{"id":2390,"date":"2022-01-07T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=2390"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:45:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T18:45:37","slug":"todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/Q1\/todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-12","title":{"rendered":"Today’s Top 5 From Purdue University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You will want to read these good stories that you may have missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transformative leader, president at Morgan State University, to keynote MLK Jr. Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

David K. Wilson, whose transformative leadership as president of Morgan State University, has guided the historically Black university in Baltimore to new heights as a top-level research institution, will keynote Purdue\u2019s Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative celebration Jan. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact<\/strong>: Matthew Oates,\u00a0oatesw@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Purdue scientist helps guide the eyes of Webb Space Telescope, successor to Hubble<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Danny Milisavljevic, assistant professor of physics and astronomy in Purdue\u2019s College of Science, is leading a research team using the world\u2019s most powerful telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact<\/strong>: Brittany Steff,\u00a0bsteff@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Reaching space to become a reality for Purdue aerospace engineer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Steven Collicott, a professor of aerospace engineering in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue, was selected by NASA for a suborbital flight to conduct a research experiment aboard of Virgin Galactic aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact<\/strong>: Brian Huchel,\u00a0bhuchel@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Purdue\u2019s Data Mine is making data science accessible for all<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue\u2019s The Data Mine program aims to expand and support underrepresented students in data fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact<\/strong>: Brian Huchel,\u00a0bhuchel@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Purdue partners with U.S. Navy to expand opportunities for underrepresented minorities in STEM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A new partnership between Purdue, the U.S. Navy\u2019s Office of Naval Research and a consortium of minority-serving institutions is working to grow the number of underrepresented minority researchers in STEM fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contact<\/strong>: Amy Patterson Neubert,\u00a0apatterson@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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About Purdue University<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to today\u2019s toughest challenges. Ranked in each of the last four years as one of the 10 Most Innovative universities in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue has frozen tuition and most fees at 2012-13 levels, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap at\u00a0https:\/\/purdue.edu\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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