Purdue is further strengthening its educational partnership with India through the announcement of its Center for Education and Engagement in the country, as well as a U.S.-India Center of Excellence in Semiconductors jointly with the India Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, with support from the governments of the U.S. and India. President Mung Chiang unveiled plans for the new Purdue-India centers during an on-campus visit by U.S. Sen. Todd Young and U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Friday (Nov. 1).
Exposure to lead can adversely impact people’s health in several ways. A Purdue researcher in the College of Health and Human Sciences has developed noninvasive methods that detect levels of lead exposure in bone and blood faster, easier and with greater sensitivity at the point of care than traditional methods. Innovative patent-pending technology created by Aaron Specht, assistant professor in the School of Health Sciences, allows portable X-ray fluorescence analyzers to measure lead exposure in bone and blood.
The culture in associate professor Babak Anasori’s labs is one of discovery. Everyone is encouraged to be involved. Everyone has the opportunity to discover. Learn how this mindset is inspiring students in Indianapolis and West Lafayette to design novel nanomaterials known as MXenes (pronounced Maxines), which can be used in energy storage and generation, biomedicine, and more.
The Indiana Fever announced Friday (Nov. 1) that the team has named Stephanie White as head coach. White, a College of Liberal Arts alumna who played for the Boilermakers from 1995-99, returns to the franchise where she spent six seasons (as head coach in 2015-16, and as an assistant coach from 2011-14).
