{"id":4391,"date":"2022-04-28T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2024-07-10T18:42:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T18:42:09","slug":"todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/Q2\/todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-39","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

Purdue\u2019s annual rite of spring: Happy grads to cross Elliott stage during spring ceremonies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue\u2019s spring commencement is set for May 13-16, with seven ceremonies, each in the Elliott Hall of Music on the West Lafayette campus. Eligible to participate in the ceremonies are 8,131 students, which include 6,257 undergraduates, 1,180 master\u2019s, 454 Doctor of Philosophy and 240 professional program candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Purdue and Duke Energy to explore potential for clean, nuclear power source for campus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue and Duke Energy announced Wednesday (April 27) that they plan to jointly explore the feasibility of using advanced nuclear energy to meet the campus community\u2019s long-term energy needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact: Tim Doty, doty2@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Celebrating teaching excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue has recognized eight of its faculty and lecturers with its top teaching awards: the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy, the Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award and the Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact: Tim Doty, doty2@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Purdue University Global faculty member endows cybersecurity scholarship in honor of his mother<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chris Esquire is the first Purdue University Global faculty member to endow a scholarship. It honors his mother and will benefit an academically strong student in cybersecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact<\/strong>: Tom Schott, tschott@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Undergraduate students conduct hands-on research: Soil-dwelling bacteriophages may hold the future of medicine, honor President Daniels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bacteriophages may be the medical wave of the future, able to help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. At Purdue, undergraduate researchers are discovering and cataloging them, even naming one for President Mitch Daniels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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