Kathryn Cramer Brownell, professor of history and director of the Center for American Political History and Technology within the College of Liberal Arts, has been selected for the distinguished 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program. The fellowship supports research and scholarly outputs across the humanities and social sciences, focusing on originality, impact and the capacity of chosen fellows to communicate their findings broadly.
Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue’s Basil S. Turner Distinguished Professor Emerita of Management, has been named to the 2025-26 fellows class for the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. An award-winning social scientist and thought leader on work-family and employment issues, Kossek is one of 33 scholars to receive the designation this year.
Purdue continues to support the vital research and scholarly efforts of our faculty, staff and students. Recognizing the need for bridge funding, we are launching, as promised, a formal program to support research and scholarly continuity following unanticipated terminations or interruptions of external funding. Principal investigators may apply via the 2025 Bridge Funding Program page on the 2025 Federal Funding update website.
A new textbook covers the three key aspects of computer architecture: processors, physical and virtual memories, and input-output systems. Written from a programmer’s point of view by Douglas Comer, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and a professor of electrical and computer engineering (courtesy), “Essentials of Computer Architecture” moves from discussions on how a compiler transforms a source program into binary code and data, to explanations of how a computer represents data and code in binary and how a processor performs operations on the data.
Boilermaker families gathered under sunny skies as Purdue President Mung Chiang and First Lady Kei Hui proudly hosted the third annual Easter egg hunt Saturday (April 12) at Westwood. The egg hunt featured two sessions at 1 and 2 p.m. for faculty, staff and graduate student families with children ages 12 and under.
Purdue Global Law School announced Monday (April 14) that 100% of its graduates taking the Indiana bar exam were successful on their first attempt. This marks a huge step forward in the law school’s efforts to provide a path for graduates to become lawyers in Indiana, addressing the state’s justice gap, particularly in rural and other underserved areas.
Purdue Day of Giving, which takes place April 30, gives Boilermakers around the globe the chance to make a difference for the university they know and love. There is nowhere else on earth like Purdue—our history, traditions, community and global reputation make the Old Gold and Black truly special. With just two weeks to go, now is the perfect time to celebrate everything that makes you proud to be a Boilermaker. Watch this year’s video now!
