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Purdue is launching a musculoskeletal center in Indianapolis and grabs the top spot on a \u201cBest Managed Colleges\u201d list. Derek Schultz has these stories and more in this week\u2019s edition of \u201cPurdue News Now.\u201d
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Purdue tops list of the world\u2019s 25 best managed universities<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University topped a 2025 list of the 25 best managed universities globally for its effort in demonstrating sustained excellence the past decade in student and faculty satisfaction, financial stability, teaching and research quality, and trust in graduate outcomes. In the report by Canadian global management consulting firm Organizational Excellence Specialists titled \u201cThe Top 25 Best Managed Colleges and Universities,\u201d Purdue is one of just three U.S. universities and six in North America recognized for setting benchmarks for effective leadership, management and innovative approaches, providing lessons for countries striving to improve the performance of higher education institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Purdue continues as No. 32 among U.S. research universities, only Indiana university in global top 100 in 2026 Times Higher Education rankings<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University, driven by gains in research excellence and industry engagement, maintained its hold as Indiana\u2019s top-ranked research university, while coming in at No. 32 among U.S. research institutions in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. At No. 127 globally just four years ago, Purdue is now ranked 85th globally and is the only university in Indiana in the top 100 globally, based on Times Higher Education rankings released Thursday (Oct. 9). The state\u2019s other two major research institutions, the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University, globally were ranked 194th and 198th, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Purdue to launch musculoskeletal center in Indianapolis<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eager to grow in Indianapolis, Purdue University\u2019s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering has announced a plan to launch the Purdue Center for Musculoskeletal Engineering in the capital city. Musculoskeletal diseases, such as osteoarthritis or osteoporosis, affect scores of Americans and place a significant burden on health, quality of life and the health care system as a whole. A major goal of the center is to use engineering approaches to help prevent diseases harmful to the musculoskeletal system and treat them more efficiently when they occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Cutting-edge imaging, AI research seeks out minuscule defects in chips<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A defect in a semiconductor chip may be smaller than a human hair but can create big problems in your everyday life, from crippling your car\u2019s steering to making your laptop more susceptible to hackers. Nikhilesh Chawla, a Purdue University engineer, is working with university colleagues and scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Argonne National Laboratory on high-resolution imaging to better spot defects and speed up the existing inspection process during chip manufacturing. The research looks at several aspects of defects, including how they form and if any particular phase of semiconductor packaging is more susceptible to defects during the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Running like the wind: Studying asthma in horses helps lead human health insights<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ask a person to picture someone with asthma, and despite famous asthmatic athletes including David Beckham and Emmitt Smith, they\u2019ll likely picture a knobby-kneed kid clutching an inhaler on a park bench. They certainly won\u2019t picture a horse \u2014 and yet, a surprising number of horses struggle with asthma. Now, veterinarians are studying the condition to help horses and humans alike. Laurent Cou\u00ebtil, an equine veterinarian and horse respiratory expert at Purdue University, studies asthma in horses, which has relevance for advances in human health. Asthma afflicts nearly 1 in every 12 people in America, including 5 million children. It is one of the most common and costly human diseases in the U.S. As it turns out, asthma in horses is much easier to study, leading to insights that may guide the way to therapies and treatments to help both humans and horses breathe easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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