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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.

Purdue student Abigail Mizzi poses for a photo at the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering

article | Experience

Grad student grateful for mentors’ role in her all-Purdue spaceflight

Graduate student Abigail Mizzi is preparing to make history on the Purdue 1 spaceflight.

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 149: So You Want to Be a Content Creator? Why a College Degree Is Still Important

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Lindsay Veremis Perrault, director of co-curricular engagement and lecturer for the Brian Lamb School of Communication.  As a successful content creator, Lindsay has key insights into the future of digital…
Emily Spreen riding in a helicopter.

article | Experience

Achieving dreams, from three Purdue degrees to NASA missions

Emily Spreen doesn’t have one of the most interesting roles in aerospace — she has two.

article | Experience

More than milk: Dairy farmer joins treasured Indy 500 tradition

Brian Rexing is an Indiana dairy farmer with two Boilermaker daughters.

podcast | Experience

Podcast Ep. 148: How Speedway, Indiana, Became the Racing Capital of the World and Home of the Indy 500

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Nick Sturgeon (MS cybersecurity and trusted systems ’15), Speedway Town Council member and former council president.  As a proud Purdue alumnus and longtime Speedway, Indiana, resident, Nick is an Indianapolis…
Purdue alum Caroline Shanley stands on the steps of the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C.

article | Experience

Purdue alum’s work helps share the American story

Alumna Caroline Shanley will have a unique vantage point as America celebrates its 250th birthday.

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 147: The Science Behind Modern Fashion: Engineering, Fabrics and Sustainability

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Lauren Bright (BS multidisciplinary engineering ’11), founder and principal consultant of Torus, an innovative textile consulting firm based in Portland, Oregon.  As a Purdue alumna and leader at the intersection…
Purdue professor Steven Collicott poses for a photo at Purdue’s Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering

article | Research

Steven Collicott’s Purdue 1 challenge: Don’t look out the window

Steven Collicott’s goal on the Purdue 1 flight is to “justify the presence of the person.”

article | Athletics

The rapid ascent of Purdue softball star Moriah Polar

Some call her “Riri.” For others, it’s “Riah.” She’ll also answer to “Polar.” And “Shake ’n’ Bake,” too. But one moniker for Moriah Polar is universal: “Great.” The Purdue junior outfielder is in the midst of a season the likes…

article | Experience

Jordan Reynolds: Integrating care and confidence into data and computer science

Solving problems has always come naturally to Jordan Reynolds — and she keeps going.

Students and faculty stand alongside sports mascot Purdue Pete in Purdue’s Raisbeck Advanced Composites Laboratory, where Purdue Pete’s head is made

article | Experience

Meet the Boilermakers behind Purdue Pete’s cutting-edge look

Purdue’s mascot has a head made from the same materials as a rocket or a space shuttle