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August 3, 2021
Purdue joins newly established NSF AI Institute
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced the establishment of 11 new NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, building on the first round of seven institutes funded in 2020.
August 2, 2021
Purdue welcomes the largest economic development project to West Lafayette from Rolls-Royce and invests in aerospace engineering epicenter
Aerospace engine manufacturing giant Rolls-Royce will expand its already large footprint at Purdue, thanks to a new commitment among the university, the Purdue Research Foundation and the company.
July 30, 2021
Dark mode may not save your phone’s battery life as much as you think, but there are a few silver linings
When Android and Apple operating system updates started giving users the option to put their smartphones in dark mode, the feature showed potential for saving the battery life of newer phones with screens that allow darker-colored pixels to use less power than lighter-colored pixels.
July 29, 2021
Vet med leader named associate vice president and attending veterinarian
Debra Hickman will join Purdue on Aug. 2 as the associate vice president and attending veterinarian, directing the University program for laboratory animal resources in the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships.
July 28, 2021
Purdue physicist earns global recognition with Falling Walls Foundation honor
It is commonly known that two types of fundamental particles make up the universe: bosons and fermions. Bosons and fermions behave very differently due to fundamentally different statistical properties.
July 27, 2021
Mars rover mission only just beginning one year after its launch
Of all the exciting aspects a space mission entails for a planetary scientist who makes a living studying the outer limits, it’s still the launch from ground zero that gets Briony Horgan’s heart pounding the most.