Livestream available for upcoming fireside chat on students in engineering and science

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A fireside chat on Wednesday (April 3) will feature Arati Prabhakar, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy director; U.S. Sen. Todd Young of Indiana; and Arvind Raman, Purdue’s John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering. The discussion, set for 4:30-5:15 p.m. ET, will focus on how students in engineering and science can help solve the greatest challenges of our time and help the U.S. meet its great aspirations. 

The fireside chat will be available through livestream.

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