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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —<\/p> \n

Purdue University is coming off a 10-day stretch in which researchers were featured on major national broadcasts, including \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d the \u201cToday\u201d show, CBS\u2019 \u201cMoney Watch,\u201d \u201cPBS NewsHour\u201d and MSNBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On April 9, CBS\u2019 \u201c60 Minutes<\/a>\u201d featured Danny Milisavljevic, an associate professor of physics and astronomy, for his collaborative work on the James Webb Space Telescope. In the interview, which took place in Washington, D.C., Milisavljevic and veteran news anchor Scott Pelley discussed how the telescope is providing never-before-seen photos of supernova explosions. The story also includes a clip of Milisavljevic  seeing a detailed photo of the Cassiopeia A supernova<\/a> for the first time. The broadcast received an extra bump in national viewers as it was preceded by the final round of the Masters tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As many Americans were in the final days of finishing their taxes before this week\u2019s deadline, Thomas Godwin, an assistant professor of accounting in the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, wrote a piece for The Conversation<\/a> on the history of Tax Day and why it was set for April 18 this year. The story was picked up by \u201cPBS NewsHour<\/a>\u201d and also led to a four-minute live interview on CBS News<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News visited campus Monday (April 17) for an interview with Carlo Scalo, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and aeronautics and astronautics (by courtesy), on air turbulence and climate change. The interview, recorded at the Purdue Airport and featuring the\u00a0Holleman-Niswonger Simulator Center<\/a>, first aired Wednesday (April 19) on the \u201cToday<\/a>\u201d show and later aired on MSNBC and \u201cNBC News Now\u201d with transportation correspondent Tom Costello.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n Writer\/Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Trevor Peters
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