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From strong scores in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings to gearing up for Homecoming weekend on campus, Derek Schultz has everything you need to know in this week\u2019s \u201cPurdue News Now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plus, check out five good stories below you may have missed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For second year in a row, Purdue ranked among top 50 undergraduate colleges in America by U.S. News & World Report<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University is again the highest-ranked public university in Indiana, and, for the second straight year, the state\u2019s only public institution among the nation\u2019s top 50, according to the 2025 Best Colleges ranking compiled by U.S. News & World Report. In rankings focusing primarily on undergraduate programs, released Tuesday (Sept. 24), Purdue placed No. 18 among public universities and tied for No. 46 overall among 434 national universities, while also extending its streak as one of the top 10 Most Innovative schools in the nation (No. 9) to seven consecutive years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Derek Schultz, dcschultz@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University and India strengthen 125-year relationship to drive partnership<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a significant step to expand Purdue University\u2019s global leadership in innovation and business, President Mung Chiang led a high-level delegation on a three-day visit to India last week, aimed at solidifying the university\u2019s role as a pivotal partner in India\u2019s rapidly growing semiconductor, finance and emerging technology sectors. This visit marks a new chapter in Purdue\u2019s 125-year relationship with India, dating back to its first Indian students. Purdue\u2019s leadership team held 12 high-level meetings in three cities with Indian government officials, top academic institutions and industry leaders. The discussions centered on collaborating in education, expanding joint R&D initiatives and exploring new opportunities in critical technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, finance and aerospace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Wes Mills, wemills@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completed experiments on International Space Station to help answer how boiling and condensation work in space<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After a decade of preparation and two years of active experiments in space, a facility that Purdue University and NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center<\/a> in Cleveland designed, built and tested has completed its test campaign on the International Space Station. The Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment (FBCE)<\/a>, led by Purdue professor Issam Mudawar<\/a>, gathered vital data for engineering innovations to help astronauts travel farther into space and conduct long-duration missions on the moon or Mars. The data will also support the design of future spacecraft propulsion, thermal management systems, in-space refueling and vapor compression heat pumps for planetary bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Kayla Albert, wiles5@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purdue researchers acquire and analyze data through AI network that predicts maize yield<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scientists from agricultural, biological and technological backgrounds are turning to AI as they collaborate to find ways for these algorithms and models to analyze datasets to better understand and predict a world impacted by climate change. In a recent paper<\/a> published in Frontiers in Plant Science<\/a>, Purdue University geomatics PhD candidate Claudia Aviles Toledo, working with her faculty advisors and co-authors Melba Crawford<\/a> and Mitch Tuinstra<\/a>, demonstrated the capability of a recurrent neural network \u2014 a model that teaches computers to process data using long short-term memory \u2014 to predict maize yield from several remote sensing technologies and environmental and genetic data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Devyn Ashlea Raver, draver@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AP video \u2014 Raising robots: Teaching robots how humans learn<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aniket Bera, an associate professor of computer science in Purdue University\u2019s College of Science, explains that teaching robots how humans learn is key to them understanding and navigating the physical world. Helping robots understand the physical world improves their functionality and navigation, making them more practical in situations from wilderness rescue to food delivery. Bera\u2019s research is working to improve the ability of robots to understand and predict how humans will move in a space, allowing robots to avoid collisions and make better decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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