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Five of the last six Indy 500 winners received their celebratory milk from Indiana dairy farmers who graduated from Purdue.

On Oct. 24, 1962, Purdue’s Board of Trustees approved creating the nation’s first academic computer science department.

Bukola Usidame, an assistant professor in Purdue University’s Department of Public Health, researches socioeconomic disparities in tobacco use. “I’m particularly interested in the populations targeted by the tobacco industry which include low socioeconomic status, minorities and adolescents.”

Creative writing, engaging activities and open dialogue are staples in Zahra Tehrani’s courses, where she strives to transcend the STEM and humanities divide.

In preparing the next generation for careers in pharmacy, Purdue professor Jamie Woodyard strikes a balance, stressing the value of students learning from their mistakes while underscoring the consequences of errors in dispensing medicine.

“When I was an undergraduate, I had no ambition to go to graduate school,” says Laura Bowling.

Erin Ward is a senior lecturer at Purdue and recipient of the university’s 2023 Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers.

Greg Strimel has received the Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for generating innovation and influencing research initiatives.

Current events take center stage in Professor Swati Srivastava’s classes as students examine the complex intersections where social media and ethics meet economic inequality and institutional power.

Marika Santagata has received the Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for her approach to educating civil engineers.