No matter how you measure it, experience will serve as a teacher for the Purdue athletes participating in the Paris Summer Olympics. In diving, there will be the added benefit of having four-time medalist David Boudia as an assistant coach of Team USA. Boilermaker athletes will also compete in swimming, volleyball, golf and track-and-field events at the Summer Olympics.
“This Is Purdue”opens its latest research series with Jan-Anders Mansson, executive director of the Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center and Distinguished Professor of Materials and Chemical Engineering at Purdue. Listen as he discusses how sports engineering affects everyone, from those dedicated to getting their daily steps in to the most decorated Olympic athletes. Related videos: Mansson on Olympic swimsuits and
virtual cycling
Check out the latest top stories from Purdue University in this week’s “Purdue News Now,” a one-minute, weekly video update. This week: Boilermakers in Paris, Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center, summer commencement and another way starting this fall to keep up on Purdue news.
How can communities prepare for the uncertainty of climate change? To research this question and offer actionable solutions, Purdue environmental and ecological engineering PhD candidate Kendrick Hardaway, who also earned a master’s degree from Purdue, was awarded a 2023-24 Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The quality and impact of work led by Purdue University researchers continue to be recognized by external funding bodies. Here are the Purdue researchers who received Sponsored Program awards approaching $1 million or greater in June.
The Indiana State Fair kicks off Aug. 2 and highlights the theme “The Art & Nature of Fun” in collaboration with Newfields. Fairgoers will have the opportunity to speak with Purdue University representatives about agricultural and nature-related topics, which are available year-round through Purdue Extension.
A newly established partnership between the Purdue University Fire Department and Purdue School of Nursing provides a clinical opportunity to observe firefighters during their shifts, specifically responding to emergency medical calls across the West Lafayette campus. Along with standard fire services, PUFD provides medical services, as every firefighter is either a certified EMT or licensed paramedic. Senior nursing students enrolled in a public health course ride along in the ambulances to observe prehospital patient care.
