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Purdue scientist ready for Mars rover touchdown to begin exploring the red planet

Briony Horgan, an associate professor of planetary science at Purdue, has played a key role in the NASA Mars rover Perseverance mission, which is scheduled to arrive at the red planet in mid-February.

Media Contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu

Purdue’s online engineering graduate programs again rank in the top 3 nationally

As they did in 2020, Purdue's online graduate engineering programs rank third overall in U.S. News & World Report's latest ranking of the Best Online Programs in the nation.

Media Contact: Greg Kline, gkline@purdue.edu

NASA astronaut Dick Covey to present Astronaut scholarships virtually to Boilermakers

A record number of Purdue students have earned the Astronaut Scholarship and will be presented the awards by U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee and Purdue alumnus Dick Covey in a virtual event Feb. 23.

Media Contact: Jim Bush, jsbush@purdue.edu

Turbulence model could help design aircraft capable of handling extreme scenarios

Purdue engineers have created a turbulence model that could help design aircraft capable of handling extreme scenarios.

Media Contact: Kayla Wiles, wiles5@purdue.edu

New study ties India’s genetic diversity to language, not geography

Historically, scientists have found that geography is the biggest driver behind the genetic diversity of a population, but Purdue research now indicates that while that may be true for European countries, it is not true for all other parts of the world – especially places like India, where language and social systems have strongly affected how and where people live.

Media Contact: Brittany Steff, bsteff@purdue.edu 

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