{"id":6312,"date":"2024-06-28T21:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?post_type=purduetoday&#038;p=6312"},"modified":"2024-08-03T11:02:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T15:02:58","slug":"todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/Q2\/todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-5-2","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\/2KbehuSArps\/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=\"2KbehuSArps\" data-title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KbehuSArps?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\"><strong>\u2018Purdue News Now\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a special day in Indianapolis for Purdue to a memorable night in Brooklyn for Zach Edey, Trevor Peters has all the latest Boilermaker headlines in this week\u2019s \u201cPurdue News Now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, check out five good stories below you may have missed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Circle City celebrates inauguration of Purdue University in Indianapolis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University celebrated its new urban extension in Indianapolis on Thursday (June 27), formally inaugurating Purdue University in Indianapolis. In front of a sizable crowd on Monument Circle, Purdue President Mung Chiang dedicated the new Indianapolis campus, just days ahead of its official launch on July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Derek Schultz,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dcschultz@purdue.edu\">dcschultz@purdue.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/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\/circle-city-celebrates-inauguration-of-purdue-university-in-indianapolis.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New twists on tornadoes: Earth scientist studies why U.S. has so many tornadoes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the Midwest during the warmer months, studying the sky for signs of storms and tornadoes becomes one of the most popular pastimes. Dan Chavas, an associate professor in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaps.purdue.edu\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences<\/a>&nbsp;at Purdue University\u2019s College of Science, takes it further: All day every day, he studies what makes tornadoes tick. Working at the intersection of climate science and meteorology, he looks at the big picture of what causes severe storms and tornadoes \u2014 and what dictates where they occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Brittany Steff,&nbsp;<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\/new-twists-on-tornadoes-earth-scientist-studies-why-u.s-has-so-many-tornadoes.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue and leading microelectronics industry association SEMI partner to bolster semiconductor education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University is partnering with SEMI, the leading global microelectronics industry association, to create online courses aimed at bolstering the semiconductor workforce. The association\u2019s SEMI University (SEMI U) online learning platform is tailored for the global semiconductor and electronics industry, offering over 700 courses in multiple languages and flexible formats. Under the memorandum of understanding between the partners, expert Purdue faculty will develop online courses to be available through SEMI U, and Purdue will issue digital badges certifying that learners have completed a course and gained the related knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Brian Huchel,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:bhuchel@purdue.edu\">bhuchel@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-and-leading-microelectronics-industry-association-semi-partner-to-bolster-semiconductor-education.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2018This Is Purdue\u2019 podcast \u2014 Dan Hasler and David Umulis discuss Purdue\u2019s new Indianapolis campus<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Podcast host Kate Young sits down with Dan Hasler, chief operating officer, and David Umulis, senior vice provost, of Purdue University in Indianapolis to talk about what the urban extension will do to increase Purdue\u2019s growing presence in Indiana\u2019s capital city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kate Young,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:taylor58@purdue.edu\">taylor58@purdue.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/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\/purdue-in-indianapolis-dan-hasler-david-umulis\/\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue leading $6M DOE-sponsored research for small modular reactor and advanced reactor technologies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University\u2019s long-standing leadership in nuclear energy technologies research has resulted in a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to lead a consortium that will revitalize nuclear research facilities and expand university-led research for small modular reactor and advanced reactor technologies. The group consists of five universities and colleges and two national labs, which will work to upgrade research facilities, increase their capabilities and develop programs to educate the future nuclear energy workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Amy Raley,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:araley@purdue.edu\">araley@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\/research\/features\/stories\/purdue-leading-6m-doe-sponsored-research-for-small-modular-reactor-and-advanced-reactor-technologies\/\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MORE: Recent AP video stories<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/editorial-photos-videos\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP Newsroom<\/a>&nbsp;(for AP members) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYJYWnU0VYbWjTpfIN6poxg\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purdue News YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;(for all reporters) provide comments from Purdue experts on timely topics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/ThesciencebehindfireworksREPLAY\/8b3460ab0c874c05884c53ffa427e64d\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=42&amp;currentItemNo=0\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The science behind fireworks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/Predictinghowtornadoesshiftwithclimatechange\/49bf97a798534ac09e4344c225519ae5\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=41&amp;currentItemNo=2\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Predicting how tornadoes shift with climate change<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/Whythishurricaneseasoncouldbreakrecords\/895525d61ed84a5e942e398ab5165093\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=41&amp;currentItemNo=10\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why this hurricane season could break records<\/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 Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue Computes and the One Health initiative \u2014 at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Purdue News Now\u2019 From a special day in Indianapolis for Purdue to a memorable night in Brooklyn for Zach Edey, Trevor Peters has all the latest Boilermaker headlines in this week\u2019s \u201cPurdue News Now.\u201d Plus, check out five good stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6313,"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-6312","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\/6312","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=6312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7628,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6312\/revisions\/7628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6312"},{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=6312"},{"taxonomy":"source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/source?post=6312"},{"taxonomy":"purdue_today_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purdue_today_topic?post=6312"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=6312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}