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article | Athletics
Grit defines Purdue baseball’s remarkable 2026 season
Battling injuries and adversity, Purdue baseball keeps finding ways to win.
article | Experience
Boilermaker in biomedical engineering receives 2025 Tyler Trent Award
For Ava Flynn, medicine was never just a career path — it was personal.
article | Research
When gravity disappears
A drop of liquid released in space hovers, clings and forms shapes that defy prediction.
article | Athletics
Purdue standout Samuel Vessat’s unlikely sprint toward the Olympics
What began as a basketball dream has become an Olympic pursuit for Purdue’s Samuel Vessat.
article | Experience
Listening still: Purdue Agriculture’s enduring method
As America turns 250, Purdue Agriculture marks 150 years of meeting needs that shape food, land and life
article | Experience
Prosper Kpotufe: Pursuing computer science while building community
Boilermaker is now earning a doctorate in autonomy, intelligence and robotics Prosper Kpotufe keeps going. The doctoral student is an Orr Fellow and software engineer at The MJ Companies, with experience at Johnson & Johnson, PPG, Fastenal Company, American Chemical…
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Coming Soon! Podcast Ep. 150: Drew Brees
On an upcoming episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’ll be talking with Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees about leadership, loyalty and life after being a star NFL athlete. Subscribe today on your favorite podcast platform and never miss…
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