Purdue remains in elite company globally and across the U.S., ranking No. 11 among the nation’s public universities and No. 26 overall in the U.S. in the 2025 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings released Tuesday (Feb. 18). Purdue is ranked No. 55 in the world, and no other public university in Indiana is ranked in the top 200.
Safety isn’t just a priority at Purdue. Measures to achieve it have been a proven success. With record-low injury rates across the university system in recent years, the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) department continues to set the standard for a safe, healthy and compliant campus environment.
Igor Fernandes, assistant professor in Purdue’s Department of Health and Kinesiology, is the 2025 recipient of the Arthur C. Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology and Medicine. The Guyton Award provides $10,000 to support a promising research program that reflects physiologist Arthur Guyton’s interests in feedback control and mathematical modeling related to systems in the human body.
The ability to communicate efficiently in the workplace can often be the determining factor in advancing into the next stage of one’s career. “Strategic Business Writing: A People-First Approach” by Purdue business communication faculty member Kasie Roberson blends core communication fundamentals with technology that can expand what it means to communicate and lead in the workplace. Roberson’s book emphasizes how AI can be a powerful tool in becoming a skilled communicator in today’s workforce.
Ribonucleic acid, commonly known as RNA, is involved in many biological functions, and some, including gene silencing, are utilized to cure diseases. RNA has recently gained attention as a promising drug target. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of RNA structures have been determined experimentally, and the process of uncovering these structures requires intense time and effort. As a result, there is a significant gap between the types of known RNA and the available structural data. Researchers at Purdue have developed a computational solution to this problem named Nufold, which will model 3D RNA structures that could expedite medical discovery decades ahead of schedule.
What’s in the air we breathe indoors? That’s what Brandon Boor, the Dr. Margery E. Hoffman Associate Professor in Civil Engineering, and Nusrat Jung, assistant professor of civil engineering, are researching in our buildings — at home, school, work and beyond. In the latest episode of “This Is Purdue,” Boor and Jung share their journey from Finland to Purdue’s Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering and the early experiences that shaped their passion for research.
