The Taraia Object expedition team began the next leg of its journey — and its first seaborne one — departing Tarawa, Kiribati, on Wednesday aboard a Kiribati National Shipping Line vessel en route to Nikumaroro, the Pacific atoll where the team will search for evidence of Amelia Earhart’s missing Lockheed Electra 10-E.
Coming Monday: Episode 3 of ‘5 Questions With the Provost’
Tune in Monday for Provost Patrick Wolfe’s Purdue Today video series, “5 Questions With the Provost.” n this episode, he chats with Haley Oliver-Jischke, senior vice provost for academic and student success, about Purdue’s AI competency requirement for all new beginners starting with this fall’s incoming class as well as what’s next for civics literacy and critical-thinking program efforts. If you missed any previous episodes, you can view them on the5 Questions With the Provost playlist.
Related:Faculty and staff invited to coffee hour discussions with Provost Wolfe
With a microscopy technique she developed, Purdue’s Libai Huang can see quantum particles moving through materials at a rate of up to one quadrillion (that’s 1,000,000,000,000,000) images per second, helping to establish the rules that advance computer chips, solar cells, LEDs and quantum computing.
Beate Allert, professor of German and comparative literature, examines German women authors’ contributions to the concept of interiority (Innerlichkeit) in “Interiority in German Women’s Writing.” The book highlights how women experienced and shaped inwardness in literature and philosophy from the Age of Sensibility through the Romantic era.
Thirty years ago, Purdue challenged the assumption that students must arrive at college with a clear academic and career path in mind. Instead of requiring students to immediately declare a major, Purdue launched a pilot program that gave them the support to explore. During these three decades, thousands of Boilermakers have found direction through Exploratory Studies.
Purdue and the Indianapolis Colts are coming together for the Colts STEAM Combine on Nov. 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Students and families will participate in fun, hands-on activities that connect science, technology, engineering, the arts and math with sports. Attendees will also learn all that Purdue University in Indianapolis offers and get free swag. Event registration includes a ticket to the Colts-Jaguars game in January. Each attendee must register to enter the combine and receive a game ticket.
