{"id":6321,"date":"2024-05-24T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?post_type=purduetoday&#038;p=6321"},"modified":"2024-08-03T10:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T14:54:15","slug":"todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-11-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/Q2\/todays-top-5-from-purdue-university-11-2","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\/EMcCuoe5Ppk\/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=\"EMcCuoe5Ppk\" data-title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EMcCuoe5Ppk?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\">With a big announcement for Purdue motorsports just before this Sunday\u2019s running of the Indianapolis 500, and an impactful partnership with Elanco Animal Health, we run down the latest happening at Purdue University this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, check below for five good stories you may have missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue and Elanco Animal Health announce One Health Innovation District in Indianapolis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University will partner with Elanco Animal Health Inc. and become part of Indiana\u2019s new One Health Innovation District. The announcement was made Thursday (May 23) at Indiana\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/info.iedc.in.gov\/indianaglobaleconomicsummit\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024 Global Economic Summit<\/a>&nbsp;after Purdue President Mung Chiang and Elanco President and CEO Jeff Simmons signed a shared memorandum of understanding with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to establish a globally recognized research innovation district dedicated to optimizing the health of people, animals, plants and the planet.<\/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><\/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-elanco-animal-health-announce-one-health-innovation-district-in-indianapolis.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue motorsports program in Indianapolis partners with Dallara<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University\u2019s nationally renowned motorsports engineering program in Indianapolis has a new home with an internationally recognized motorsports manufacturer. On Thursday (May 23), Purdue announced an innovative partnership with Dallara, the largest multinational Italian race car manufacturer, to house its motorsports program at Dallara\u2019s U.S. headquarters in Speedway, Indiana.<\/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><\/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-motorsports-program-in-indianapolis-partners-with-dallara.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More than machines: Computer scientist prepares robots to improve human lives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robot expert Sooyeon Jeong, an assistant professor of computer science in Purdue University\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/science\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;College of Science<\/a>, works in artificial intelligence to ensure that robots are more friendly helpers to humans and less inscrutable interlopers, more R2-D2 than HAL, more Baymax than Terminator. \u201cMy goal, and the goal of my research group, is to design robots and AI that can have socially and emotionally natural interactions with people,\u201d Jeong said. \u201cI want anything I make or design to have a measurable positive impact on people\u2019s lives.\u201d AI is a foundational component of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/computes\/institute-for-physical-artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Institute for Physical Artificial Intelligence<\/a>, a Purdue Computes initiative.<\/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\/more-than-machines-computer-scientist-prepares-robots-to-improve-human-lives.html\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AP video \u2014 Why are workers quitting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victoria Prowse, a professor of economics in the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business at Purdue University, explains why workers have been quitting at an increased rate in recent years. In 2023, around 44 million workers quit their jobs, a resignation rate of 2.4%. Prowse says that while the labor market has cooled in the past few months, the number of jobs available still exceeds the number of unemployed workers. This situation gives applicants a relatively strong bargaining position in the labor market.&nbsp;<\/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\/detail\/Whyareworkersquitting\/9c5573e5912d4d32a195d2add5382f4a\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=37&amp;currentItemNo=3\">learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue Global to expand AI learning capabilities with launch of Learning Assistant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue Global professor Melissa Bahle welcomed a new teaching assistant to her composition classes this spring, helping field questions and providing answers while she is leading online classes. The assistant\u2019s name: Purdue Global Learning Assistant, a new conversational AI tool designed to help students navigate and understand course resources and policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Matthew Oates,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:oatesw@purdue.edu\">oatesw@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-global-to-expand-ai-learning-capabilities-with-launch-of-learning-assistant.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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/editorial-photos-videos\/detail?itemid=fdd65aa83c7c4c2dbd70f3879d43a527\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Don\u2019t forget military families on Memorial Day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/CicadasWhatyouneedtoknow\/79fd93d0fb6749bc9157355316a2f6e5\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=37&amp;currentItemNo=6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cicadas: What you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/HowdoAmericansfeelabouttheirdiets\/879f61d1172a4a62886d63e4f78b0ff2\/video?hpSectionId=1c559d249771449d86f4f75f2c1eb483&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=all&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=37&amp;currentItemNo=7\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How do Americans feel about their diets?<\/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 With a big announcement for Purdue motorsports just before this Sunday\u2019s running of the Indianapolis 500, and an impactful partnership with Elanco Animal Health, we run down the latest happening at Purdue University this week. 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