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A former associate dean and professor at Purdue University will be returning to campus after being selected the new dean of Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies. Beth McNeil, dean of library services and professor at Iowa State University, will join Purdue on July 1.
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President Mitch Daniels on Wednesday (March 27) announced that a memorial gate leading to the student-section entrance of Ross-Ade Stadium will be erected in honor of Tyler Trent, the Purdue graduate and superfan who died Jan. 1 of cancer. Daniels also announced the first recipient of the Tyler Trent Courage and Resilience Award, a memorial scholarship in Trent’s name funded through a combination of gifts.
* Tyler Trent’s inspiration continues
* Photo gallery: Forever Our Captain
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One thing is certain about this year's Final Four: Purdue will be there in robot form. It's all part of Bot Shot, a robotics competition sponsored by Land O'Lakes, which is headquartered in Minnesota, where the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four will take place. Four universities will compete with their robots in a skills contest with two parts: sinking the most baskets from five spots on the court and an old-fashioned game of H-O-R-S-E.
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A soybean-based drinking straw earned top honors at this year’s Student Soybean Product Innovation Competition funded by the Indiana Soybean Checkoff. The contest encourages Purdue students to develop novel applications for soybeans that meet a market need. This year’s winner, Team Stroy, took home the award for replacing a common restaurant item with a biodegradable, environmentally friendly straw.
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Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world. | |
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