With the start of the new academic year, Purdue’s universitywide Action Council on Student Housing and Well-Being remains committed to supporting and advancing a culture of excellence for all our undergraduate, graduate and professional students. A first and primary focus of the council this fall will be to solicit input from students and parents on the housing allocation process for returning students.
In Purdue’s continual pursuit of academic and research excellence, Provost Patrick Wolfe, Executive Vice President for Research Karen Plaut, and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Chris Ruhl share updates on PERA (Purdue Excellence in Research Administration) launch timelines and impacts; key initiatives, updates and investments; funding opportunities; and more.
C.D. Cruz, associate professor of botany and plant pathology, and his associates are applying a mix of statistics, data science, epidemiology, microbiology, artificial intelligence, computer vision and continual stakeholder feedback to better understand the dynamics of tar spot in corn. Their work is funded by two grants totaling nearly $1.1 million from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Deploying these methods of high-tech data collection and analysis could make a vital mass of corn pathology information more widely and rapidly available.
Purdue President Mung Chiang has announced the fall lineup for the Westwood Lecture Series, which provides an opportunity for university faculty to interact with colleagues on scholarly work from a wide range of fields. The Westwood Lecture Series is a program aimed at enhancing the intellectual vibrancy of the Purdue West Lafayette campus.
Purdue University on Friday (Aug. 16) will launch two major communication features to deliver the latest Purdue stories to a wider audience and in a more compelling way: the new Purdue News Weekly newsletter and the expanded and redesigned Purdue News website.
More than 85,000 alumni, faculty, staff, retirees, students, parents and families, friends, fans, and corporate and foundation partners gave a record-shattering $632.3 million to Purdue during the fiscal year that ended June 30. The Purdue for Life Foundation 2024 Impact Report celebrates another year of giant leaps.
In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” Adriana Harmeyer, clinical assistant professor and archivist for university history, delves into her 15-game winning streak on “Jeopardy!” Related: Watch the full video on YouTube.
