The head of one of the institutes within the National Institutes of Health will share experiences and insights in an Oct. 2 presentation at Purdue. Dr. Walter J. Koroshetz, the director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and co-director of the NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, will speak at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall. The event is part of Purdue’s Ideas Festival. |
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A worldwide epidemic could be more than a movie premise. But if author Gina Kolata and Purdue’s disease experts can draw on lessons of the past, especially the 1918 flu, and knowledge of today, ways to prevent or contain a threatened pandemic may be available. It is very literally a global challenge, and Purdue is engaging today (Sept. 23) in global-scale discussion. Don’t Miss It!
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Safer food and a safer world are inseparable goals for Purdue student Margaret Hegwood. The master’s degree candidate in biological engineering is in Kenya this month on a prestigious Boren Fellowship for national security and strategic language studies. |
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How long the battery of your phone or computer lasts depends on how many lithium ions can be stored in the battery’s negative electrode material. If the battery runs out of these ions, it can’t generate an electrical current to run a device and ultimately fails.
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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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