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Missing baseball? Still want to talk stats? Purdue data science student Twitter account can fill the void

Jeremy Frank, a data science major in Purdue’s College of Science, runs @MLBRandomStats, which features past and present baseball statistics and Major League Baseball commentary, and has over 55,000 followers.

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Media Contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu

Purdue colleges’ food drive brings in over $80,000 for local food bank

Purdue’s College of Agriculture recently led a campus virtual food drive that raised $82,364 for Food Finders Food Bank.

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Media Contact: Maureen Manier, mmanier@purdue.edu

Online music strikes a chord during pandemic, but it’s not a new sensation

Social distancing because of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in most normal activities being moved online. But some, like attending class or making music, are not new to the virtual world.

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Media Contact: Joseph Paul, paul102@purdue.edu

Krannert professors to livestream panel on economic implications of pandemic

Three economists in Purdue’s Krannert School of Management will host a Facebook Live event at 8 p.m. May 4 on the economic implications of COVID-19.

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Media Contact: Joseph Paul, paul102@purdue.edu

It’s extremely unlikely mosquitoes can transmit COVID-19

There is currently no evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted by mosquitoes, a Purdue professor says.

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Media Contact: Catherine Hill, 765-237-8415, hillca@purdue.edu

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