{"id":6307,"date":"2024-04-12T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?post_type=purduetoday&#038;p=6307"},"modified":"2024-08-03T11:04:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T15:04:33","slug":"todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/Q2\/todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-2-2","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s top 5 from Purdue University"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-home-video-embed \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none has-no-sidepadding\">\n        <div class=\"container is-16by9\">\n            \n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal purdue-home-cta-card--video\">\n    <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/htQjmqiUjbk\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center lyt-playbtn\">\n        <button class=\"playbtn\">\n            <span class=\"cta-link purdue-home-cta-card__link\">Watch Video<\/span>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cta-icon cta-icon--play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/themes\/purdue-home-theme\/imgs\/play_icon_gold.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        <\/button>                                       \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"iframe-container is-sr-only\">\n        <div class=\"youtube-video\" id=\"htQjmqiUjbk\" data-title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/htQjmqiUjbk?rel=0&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;mute=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purdue News Now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University gets recognized for its campuswide sustainability efforts, and the annual Day of Giving is almost here \u2014 Trevor Peters has that and more in this week\u2019s edition of Purdue News Now.<br>&nbsp;<br>Plus, check out five good stories below you may have missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cloudy science, clear insights: Atmospheric scientist studies clouds\u2019 causes and effects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every cloud is lined, not with silver, but with science \u2014 at least from cloud expert Alexandria Johnson\u2019s point of view. Studying them is akin to studying the blood and arteries of the planet itself.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaps.purdue.edu\/people\/profile\/ablanch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Johnson<\/a>, an atmospheric scientist and assistant professor in Purdue University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College of Science<\/a>, studies clouds wherever they are: in her lab, on Earth, throughout the solar system and into the galaxy.<br><br><strong>Media contact<\/strong>: Brittany Steff,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bsteff@purdue.edu\">bsteff@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2024\/Q2\/cloudy-science-clear-insights-atmospheric-scientist-studies-clouds-causes-and-effects.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purdue-invented concrete strength sensing system finalist for Edison Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Purdue University invention that could help reduce time and money spent on the construction and repair of concrete highway pavement and other structures has been selected as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edisonawards.com\/2024-finalists\/\">finalist<\/a>\u00a0for an Edison Award in the Critical Human Infrastructure category.\u00a0The Edison Awards, considered the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/edisonawards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscars of innovation<\/a>,\u201d are given annually to \u201crecognize the persistence and excellence that also characterized Thomas Edison\u2019s work.\u201d\u00a0The Purdue invention will receive a gold, silver or bronze award April 18 at the 2024 Edison Awards in Fort Myers, Florida.<br><br><strong>Media contact<\/strong>: Kayla Albert,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wiles5@purdue.edu\">wiles5@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2024\/Q2\/purdue-invented-concrete-strength-sensing-system-finalist-for-edison-award.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AP Video \u2014 Seismologist talks New York earthquake<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xiaotao Yang, an assistant professor of seismology in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University, explains how big a 4.8 magnitude earthquake is and the importance of earthquake early warning systems. While it is currently hard to tell, Yang does not expect to see another earthquake much larger than 4.8 in the area. In the central and eastern United States, earthquakes are uncommon but not unheard of.<br><br><strong>Media contact<\/strong>: Trevor Peters,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:peter237@purdue.edu\">peter237@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/SeismologisttalksNewYorkearthquake\/2447bed9fc964d5ba04385496d0979d9\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=36&amp;currentItemNo=1\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Survey tallies consumer attitudes toward lab-grown meat alternatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many consumers view conventional meats as both tastier and healthier than laboratory-grown alternatives, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/cfdas\/data-resources\/consumer-food-insights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March<\/a>\u00a0Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based report out of Purdue University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/cfdas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability<\/a>\u00a0assesses food spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies, and trust in information sources. Purdue experts conducted and evaluated the survey, which included 1,200 consumers across the U.S.<br><br><strong>Media contact<\/strong>: Maureen Manier,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mmanier@purdue.edu\">mmanier@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2024\/Q2\/survey-tallies-consumer-attitudes-toward-lab-grown-meat-alternatives.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cThis Is Purdue\u201d podcast \u2014 Alumnus Adam Schenk talks about his first invite to the Masters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam Schenk, a Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business alum and former first-team All-Big Ten Purdue men\u2019s golfer, talks about preparing for his first Masters, mentoring other Boilermaker golfers and playing alongside PGA Tour legends.<br><br><strong>Media contact<\/strong>: Kate Young,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:taylor58@purdue.edu\">taylor58@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/podcast\/adam-schenk\/\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MORE: Recent AP video stories<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.ap.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cschul221%40purdue.edu%7C53496eda28654efdf3bb08db7804ccb9%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638235734231965095%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=R6SIt5a64Ez3PrTcMfsPV9M4Rq69gGeM785Mr4DW1vs%3D&amp;reserved=0\">AP Newsroom<\/a>&nbsp;(for AP members) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYJYWnU0VYbWjTpfIN6poxg\">Purdue News YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;(for all reporters) provide comments from Purdue experts on timely topics.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/DeepfakesinpoliticsTheliarsdividend\/14469f7731314e189699dcb4d996f294\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=39&amp;currentItemNo=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deepfakes in politics: The liar\u2019s dividend<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/Creatingrobotsthatunderstandwhatpeoplewant\/f439f442b2a14709a7437bc13aff9ef3\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=39&amp;currentItemNo=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creating robots that understand what people want<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/HowAIimpactsinformationautomationeducation\/7527020c0d4d41168b7d038e1d012fff\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=38&amp;currentItemNo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How AI impacts information, automation, education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Purdue University<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University is a public research institution demonstrating excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top four in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, including nearly 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue\u2019s main campus has frozen tuition 13 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap \u2014 including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, and Purdue Computes \u2014 at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purdue News Now Purdue University gets recognized for its campuswide sustainability efforts, and the annual Day of Giving is almost here \u2014 Trevor Peters has that and more in this week\u2019s edition of Purdue News Now.&nbsp;Plus, check out five good<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"department":[],"source":[29],"purdue_today_topic":[],"coauthors":[10],"class_list":["post-6307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","source-purdue-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7631,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6307\/revisions\/7631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6307"},{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=6307"},{"taxonomy":"source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/source?post=6307"},{"taxonomy":"purdue_today_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purdue_today_topic?post=6307"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=6307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}