Author: Julie Beckwith

Sarah Papabathini

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Community involvement inspires student at Purdue University in Indianapolis

Sarah Papabathini is making a difference every day — as a mentor, researcher, volunteer, princess and AI major When your schedule is as packed as Sarah Papabathini’s, only a pink weekly planner can contain it. “My planner is the Holy...
Betsy Parkinson, assistant professor of chemistry and medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, celebrates the surprise announcement of her Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award.

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Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award honors two undergraduate faculty

Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award honors Betsy Parkinson and Lindsey Payne.

Carys George, a Purdue themed entertainment design student in Indianapolis, conducts a case study at The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis.

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Innovative major draws student to Purdue University in Indianapolis

Themed entertainment design major draws student to Purdue University in Indianapolis
Reed England, a Purdue motorsports engineering student in Indianapolis, working on a project in the Stutz Building motorsports engineering lab.

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Motorsports engineering student driven by passion for racing

Reed England is accelerating his motorsports engineering career at Purdue in Indianapolis.

John Waggle is a Purdue mechanical engineering student in Indianapolis.

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Purdue student in Indianapolis pushes himself beyond what he thought possible

John Waggle’s persistent pursuit took him from a Navy submarine to Purdue’s new urban campus in Indianapolis.
Members of Crew 288 at the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah: Jesus Meza Galvin, Lipi Roy, Riley McGlasson, Jilian Welshoff and Hunter Vannier. Not pictured: Cesare Guariniello and Ryan DeAngelis

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Journey to ‘Mars’ with Purdue analog astronauts

Purdue given rare opportunity to send two crews on back-to-back Mars Desert Research Station missions

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Meet the pilot from our ‘Boilermakers in Flight’ video

Brittany Gallarneau applies lessons learned at Purdue in her career as a first officer for Envoy Air  When Amelia Earhart came to Purdue in 1935 as a consultant on careers for women, she imagined a future in which young women...

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Equity in the air

Purdue Pilots Inc. generates enthusiasm for flying by providing low-cost access to flight rentals, lessons  When it comes to flying credentials, it doesn’t get much better than the student organization Purdue Pilots Inc. (PPI).  PPI came to life in 1956,...

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Amelia Earhart: Aviator. Legend. Boilermaker.

Learn what inspired Amelia Earhart, one of the most famous people in the world, to work for Purdue University.

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Boilermakers explore ‘Mars’ on Earth

The Mars Desert Research Station has been “Mars” on Earth for Purdue researchers since the first all-Boilermaker mission launched in 2017.

Sunrise over Earth.

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Purdue University is the Cradle of Astronauts™

Explore space with Boilermakers past and present. When it comes to space exploration, Purdue University stands out — 27 astronauts strong. Neil Armstrong (BS aeronautical engineering ’55) was the first person to walk on the #moon. Eugene Cernan (BS electrical...
Justin Scott

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DSS special agent Justin Scott: From Purdue to the U.S. Department of State

Justin Scott’s globe-spanning career packs more action in a day than seems possible.