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An expedition to locate Amelia Earhart\u2019s lost aircraft and a new radiopharmaceutical degree program are among this week\u2019s biggest Boilermaker stories. Trevor Peters has that and more in this week\u2019s edition of \u201cPurdue News Now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Purdue and its campuses earn top honors for service to military students<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From student application to graduation, Purdue University is being recognized for its service to military-affiliated students through the state of Indiana\u2019s highest form of achievement, a Tier 1 Collegiate Purple Star of Indiana award, in its inaugural year. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education named Purdue\u2019s main campus a top-tier supportive environment for military-affiliated students, alongside Purdue University Fort Wayne and Purdue University Northwest. Purdue is the only four-year institution in Indiana to receive this distinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Purdue launches cutting-edge graduate degree in radiopharmaceutical manufacturing in Indianapolis through industry partnership<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Responding to the growing demand in Indiana and across the country for skilled workers in the burgeoning field of theranostics \u2014 the use of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical drug products for the treatment of various types of cancer \u2014 Purdue University will soon launch the nation\u2019s first graduate degree directly focused on radiopharmaceutical manufacturing. Underscoring that commitment, Purdue will partner with Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical manufacturing leader SpectronRx to build a dedicated radiopharmaceutical manufacturing training facility at company headquarters, in close proximity to several leading radiopharmaceutical manufacturers who have established production facilities in the Indianapolis area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute to embark on expedition to identify Amelia Earhart\u2019s missing plane <\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the 88th anniversary of her mysterious disappearance, Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) announced a remarkable joint effort to locate Amelia Earhart\u2019s lost aircraft and help complete the heroic journey she began almost a century ago. The search, named the Taraia Object Expedition, will begin when a field team organized by ALI visits, by sea, the Pacific island Nikumaroro in November 2025 to confirm whether a visual anomaly known as the Taraia Object, seen in satellite and other imagery in the island\u2019s lagoon, is what remains of Earhart\u2019s plane. Nikumaroro is approximately halfway between Australia and Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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The Purdue Research Foundation is joining the Archaeological Legacy Institute in an expedition to Nikumaroro Island, located in the central South Pacific. The goal is to identify whether an object in the island\u2019s lagoon, known as the Taraia Object, is the remains of the long-lost 10-E Electra aircraft flown by Amelia Earhart during her last voyage. If successful, this expedition will solve a mystery people have wondered about since Earhart disappeared in 1937.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Ericsson CTO and Purdue collaborator Mallik Tatipamula elected to Royal Society<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a landmark achievement, Mallikarjun (Mallik) Tatipamula, chief technology officer at Ericsson Silicon Valley and long-standing Purdue University collaborator, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the world\u2019s oldest and most prestigious scientific academy, founded in 1660. Tatipamula\u2019s election is a proud moment for the Purdue community due to his long and deeply impactful association with the university. He has delivered guest lectures in courses such as IP Generation and Management \u2014 An Inventor\u2019s View and Ideas to Innovation, enriching students\u2019 understanding by bridging classroom theory with real-world innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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