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Cutting-edge tech fuels the new Spatial Computing Hub in Wang Hall and Boilermakers can help support Purdue\u2019s efforts in cancer research at the Hammer Down Cancer football game Saturday. Trevor Peters has all the latest Boilermaker news in this week\u2019s edition of \u201cPurdue News Now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1 month out: Countdown to the search for Amelia Earhart\u2019s plane begins<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 In 30 days, Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation will join an Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) expedition to the South Pacific attempting to solve the disappearance of Amelia Earhart during her mission to become the first woman to fly around the world at the equator. Announced July 2 \u2014 88 years to the day that Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan mysteriously disappeared \u2014 the expedition will include three weeks of travel to determine if a visual anomaly in a lagoon of Nikumaroro Island is Earhart\u2019s missing Lockheed Electra 10E. Some members of the expedition will fly out of the Amelia Earhart Terminal at the Purdue University Airport on Oct. 30 and will rendezvous with other team members on Majuro in the Marshall Islands. The entire expedition will depart Majuro by sea Nov. 4, sail approximately 1,200 nautical miles to Nikumaroro and then spend several days on the small island in the search effort. View the full virtual news conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purdue celebrates grand opening of Elanco Animal Health\u2019s headquarters, next step toward One Health Innovation District<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University President Mung Chiang gathered with industry partners and city and state leaders to celebrate the grand opening of Elanco Animal Health\u2019s new headquarters Wednesday (Oct. 1). The new facility near downtown Indianapolis and west of the White River serves as an anchor of the future One Health Innovation District, originally announced last year in partnership with Purdue, Elanco and the state of Indiana as a shared vision of a research park dedicated to solving pressing issues impacting animal, plant, human and environmental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Derek Schultz, schul221@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BioTrain fellows work to advance biopharmaceutical manufacturing workforce in Indianapolis<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A select group of Purdue University engineering and pharmacy graduate students are advancing Indiana\u2019s biopharmaceutical workforce training opportunities through the BioTrain Fellows program. Co-developed with Heartland BioWorks, BioCrossroads and Ivy Tech Community College, the BioTrain Fellows program is a part of Heartland BioWorks, a U.S. Economic Development Administration-funded Tech Hub, and its BioTrain initiative to grow the biomanufacturing workforce and strengthen Indiana\u2019s talent pipeline for high-paying jobs in biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Selection of the first fellows is also an important milestone for Purdue\u2019s One Health strategic initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Derek Schultz, schul221@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AP video \u2014 Tips for fighting fall allergies<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chelsea Taulman is a family nurse practitioner and clinical assistant professor in the College of Health and Human Sciences\u2019 School of Nursing at Purdue University. In this video, she explains what people can do to prevent and fight allergies during the fall season. Fall allergy season typically begins in August and can last until early November. Allergy symptoms can include sneezing, congestion, runny nose, itchy eyes, scratchy throat and fatigue. Fall allergies are usually triggered by pollen, mold spores and harvest-related dust from crops like soybeans and corn. People with allergies should try to limit their time outdoors when the pollen count is high. Windows should remain closed, and people should shower and change their clothes to prevent pollen from getting inside homes. Air purifiers can also help to remove small particles from the air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI tech from startup PaveX improves consistency, speed and cost of road condition assessments <\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Purdue University-connected startup is leveraging AI to help public works departments across multiple Indiana cities automate road condition assessments and maintain local road infrastructure. Since January 2025, PaveX has surveyed and assessed more than 3,400 miles of Indiana roads. Mohammad Jahanshahi, CEO and founder, said the company\u2019s solution builds on more than a decade of research and development, using a data collection system that can be implemented for only a few thousand dollars. PaveX\u2019s platform improves upon traditional assessment methods in several ways: reduced cost because there is no need for specialized vehicles or expensive sensors, improved consistency because artificial intelligence ensures standardized and repeatable assessments, and increased speed because roads can be assessed in a fraction of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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