Purdue saw record gains and rankings for several key undergraduate programs in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings. Ranked No. 8 for undergraduate engineering with five programs in the top five, Purdue also saw gains this year in agricultural and biological engineering (No. 2), mechanical engineering (No. 4), materials engineering (No. 7), business analytics (No. 8), quantitative analysis (No. 10), computer science (No. 14) and artificial intelligence (No. 16).
The Purdue Applied Research Institute and Lockheed Martin have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand collaboration in critical defense technologies, including hypersonics, propulsion, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity and microelectronics. Building on an existing partnership, the agreement will leverage Purdue’s research expertise, specialized facilities and student talent to advance innovation, workforce development and national security capabilities.
Purdue and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday (Sept. 18) to establish a joint semiconductor workforce development initiative to prepare students for careers in an industry whose rapid growth is being driven by the AI boom.
Research Starts Here is a weekly campaign from the Office of Research introducing faculty to the people, services, workshops and tools available throughout the research life cycle. This week, the focus is on how researchers can make their proposals more competitive.
The hellbender is a well-hidden waterway angel. As the subject of a new Minecraft storyline and lesson plan, this oversized salamander that breathes through its skin will help middle schoolers and high schoolers better understand how to take care of our water.
