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Sheetz Street closure scheduled for next week

The city of West Lafayette has announced that Sheetz Street will be closed near the intersection of Wood Street beginning Monday (Nov. 10) to facilitate utility work. The road is expected to ...
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Next week’s Presidential Lecture featuring Wabash CEO moved to Convergence Center in Discovery Park District

The Presidential Lecture Series event next week, featuring a conversation between Wabash CEO Brent Yeagy and Purdue President Mung Chiang, is being moved to the ...
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Novel materials engineering course emphasizes fundamentals for hypersonic vehicle design

Hypersonic vehicles — aircraft that can reach speeds of Mach 5 and beyond — are subject to extreme conditions while they are in flight, requiring strong yet aerodynamic materials to keep them both ...
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Purdue Nutrition Science researchers identify novel connection between fat accumulation and breast cancer metastasis

Rebecca Hoffa, [email protected] When breast cancer metastasizes, or spreads, to other organs in the body, five-year survival rates dip to 32%, compared to more than 99% when the cancer is diagnosed ...
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Cutting-edge imaging, AI research seeks out minuscule defects in chips

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A defect in a semiconductor chip may be smaller than a human hair but can create big problems in your everyday life, from crippling your car’s steering to making your laptop ...
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1 month out: Countdown to the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane begins

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In 30 days, Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation will join an Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) expedition to the South Pacific attempting to solve the ...
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Space systems degrees program meets the challenge of modern engineering

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is standing at the forefront of expanding space exploration and a future economy with the creation of the first-ever Comprehensive Space Engineering Degrees ...
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Space Force partnerships open new research, graduate opportunities

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University, already known as the Cradle of Astronauts, is now establishing itself among the academic leaders for the U.S. Space Force with research and initiatives ...
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Amit Varma, Purdue civil engineering professor, recognized with American Institute of Steel Construction lifetime achievement award

Amit Varma (middle), Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering at the Lyles School of Civil & Construction Engineering and executive director of the Purdue Applied Research Institute ...
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An update from Purdue University main campus (May 30, 2025)

Acting under the authority of our Board of Trustees, the University is sunsetting DEI activities and initiatives, effective today. An increasing number of actions and policy measures at both the ...
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Lilly plans to expand Purdue University collaboration with up to a $250 million investment to accelerate pharmaceutical innovation

INDIANAPOLIS and WEST LAFAYETTE, May 9, 2025 — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Purdue University announced Friday (May 9) a significant expansion of their long-standing alliance, with Lilly’s ...
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New online course from Purdue explores near-ubiquitous impact of AI in health care

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —The integration of artificial intelligence into health care already is in the process of transforming the way health care professionals diagnose, treat and manage patient care.