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Purdue only university in Fast Company magazine's inaugural list of ‘Brands That Matter’

Purdue has been named one of Fast Company’s “Brands That Matter,” a list honoring companies and organizations that give people compelling reasons to care about them, offer inspiration for others to buy in, and authentically communicate their mission and ideals, according to Fast Company editors, who judged each brand on relevancy, cultural impact, ingenuity and business impact.

Media Contact: Christy McCarter, mccarter@purdue.edu

Three professors to receive Purdue’s most prestigious research awards

Three Purdue professors – Ellen Ernst Kossek, Michael J. Manfra and Yong Chen – advancing quantum science and work-life and work-life family research policy have been chosen to receive the university’s most prestigious research and scholarship awards.

Media Contact: Jim Bush, jsbush@purdue.edu

When spacecraft explode, this engineer looks for answers in the debris left behind

Carolin Frueh, an associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Purdue, enjoys solving math problems that just keep getting harder the more that she discovers about how space junk behaves.

Media Contact: Kayla Wiles, wiles5@purdue.edu

Haller Foundation, Walther Foundation donate $1.5 million to Purdue for endowed professorship in cancer biology

A $750,000 donation from the Henry E. Haller Jr. Foundation has endowed a professorship that will support the work of the Purdue Center for Cancer Research and the College of Science in cancer biology. The gift was matched by the Walther Cancer Foundation for a total of $1.5 million.

Media Contact: Jim Bush, jsbush@purdue.edu

Former NASA astronaut and Purdue alumnus to speak at Purdue Honors College

Dick Covey, a former NASA astronaut and past CEO of United Space Alliance, will speak as a part of the Purdue University Honors College Visiting Scholars Series on Nov. 2. The public is invited to attend this live event. 

Media Contact: Leslie Valiant, lvaliant@purdue.edu

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