even faster. How humans might harness this technology, stabilize its growth, maximize the benefits and minimize the risks to truly leverage AI’s potential is the focus of the inaugural Purdue/Google AI Summit, set to take place in Indianapolis on Nov. 14.
Using a highly promising approach to speed breast cancer diagnostics, researcher W. Andy Tao of the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research is studying how specific blood particles could be used to catch BRCA-related breast cancer before any tumor growth. The research could transform early breast cancer screening — offering hope and a potential lifeline to millions of women worldwide with BRCA gene mutations.
Santokh Badesha, Distinguished Professor in Purdue’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elected as a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy. Badesha was cited for international recognition of his invention of foundational technologies that have ushered in the era of digital printing on demand, transforming the communication and productivity of hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Purdue President Emeritus Mitch Daniels received the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal at the 105th annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association in Indianapolis on Oct. 19. The medal honors outstanding service in fields reflecting the work and interests of President Theodore Roosevelt.
The Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center is accelerating its growth in Indianapolis thanks to a new partnership. Purdue is teaming up with Sports Tech HQ in the center’s new home at the U.S. headquarters of Dallara, an internationally recognized motorsports manufacturer, in Speedway.
Purdue’s first-of-its-kind event is almost here: The “In Our STEM Era” Makerspace will take place Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 2-3) in downtown Indianapolis. It’s where future STEM specialists can get inspired by the stories of women like Carina Ferguson (BS multidisciplinary engineering ’19). She’s now designing theme park attractions in Florida and sharing her story with us.
