{"id":6318,"date":"2024-05-10T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T21:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?post_type=purduetoday&#038;p=6318"},"modified":"2024-08-03T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T15:00:00","slug":"todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-9-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/Q2\/todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-9-2","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\/A3j7sFWJIsc\/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=\"A3j7sFWJIsc\" data-title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A3j7sFWJIsc?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 celebrating 11,000 graduates this weekend to developing a self-powered trailer, Trevor Peters has everything you need to know from this week at Purdue University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, check out five good stories below you may have missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue, Indiana Sports Corp and USA Swimming to present USA Swimming LIVE during U.S. Olympic Team Trials &#8211; Swimming in Indianapolis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old gold and black will be among the red, white and blue this June as Indianapolis hosts the U.S. Olympic Team Trials &#8211; Swimming for the first time since 2000. Purdue University is partnering with Indiana Sports Corp and USA Swimming to present USA Swimming LIVE, a nine-day outdoor fan fest and tailgate hub during the trials from June 15-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Trevor Peters,&nbsp;<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:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2024\/Q2\/purdue-indiana-sports-corp-and-usa-swimming-to-present-usa-swimming-live-during-u.s-olympic-team-trials-swimming-in-indianapolis.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From childhood racing fanatic to IndyCar engineer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lizzie Todd fell in love with IndyCar racing as an 8-year-old attending the Carb Day practice session ahead of the 2006 Indianapolis 500. The motorsports engineering alumna turned that childhood passion into a career, as she now works as a systems engineer for driver Pato O\u2019Ward and the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team as they gear up for \u201cThe Greatest Spectacle in Racing\u201d later this month.<\/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:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/from-childhood-racing-fanatic-to-indycar-engineer\/\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AP Video \u2014 Mother\u2019s Day: Supporting new moms in the workplace<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allison Gabriel, the Thomas J. Howatt Chair in Management in the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business at Purdue University, explains how new mothers returning to the workplace should be treated and what employers can do to support them. One of the biggest fears women have when coming back from maternity leave is being treated like they are a problem for being away. Gabriel says it is important for women to feel support from their work before, during and after leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Trevor Peters,&nbsp;<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=d0fc9f73fbfe44b983459bfbc4c26c65\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue pharmacy researcher receives $2.4M NIH grant to fight antimicrobial-resistant lung infections<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qi \u201cTony\u201d Zhou, a researcher in Purdue University\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmacy.purdue.edu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College of Pharmacy<\/a>&nbsp;has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fight lung infections that have established a resistance to antimicrobial drugs. Zhou is an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics, a Faculty Scholar, and a faculty member of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/discoverypark\/drug-discovery\/index.php\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/discoverypark\/pi4d\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease<\/a>. He leads a team of multinational experts in developing novel, patent-pending inhalation therapeutics for lung infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Steve Martin,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sgmartin@prf.org\">sgmartin@prf.org<\/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-pharmacy-researcher-receives-2.4m-nih-grant-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistant-lung-infections.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Discover Purdue\u2019s latest and greatest in space sciences<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space scientists are the boots on the ground of space exploration, and Purdue\u2019s researchers are among the most elite. Celebrate the wonder of space with this collection of the most recent and impactful news from Purdue University\u2019s space research labs.&nbsp;<\/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>&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\/discover-purdues-latest-and-greatest-in-space-sciences.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MORE: Recent AP video stories<\/strong><\/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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/NursesWeekCelebratingthenursingworkforce\/0ec76958792e45b89b643d6336e85b38\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=33&amp;currentItemNo=6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nurses Week: Celebrating the nursing workforce<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/Wirelesslychargingelectricvehiclesonhighways\/b8a25a7f1bd347a892b43fcce9e8c610\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=33&amp;currentItemNo=10\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wirelessly charging electric vehicles on highways<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/Bridgingthedigitaldivideforbroadbandaccess\/a0dcb8890f1f434386203a3a1379c187\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=33&amp;currentItemNo=13\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bridging the digital divide for broadband access<\/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\" 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 celebrating 11,000 graduates this weekend to developing a self-powered trailer, Trevor Peters has everything you need to know from this week at Purdue University. Plus, check out five good stories below you may have missed. 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