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Making your residence hall your home
Your residence hall room is more than just somewhere to sleep. It’s the place on campus that you call home.
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3 roommates, 1 lasting friendship
These Boilermakers became close friends after they were assigned as roommates Tori Jones, Deirdre Hostettler and Madeleine Yee had never met prior to being assigned as roommates as first-year students. The three women became close friends despite differing personalities and…
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Purdue biomedical engineering professor helps Boilermakers in Indianapolis connect and practice
Sharon Miller helps Purdue students recognize their strengths and gain confidence.
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Special Edition: America at 250: Mitch Daniels on Higher Education, Free Speech and Democracy
In this special episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Mitch Daniels, interim president of Purdue University, in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Daniels served for 10 years as Purdue’s president (2013-22) and championed frozen tuition and student success…
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What coins remember
How Purdue alumnus Michael Moran’s love for coins grew into scholarship, public service and opportunities for Boilermakers.
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Boilermaker in biomedical engineering receives 2025 Tyler Trent Award
For Ava Flynn, medicine was never just a career path — it was personal.
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When gravity disappears
A drop of liquid released in space hovers, clings and forms shapes that defy prediction.
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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.
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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
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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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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.