{"id":6315,"date":"2024-04-26T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?post_type=purduetoday&#038;p=6315"},"modified":"2024-08-03T11:01:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T15:01:50","slug":"todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-7-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/Q2\/todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-7-2","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\/0nBCGVrfanY\/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=\"0nBCGVrfanY\" data-title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0nBCGVrfanY?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\">&#8220;<strong>Purdue News Now<\/strong>&#8220;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From transformative semiconductor research enhancements at Birck Nanotechnology Center, to another record-setting Purdue Day of Giving, Trevor Peters has the big headlines from a busy week at Purdue.<br>&nbsp;<br>Plus, check out five good stories below you may have missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recognizing the critical need for broadband to bridge the digital divide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For urban and rural communities, the digital divide is more than just the lack of access to high-speed internet \u2014 it\u2019s a disconnect from economic and social ties as well as opportunities in a fast-changing society. Roberto Gallardo, Purdue University\u2019s vice president for engagement, has spent the past decade analyzing local and regional community economic development, including the use of technology. He notes that the U.S. government\u2019s plans to invest $42.5 billion in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/broadbandusa.ntia.gov\/funding-programs\/broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program<\/a>\u00a0will help narrow this divide by ensuring a growing number of Americans can connect to fast internet, regardless of their location or socioeconomic status.<br><br><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Wes Mills,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wemills@purdue.edu\">wemills@purdue.edu<\/a><br><\/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\/recognizing-the-critical-need-for-broadband-to-bridge-the-digital-divide.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purdue, Dassault Syst\u00e8mes, Lam Research sign MOU to utilize latest virtual twin technology to transform semiconductor research and workforce development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University is taking semiconductor workforce development and research to new levels with the signing of a three-way agreement with industry leaders Lam Research and Dassault Syst\u00e8mes focused on training today\u2019s students for future semiconductor careers and forging next-generation breakthroughs in education and technology development. Alyssa Wilcox, Purdue\u2019s senior vice president for partnerships and chief of staff to the president, commemorated the signing of the memorandum of understanding in a ceremony April 17 with Bill DeVries, vice president for industry transformation and customer success at Dassault Syst\u00e8mes North America, and Vahid Vahedi, chief technology officer of Lam Research. It marks a significant expansion into a comprehensive three-way relationship, showing the deepening collaboration between Purdue and these two virtual ecosystem leaders.<br><br><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Brian Huchel,\u00a0<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-dassault-syst%C3%A8mes-lam-research-sign-mou-to-utilize-latest-virtual-twin-technology-to-transform-semiconductor-research-and-workforce-development.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purdue University celebrates record-breaking participation on Purdue Day of Giving<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A record number of gifts for Purdue Day of Giving came in from Boilermakers around the world who rallied together for Purdue University on Wednesday (April 24). Throughout the 24-hour online, social media-driven fundraising effort, a historic 32,054 gifts brought in $76.5 million for the university \u2014 bringing Purdue Day of Giving\u2019s cumulative total since its launch in 2014 to $497 million.<br><br><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Derek Schultz,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dcschultz@purdue.edu\">dcschultz@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-university-celebrates-record-breaking-participation-on-purdue-day-of-giving.html?utm_source=sfmcPT&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=240425PurdueToday&amp;utm_term=Purdue+University+celebrates+record-breaking+participation+on+Purdue+Day+of+Giving&amp;utm_id=898265\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AP Video \u2014 Expert tips for springtime lawn care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cale Bigelow, a turfgrass scientist and professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture in Purdue University\u2019s College of Agriculture, explains what homeowners should keep in mind when caring for their lawn this spring. Bigelow recommends mowing grass to a height between 2 1\/2 and 3 1\/2 inches. Mowing at this height will make recycling grass clippings back into the lawn easier. Recycling clippings is a good way to return nutrients to the lawn and results in a healthier turf.\u00a0<br><br><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Trevor 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\/editorial-photos-videos\/detail?itemid=17f75a5bc62c40a6a56d54d908a6c575\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purdue\u2019s Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories announces new Indianapolis presence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an effort to accelerate physical, digital and sustainable manufacturing efforts across Indiana, Purdue University\u2019s Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories will establish a presence in Indianapolis at 16 Tech Innovation District, the city\u2019s destination for innovation and entrepreneurship, deep inside the heart of the Hard-Tech Corridor. MMRL will locate in 16 Tech\u2019s Machyne makerspace, the region\u2019s leading makerspace for prototyping.<br><br><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Derek Schultz,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dcschultz@purdue.edu\">dcschultz@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\/purdues-manufacturing-and-materials-research-laboratories-announces-new-indianapolis-presence.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE: Recent AP video stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/editorial-photos-videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AP Newsroom<\/a>&nbsp;(for AP members) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYJYWnU0VYbWjTpfIN6poxg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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\/BreakingdowntheFTCsnoncompetesruling\/48efbc539207401bb70ac2c8b9e21f9d\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=37&amp;currentItemNo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Breaking down the FTC\u2019s noncompetes ruling<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/RecognizingmilitarychildrenthisApril\/ba841f51ea1840d493644984f9af6911\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=37&amp;currentItemNo=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recognizing military children this April<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/DotireswearfasteronEVs\/1c325c6b1cac49ed804128c5dc9d78ef\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=37&amp;currentItemNo=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Do tires wear faster on EVs?<\/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. 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