Purdue University is again the highest-ranked public university in Indiana, and, for the second straight year, the state’s only public institution among the nation’s top 50, according to the latest 2025 Best Colleges ranking compiled by U.S. News & World Report. In rankings focusing primarily on undergraduate programs, released today (Sept. 24), Purdue placed No. 18 among public universities and tied for No. 46 overall among 434 national universities, while also extending its streak as one of the top 10 Most Innovative schools in the nation (No. 9) to seven consecutive years.
A team including four researchers from Purdue’s College of Science has succeeded in observing quantum entanglement at CERN’s (European Organization for Nuclear Research) large hadron collider for the first time. The results, recently published in Nature, have opened a new perspective on the complex world of quantum physics.
Purdue Global, Purdue’s online university for working adults, will host commencement ceremonies on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus Saturday, Oct. 5 for nearly 1,500 in-person graduates and 764 graduates participating in virtual ceremonies — a record high for a Purdue Global commencement weekend.
Drive-through flu shots at the Center for Healthy Living begin Wednesday (Sept. 25). Seasonal flu shots, which support the physical health pillar of the Healthy Boiler Program, are provided annually at no charge to all benefits-eligible Purdue faculty and staff, as well as spouses and dependents covered on a Purdue health plan. On-campus flu shot events and walk-in flu shots at CHL will be offered in October. In the photo above (taken Sept. 17), President Mung Chiang receives his flu shot from pharmacy student Lizzy Raven.
