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Opportunities abound, thanks to persistently reimagining the high school experience

Purdue has launched “PPHS First Class,” a three-part documentary series about three members of Purdue Polytechnic High School’s first graduating class, following them through their senior year, graduation and the start of their freshman year on Purdue’s campus.

Media Contact: Matthew Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu

Space Force, Purdue partner on STEM education, innovation

Known as the “Cradle of Astronauts,” Purdue has established a new partnership with the U.S. Space Force to use university research, innovation and talent development as the latest member of the Space Force’s University Partnership Program.

Media Contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu

Scientists reverse pancreatic cancer progression in ‘time machine’ made of human cells

Bumsoo Han, professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue, has built a realistic model of a pancreatic structure that acts as a “time machine” to understand cancer and reverse its spread.

Media Contact: Kayla Wiles, wiles5@purdue.edu

Former U.S. surgeon general named Presidential Fellow, to lead health equity initiatives at Purdue

Dr. Jerome Adams, former Indiana state health commissioner and the 20th U.S. surgeon general, joined Purdue on Friday (Oct. 1) as a Presidential Fellow and the university’s first executive director of health equity initiatives, professor of practice in the departments of Pharmacy Practice and Public Health and a faculty member of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue.

Media Contact: Tim Doty, doty2@purdue.edu

Purdue Foundry creates new entrepreneurial programming, could invest up to $300,000 in businesses

Up to 10 teams of entrepreneurs will develop relationships with industry mentors and receive business-building guidance, and could earn up to $30,000 apiece through a new Purdue Foundry program called Boost.

Media Contact: Steve Martin, sgmartin@prf.org

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