Laura Murray-Kolb has been selected to receive the 2025 Lu Ann Aday Award, a recognition given annually to a Purdue faculty member who has made a major impact in their field within the humanities and social sciences. Murray-Kolb, professor and head of the Department of Nutrition Science in the College of Health and Human Sciences, studies the neurophysiological and neuropsychological consequences of iron deficiency with the aim of informing the development of policies designed to improve maternal and child health worldwide.
“Engaging Learners Everywhere,” co-authored by Purdue researchers Nathan Mentzer, Abdul Moeed Asad, Adrie Koehler, Lakshmy Mohandas and Elnara Mammadova, details the Interactive Synchronous HyFlex model for active-learning classrooms. The text draws on five years of National Science Foundation-funded research to demonstrate how digital collaboration tools can create inclusive environments where students participate seamlessly whether in person or online.
Stephen Hooser, professor of veterinary toxicology and veterinary toxicologist at the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, explains how lilies are toxic to cats and what people can do to protect their pets.
Purdue’s Mitch Daniels School of Business continues to solidify its claim as Indiana’s strongest business school and its place among the best programs nationally in several disciplines, equipping the next generation of entrepreneurs to build the thriving economies of the future. Standing out through its strategy to more deeply integrate business education with STEM fields, the Daniels School was Indiana’s top-rated business school in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
He earned his stripes on Broadway, and now the “ghost with the most” is coming to West Lafayette. Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, “Beetlejuice” tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. The musical comes to Elliott Hall of Music at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (April 9).
The latest episode of “This Is Purdue” was recorded live from Indianapolis –– this year’s host city of the NCAA Men’s Final Four. Ken Halpin, Purdue’s deputy athletics director and chief operating officer, and Julie Roe Lach, executive vice president of external relations and community engagement for Pacers Sports & Entertainment, discuss how major sporting events like this connect basketball fans and elevate the Indianapolis economy and community as well as the unique culture and record-breaking successes of Purdue’s basketball program this season.
Registration is now open for the Spring Fling classic vehicle show, 3-mile fitness walk and golf outing. The annual appreciation event for faculty, staff, graduate student staff and retirees is set for 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 21 at and around Purdue West Lafayette’s Memorial Mall.
