article | Experience
What is a land-grant university?
What makes Purdue and its 111 land-grant peers different from other colleges and universities?
article | Culture
Why Purdue is unique among land-grant institutions
Purdue distinguishes itself through its focus on collaborative, multidisciplinary research that is increasingly important to solving society’s most pressing issues.
Purdue remains nimble and driven toward the future
Evolving alongside society is necessary for any land-grant institution that wishes to deliver upon its promise.
Land-grant legacy came full circle for two Purdue leaders
In Vic Lechtenberg’s view, leading Purdue’s outreach efforts was his way of repaying the land-grant system that benefited his family.
podcast | Research
Podcast Ep. 76: FDA Authorizes Lung Cancer Imaging Agent Based on Research From Purdue
podcast | Education
Podcast Ep. 74: President Mung Chiang on Becoming Purdue’s 13th President, Boilermaker Persistence and Family
article | Research
Student success, collaborations highlight Wodicka’s legacy at Purdue
From the beginning, George Wodicka believed a strong academic foundation would enhance Purdue biomedical engineering’s external success.
BGR Entertainment Challenge showcases creativity on campus
After experiencing the BGR Entertainment Challenge, new students might contemplate how personal interests can influence their career path.
Small Steps of Purdue
There’s no one way to be a Boilermaker. Read these Boilermakers’ stories of persistence.
Podcast Ep. 62: Purdue Alum Ronak Dave’s Next Giant Leap: NASA Flight Director
article | Innovation
Chance encounter reveals Purdue engineers’ remarkable connection
Umesh Patel unexpectedly met a beneficiary of Cook Biotech’s SIS technology on the night Purdue named him a distinguished alumnus.
Purdue alumna Nickey Ramsey takes on ‘Shark Tank’ with an innovative solution for busy parents
Like all good ideas, Junobie was created out of necessity. As a traveling working mother of two, Nickey Ramsey became frustrated with the few options available at the time to store her breastmilk — or, as she calls it, “liquid gold” — while on-the-go.