The sixth annual Purdue Day of Giving is celebrating “150 Years of Giant Leaps” on Wednesday (April 24), with more participating units, student organizations and challenges for bonus dollars during the 24-hour online, social media-driven fundraising effort to grant opportunities for the University and its students. |
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What will it take for the U.S. to return to the moon and send humans to Mars and beyond? A high-level panel moderated by President Mitch Daniels, former co-chair of a national panel on that subject, will launch into subjects such as spaceflight, colonization and interplanetary travel during an Ideas Festival event Thursday (April 25) in the 150 Years of Giant Leaps celebration. Several exciting performances in music and dance also grace this springtime week. Don’t Miss It!
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A drone delivery is great – on a perfect, sunny day. But what about when it’s windy? Most drones are not able to withstand wind because of their fixed-arm design. A Purdue University researcher has come up with a patented design for drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, that works in windy conditions, is more energy-efficient and can handle a larger payload. |
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Have you ever thought about what it’d be like to engage in a normal conversation about the weather or politics … with a robot? Science is on its way to transforming this thought into a reality, but does this novel concept fall into the category of exciting, terrifying or both? Vint Cerf, Google chief internet evangelist, took a “non-expert” look at artificial intelligence and this emerging idea on April 5. |
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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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