Nobel laureate Moungi Bawendi grew up in France, Tunisia and the United States, living in West Lafayette while his parents taught at Purdue. Now the Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bawendi will return to Purdue for a Presidential Lecture Series event April 25. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and are available here.
In “Agriculture in the Midwest, 1815-1900,” a broad and authoritative survey of Midwestern agriculture from the War of 1812 to the turn of the 20th century, R. Douglas Hurt contends that this region proved to be the country's garden spot and the nation's heart of agricultural production. Hurt’s book is the latest in Purdue Today’s weekly “In Print” series, which highlights faculty expertise across a diversity of subjects and disciplines.
New research from Purdue is showing a correlation between smoking near dogs and increased cancer risk in canines. Deborah Knapp, the Distinguished Professor of Comparative Oncology in Purdue’s Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, says the study found a link between smoke exposure and bladder cancer risk in Scottish terriers.
On April 24, Boilermakers around the world will rally to innovate, rally to inspire, and rally together for the university’s 11th Purdue Day of Giving. Every dollar makes a difference during this 24-hour online and social media-driven fundraising effort, and there will be multiple ways for you to increase your impact
throughout the day. Here is an exclusive look at this
year’s teaser video.
As artificial intelligence starts popping up throughout higher education, Purdue instructors are getting ahead of the curve by discussing how they can include AI in their courses; some of these conversations have taken place during Teaching and Learning Community of Practice meetings.
