Coming Monday: Episode 2 of ‘5 Questions With the Provost’
Tune in Monday for Provost Patrick Wolfe’s new Purdue Today video series, “5 Questions With the Provost.” This week, he chats with Sunil Prabhakar, executive vice provost, about supporting faculty excellence, the depth and breadth of new faculty hires, and what the physical growth of the Indianapolis campus means for academics. If you missed the first episode with Cherise Hall, newly named senior vice provost for enrollment and student strategy, you can watch it here.
New AI tools developed by Purdue researchers could improve how scientists measure diet by capturing eating behaviors in real time instead of relying solely on participants’ recollections. The system combines a smartphone app, the mobile Food Record, and a wearable camera sensor mounted on eyeglasses to document meals with minimal effort from participants.
From medieval romance to modern cinematic adaptations, King Arthur and the Round Table remain some of the most enduring figures in world literature. In "Teaching the Arthurian Tradition,” Dorsey Armstrong, professor of English and medieval literature, provides versatile, innovative strategies for introducing Arthurian legends across diverse academic disciplines and course levels.
Four teams led by Purdue students won a combined $5,500 for their ideas to address challenges related to accessible navigation, allergens in pharmaceuticals, inflammatory bowel disease, and low Earth orbit satellites and spacecraft during the finals of the fall 2026 Moonshot Pitch Challenge.
The 93rd annual Purdue Christmas Show brings one of the university’s most cherished holiday traditions to a new stage this year. Presented by Purdue Musical Organizations, the show features more than 300 student performers in a festive celebration of music and community. Three performances are scheduled for Dec. 5 at the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.
More than 130 Purdue faculty and staff from Indianapolis and West Lafayette gathered Sept. 11 for Fall Launch, building connections and exploring the vision shaping Purdue’s growing Indianapolis campus. Hosted by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Indianapolis, the event featured opportunities to meet campus partners, discover resources and tour new facilities.
Joey Braun, a Purdue student studying mechanical engineering in Indianapolis, is putting classroom learning to work as an intern at Glassboard, applying his skills in a real-world setting.
Graduate students in the colleges of Agriculture, Science, and Health and Human Sciences who work in Lilly Hall of Life Sciences are invited to use a newly remodeled workspace to support their research.
