Highlights from Purdue
July 2018
Trustees add five initiatives to Purdue strategic plan
The Purdue University Board of Trustees on June 15 reaffirmed Purdue Moves as the University's current strategic plan and added five initiatives to the plan to reflect several strategic updates. Building on the original Purdue Moves plan, trustees voted to add online learning, data science, life sciences, three-year degrees and Purdue Polytechnic High School as priority initiatives. More ...
Other Board of Trustees news
* Purdue trustees approve capital plan
* Governor reappoints Purdue trustees
Purdue University Global holds first commencement
Purdue University Global held its first graduation ceremony June 2 at the Rosemont Theater outside of Chicago, at which more than 9,000 online graduates were recognized for their academic accomplishments. More ...
Related: Purdue trustees: What Boilermakers should know about first graduating class of new online university
Construction begins for Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering building expansion
Construction has begun on a $14 million addition to the Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue. The Innovation Wing will provide a platform for the strategic expansion of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering's educational programs, research capabilities, and industry outreach. More ...
Purdue data visualization tool allows high school students to see path to career
The Purdue Center for Economic Education is seeking partner schools to pilot a new data visualization tool that shows high school students a path to a career based on their interests and abilities. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has chosen to pilot the software in several high schools across the state. More ...
Most accurate picture of Zika yet creates potential for therapeutics
Researchers have created the most accurate picture of Zika to date, finding probable drug-binding pockets on the surface of the virus and paving the way for vaccine design. More ...
Purdue phoneme project develops method to send messages through skin
Communication could step beyond reading a cellular phone screen with a new technique by Purdue College of Engineering researchers to learn and read messages through a person's sense of touch. More ...
Technology enables soft contact lenses to monitor glucose, medical conditions and deliver medications
Purdue researchers have developed soft contact lenses that not only correct vision but also can monitor glucose and medical conditions and be used for ocular pain relief or drug delivery. More ...
Now you can 3D print clay, cookie dough – or solid rocket fuel
It's now possible to 3D print extremely viscous materials, with the consistency of clay or cookie dough with fine precision, thanks to work done at Purdue. This development may soon allow the creation of customized ceramics, solid rockets, pharmaceuticals, biomedical implants, foodstuffs, and more. More ...
Office of Naval Research invests in Purdue battery safety technology
Fundamental Purdue research on making batteries safer has been targeted by the U.S. Office of Naval Research for translation into prototypes of larger batteries used in technologies such as submarines and naval missile systems. More ...
New drug technology may improve treatment options for aggressive types of breast cancer
Purdue researchers have developed a new technology that may change how one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer is treated. More than 200,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States. More ...
Compound shown to be as effective as FDA-approved drugs against life-threatening infections
Purdue researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat life-threatening infections while also appearing to be less susceptible to bacterial resistance. More ...
Study shows just how service dogs help veterans with PTSD
A new study shows how veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder may benefit physiologically from using service dogs. This study, led by the College of Veterinary Medicine, is the first published research to use a physiological marker to define the biobehavioral effects of service dogs on veterans with PTSD. More ...
New technique helps remove pharmaceuticals, chemical contaminants from public water systems
Purdue researchers have developed a technology to remove pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics and controlled substances, and chemical contaminants from public water systems. More ...
Purdue Polytechnic Institute teams with Indiana University to improve workforce readiness
Purdue Polytechnic Institute is working to improve students' workforce readiness throughout Indiana and beyond by teaming with the Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration at Indiana University. The dual-university partnership will address strategies to fill vacancies in Indiana by better preparing students for the workforce. More ...
PALS Camp returns to Purdue to teach life skills in a fun way
A summer spent playing sports, learning about engineering and computers, and gaining valuable life skills is ahead for several hundred Lafayette-area young people at the annual PALS Camp on Purdue's West Lafayette campus. Now in its 17th year, PALS, which stands for Purdue Athletes Life Success program, runs through July 13. A photo gallery of the camp is here. More ...
Purdue Systemwide
Purdue University Fort Wayne unveils new athletics logo and identity
Purdue University Fort Wayne announced June 18 that all of its NCAA sports teams will be known as Purdue Fort Wayne beginning July 1, in coordination with the official realignment and rebranding of the university to Purdue University Fort Wayne. The beloved Mastodon will continue as the mascot, and all men's and women's sports teams will now be referred to as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. More ...
Purdue in the News
Journal & Courier: Purdue Polytechnic High School expands to second location
Gizmodo: Researchers develop tech that lets surveillance cameras text to say hello
Newsweek: Is red meat a health food? New study says it's OK in moderation
Business Standard: Block play can improve kids' math skills
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