Boilermakers around the world today will celebrate the university’s global reputation for excellence at scale. The Purdue community can give back at dayofgiving.purdue.edu, get involved by using #PurdueDayofGiving on social media, and stay connected by following along with the hourly
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Recipients of Purdue’s three most prestigious research awards presented lectures on their research during the Excellence in Research Award Lectures on April 22. Pictured (left to right) are Karen Plaut, executive vice president for research; Matthew Huber, the Herbert Newby McCoy Award recipient; Anand Raghunathan, recipient of the Arden L. Bement Jr. Award; and Kathryn Cramer Brownell, the Lu Ann Aday Award recipient. The awards will be conferred during the Purdue Faculty Honors Ceremony on May 7.
While taking a graduate course in Appalachian literature, Stacy Sivinski, assistant teaching professor in the Cornerstone program, was surprised to discover that much of the folklore she had heard while growing up in Virginia was rarely represented in popular published collections. Sivinski remembered tales of Appalachian women who demonstrated resilience, wit and adaptability. Her new collection of regional folklore, “Fairy Tales of Appalachia,” grapples with issues of gender balance in Appalachian storytelling. Sivinski’s book is the latest in Purdue Today’s weekly “In Print” series, which highlights faculty expertise across a diversity of subjects and disciplines.
Related: A list of recently published Purdue authors is also available online.
Purdue professor Julia Rayz says AI has room for improvement in understanding human humor. In this video, she explains how researchers are teaching AI to make conversation as natural as possible. AI is a foundational component of the Institute for Physical AI, a Purdue Computes initiative. Learn more about AI and interpreting humor.
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 Thursday (April 25). The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and are available here.
The National Science Foundation’s Sethuraman Panchanathan and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., will join Purdue President Mung Chiang at 11 a.m. Thursday (April 25) in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall for a fireside chat. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and are available here.
For urban and rural communities, the digital divide is more than just the lack of access to high-speed internet — it’s a disconnect from economic and social ties as well as opportunities in a fast-changing society. Roberto Gallardo, Purdue’s vice president for engagement, has spent the past decade analyzing local and regional community economic development, including the use of technology.
