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A ranking from Forbes places Purdue among the New Ivies, and President Mung Chiang will join semiconductor industry leaders for the 2025 SEMIEXPO Heartland in Indianapolis next week. Trevor Peters has these stories and more in this week\u2019s edition of \u201cPurdue News Now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Purdue named a \u2018New Ivy\u2019 in Forbes ranking<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A new ranking out this week places Purdue University \u2014 again \u2014 among the nation\u2019s best in establishing value for students and creating job-ready graduates for employers. Forbes\u2019 New Ivies 2025: 20 Great Colleges Employers Love ranking lists Purdue among 10 public and 10 private institutions that are \u201coutpacing the Ivy League in the eyes of employers.\u201d The Forbes ranking is based on a survey of more than 380 C-suite executives, vice presidents and managerial professionals who reported being 37% less likely to hire an Ivy League graduate than they were five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Erin Murphy, ermurphy@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Purdue faculty chosen as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University is recognizing faculty members who have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community. The honor, from the world\u2019s largest general scientific society, recognizes members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished. The Class of 2025 includes the highest number of Boilermakers in six decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Erin Murphy, ermurphy@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discovery reveals how a specialized structure in plant cells helps regulate photosynthesis<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential structures responsible for the photosynthesis that sustains life on Earth by producing oxygen and food. A new paper in Science Advances by Gyeong Mee Yoon, associate professor of botany and plant pathology, and Yuan-Chi Chien, PhD student, describes how plants control this import process by regulating the stability of a transporter called the TOC (translocon at outer envelope of chloroplasts) complex. Yoon and Chien identified a crucial amino acid of the transporter that, when modified, acts as a molecular switch governing these transporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Erin Murphy, ermurphy@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AP video \u2014 Future takes flight: Self-flying aircraft explained<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Daniel DeLaurentis is the Bruce Reese Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. In this video, he explains what autonomous aircraft are and how unmanned aircraft could improve the industry. Automation and artificial intelligence in airplanes already exist in the form of autopilot and other functions found on commercial and business aircraft. DeLaurentis says that new forms of aerial automation could include self-flying air taxis and automated air-traffic control at airports. These forms of automation can increase safety in areas of busy air traffic and make air taxis in cities economically viable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Purdue launches sport management graduate degree program<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harnessing its reputation in athletics and the sports strength of its urban location in Indianapolis, Purdue University is launching a master\u2019s degree program in sport management. The Master of Science in Sport Management, which will begin in fall 2025, leverages Purdue\u2019s athletic prowess, partnerships with industry leaders and Indianapolis\u2019 renowned reputation as a sports-centric city. Students in the sport management program, which was approved by the Purdue Board of Trustees on Feb. 7, will mix classwork with practicum hours in the capital city \u2014 thanks to entities like Indiana Sports Corp, which will provide research, internship and job-shadowing opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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