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“Finding Amelia” A Podcast Miniseries About the Search for Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane

article | Education

Keeping up with the pace of innovation: Purdue x Accenture

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James Haber at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Exploring Mars from Purdue to the National Air and Space Museum

Article | Experience
A Purdue researcher works with a hellbender salamander.

Minecraft meets the hellbender

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Haley Larsen

podcast | Education

Episode 154: The Hobby Revival: Creativity, Nostalgia and Community

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Haley Larsen (PhD English ’21), story lead of marketing and measurement at Pinterest. As a storytelling expert and creative strategist for a global visual engine and social media platform, Haley’s…
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Yellow DHL airplane on tarmac being loaded with crates.

article | Research

No road, no runway, no harbor

See how DHL is moving specialized scientific equipment across the globe for Purdue’s Amelia Earhart expedition to Nikumaroro, a remote atoll in the South Pacific.

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The driver side of the Thompson family van.

article | Athletics

Purdue tailgate legends: The Thompson family’s van

The Thompson family’s setup today looks a lot different from their first tailgates.

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The strength to be there: Rock family battles son’s illness

When Jack Rock rang the bell at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis in March, he did it over and over again. He was 3 years old, surrounded by about 20 members of his immediate family and the medical staff who…
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Tony Butkovich carries the ball in a 1943 team photo.

article | Athletics

Before ‘The Mosquito Bowl,’ Tony Butkovich was a Purdue Marine trainee

Tony Butkovich’s story of sacrifice will soon come alive for a new generation.

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Easterbrook’s Walker Cup journey sets the stage for Purdue men’s golf

Sam Easterbrook made history in early September. The senior Purdue golfer was the first Boilermaker in 43 years to compete in the prestigious Walker Cup, the world’s top team amateur golf event. The competition pits the top United States amateur…
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