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February 23, 2022

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Purdue issues call for nominations for top research awards

The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships is seeking nominations for Purdue's most prestigious annual research awards. Purdue bestows three awards of distinction each year to faculty members from the West Lafayette campus with recent extraordinary research, scholarly or creative contributions in their field.

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Self-help tools provide additional coping strategies, support for mental health concerns
Parking to be restricted near Córdova Recreational Sports Center on Thursday, Friday

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Purdue baseball team hopes Intel partnership will help Boilermakers become ‘the fastest show on dirt’

Purdue’s baseball team aims to be “the fastest show on dirt.” A partnership with Intel is helping the Boilermakers turn that aspirational motto into a realistic claim. Purdue is the nation’s first college baseball program to make use of Intel’s innovative 3DAT human performance technology. Related video

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'This Is Purdue': Women’s basketball head coach Katie Gearlds

“This Is Purdue” podcast features Katie Gearlds, the first-year Purdue women’s basketball head coach. As an Indiana native and former Purdue player, Gearlds describes what it feels like to have her dream job and how she recruits the right fits for the Purdue culture while striving to empower and influence the young women on her team. Check out the episode and more from "This Is Purdue" here, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

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Purdue Study Abroad continues mission through pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on international travel, but the work and mission of Purdue’s Study Abroad office continues and remains as important as ever. Applications are currently being accepted for the summer, fall, and academic-year 2022 terms, with a deadline of March 1. “There is no doubt that student enthusiasm to study overseas remains very strong,” says Michael Bittinger, assistant director of Purdue Study Abroad.

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Life sciences company GeniPhys Inc. receives $974,349 NSF SBIR Phase II grant

Campus

Butler Center to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 with talk by pilot Amelia Rose Earhart

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Purdue soccer unveils five-match spring schedule

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Indiana Life Sciences Manufacturing 2022 Summit set for March 11

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

CNN, MSN, Space.com: A year after landing on Mars, Perseverance rover sets sights on intriguing new target
Follow the Science with Faye Flam: From the world’s oldest virus to the newest pandemic variant w/ Erin Bromage, Bill Hanage, David Sanders & Sarah Otto
Robotics & Automation News: Purdue scientists build a chip that makes connections like a human brain
Lafayette Journal & Courier, South Bend Tribune, Bloomington Herald-Times: Purdue invents technology to make traffic at intersections safer
WTHI-TV (Terre Haute), WLFI: I-Hope looks to help Daviess County
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