Highlights from Purdue
June 2018
Astronaut Feustel receives honorary doctorate from Purdue
Purdue connected live to the International Space Station to award NASA astronaut and alumnus Andrew J. "Drew" Feustel an honorary doctorate during its spring commencement ceremonies May 11 at the West Lafayette campus. More ...
* Daniels to graduates: 'Bases loaded with opportunities'
Keating Supercars opens carmaker space for Viperia Berus in Discovery Park District
Keating Supercars, featuring the fastest street-legal car in the United States, moved into Purdue's Discovery Park District on May 24, marking the first time a carmaker has launched a new facility in Indiana since Honda opened an automotive plant in 2006. Keating plans to produce the latest generation of its supercars, the Viperia Berus, on the campus in West Lafayette. More ...
Purdue’s Back a Boiler to hold rates flat for second year
The income commitment rates for the Back a Boiler – ISA will remain at the 2016 level for Purdue students enrolled in the Back a Boiler – ISA, an income-share agreement program that provides an alternative to Federal Parent PLUS and private student loans. More ...
Microwaved plastic increases lithium-sulfur battery life span
Purdue engineers have figured out a way to tackle plastic landfills while also improving batteries – by putting ink-free plastic soaked in sulfur-containing solvent into a microwave, and then into batteries as a carbon scaffold. More ...
CRISPR-edited rice plants produce major boost in grain yield
A team of scientists from Purdue and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has used CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to develop a variety of rice that produces 25-31 percent more grain and would have been virtually impossible to create through traditional breeding methods. More ...
New minimally invasive, cost-effective method shows promise in treating cancer without harming healthy cells
Purdue researchers have developed a minimally invasive technique that may help doctors better explore and treat cancerous cells, tissues and tumors without affecting nearby healthy cells. The method, called PLASMAT -- Plasma Technologies for a Healthier Tomorrow -- combines three emerging techniques that appear promising in the fight against most types of cancer. More ...
Simulations show how beta-amyloid may kill neural cells
Beta-amyloid peptides, protein fragments that form naturally in the brain and clump into plaques in Alzheimer's disease patients, are thought to be responsible for neuron death, but it hasn't been clear how the substances kill cells. Now, a Purdue University scientist has shown through computer simulations that beta-amyloid may accumulate to kill neural cells by boring holes into them. More ...
Rare element to provide better material for high-speed electronics
Purdue researchers have discovered a new two-dimensional material, derived from the rare element tellurium, to make transistors that carry a current better throughout a computer chip. The discovery adds to a list of extremely thin, two-dimensional materials that engineers have tried to use for improving the operation speed of a chip's transistors, which then allows information to be processed faster in electronic devices, such as phones and computers, and defense technologies like infrared sensors. More ...
Technology turns smartphones into on-the-spot detectors for foodborne illnesses, other dangerous contaminants
Purdue researchers have developed detection technology that allows a typical smartphone to analyze produce for foodborne pathogens such as E. coli O157:H7. Foodborne illnesses have been in the spotlight recently because of the deadly E. coli O157:H7 outbreak tied to romaine lettuce. More ...
Purdue institute releases research, showcases innovative tool to support service members, veterans and families
The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue and the Purdue Center for Regional Development on May 14 unveiled the "Measuring Our Communities: The State of Veteran and Military Families in the United States" report. The report unveils data on the state of military-connected individuals across the country, focusing on topics such as employment, education, mental health and legal needs. More ...
Purdue food safety professor to advise the White House
Purdue professor Charles R. Santerre has been named a senior policy adviser in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Santerre, professor of food toxicology, will advise the Executive Office of the President on policies related to biotechnology, agriculture, rural prosperity and food safety. More ...
* Oliver named to federal food safety committee
* White House artificial intelligence summit includes Purdue expert
Purdue names deans of Agriculture, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Graduate School
Purdue has selected Karen Plaut, Nancy E. Marchand-Martella, Marion K. Underwood and Linda J. Mason to serve as deans for the College of Agriculture, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, and Graduate School, respectively.
Three professors to receive Purdue's most prestigious research awards
Three Purdue professors -- Kenneth Ferraro, Peide "Peter" Ye and Natalia Dudareva -- have been chosen to receive the University's most prestigious research awards. More ...
Purdue's futuristic city of flying cars wins NASA design award
A team of Purdue engineers won NASA's University Student Design Challenge by designing the infrastructure necessary for a futuristic city to accommodate flying cars. The contest, sponsored by NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, challenged undergraduate students to formulate a comprehensive plan for integrating flying vehicles into an existing city's infrastructure. More ...
Purdue Systemwide
Purdue Northwest to help launch #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship program
Purdue University Northwest is one of six U.S. college and university partners helping launch a national scholarship program for incoming international students for fall 2019. The scholarship will provide financial support for those who are committed to furthering the #YouAreWelcomeHere message of encouraging international students to study in the United States. More ...
IPFW senior wins prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
Purdue University Fort Wayne announced in May that one of its IPFW graduating seniors has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for the 2018-19 academic year. Kyler Hudson, majoring in political science and history, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to Canada. More ...
Purdue in the News
Big Ten Network: How Purdue professors are turning Parkinson's therapy into a game
Journal & Courier: Able Flight teaches students with disabilities how to fly
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