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The Divine Nine

The fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council A’manii Brown, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (Epsilon Gamma Chapter) In discussions at Purdue, when we talk about diversity and inclusion and making sure marginalized communities own a sense of belonging…
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The Best Memories Are Made Together

What are your best family memories? Boilermakers from all over come together each year for football season to show their Purdue pride. Boiler Up!
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Podcast Ep. 45: Purdue’s Whitest Paint Appears in Guinness World Records

In this episode of This Is Purdue, we’re sharing a new update from our conversation with Xiulin Ruan, professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University.  In an effort to curb global warming, Xiulin and his team created the whitest white…
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Bringing a STEM approach to live entertainment

Purdue’s Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering serves as a conversation hub connecting entertainment industry, practitioners and academia Shep Dick, Issy Block and their teammates thought they had found an ideal solution to the task at hand. And maybe they…
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Researchers study the link between vitamin D and inflammation

An active metabolite of vitamin D—(not the over-the-counter version) — is involved in shutting down inflammation, which could potentially be beneficial in patients with severe COVID-19. Scientists recently gained insights into how vitamin D functions to reduce inflammation caused by…
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Expert on space junk: When spacecraft explode, answers may be in the debris left behind

Much of the space junk orbiting Earth won’t clean up itself – or tell you how it got there. Purdue University’s Carolin Frueh and her team are investigating what causes spacecraft to become space junk. Their findings are revealing ways to prevent…
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Sam Allen and his family’s generous gift to Purdue Golf

Sam Allen and his wife, Marsha, decided to bestow the largest gift for a facility in Purdue Athletics history.

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After harrowing escape from Afghanistan, Purdue instructor brings her family to West Lafayette

While instructor and family endured unthinkable circumstances back home, colleagues at Purdue rallied to support their fresh start in America With gunfire echoing all around them, Mariam (last name withheld) linked arms with her brother, Razeq, and sister, Fahima, as…
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podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 44: Honoring Purdue University Veterans

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Jamie Richards (USN, retired) and Director of Purdue’s Veterans Success Center, Major General Theresa Carter (USAF, Retired), DBA, and Purdue University Trustee, and Ryann Laky, Deputy Joint Operations Center Officer…
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Electric vehicles could fully recharge in under 5 minutes with new charging station cable design

Purdue University engineers have invented a new, patent-pending charging station cable that would fully recharge certain electric vehicles in under five minutes – about the same amount of time it takes to fill up a gas tank. Today, chargers are…
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Veteran alumni returns to Purdue to serve military-affiliated community

Morgan Gamble joined the military at 17, thrived as a student at Purdue and is returning to make a difference.

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