Growth
Purdue alumna, a U.S. athletic trainer, savors second chance to participate in her first Olympics
Anne Hinley landed her current job with US Speedskating in 2021 after working with the Chinese team prior to the COVID-19 pandemic As a Purdue student, Anne Hinley felt awkward about revealing to athletic training classmates and colleagues that her …
Podcast Ep. 50: Purdue Celebrates Black History Month
In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re celebrating Black Boilermaker excellence with stories from three Purdue University alumni who have made significant giant leaps. Amber Johnson (above, PhD computer science ’19), Sydney Simone (BA communication ’19), and Curtis Baylor …
Podcast Ep. 48: NASA Space Suit Engineer Amy Ross Discusses Purdue’s Impact on Her Career
On this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Amy Ross, NASA Space Suit Engineer and Purdue alumna. Listen in as Amy discusses her first big design project at NASA, working with her father (NASA astronaut and fellow Purdue …
Purdue’s one-of-a-kind theatre engineering program combines artist’s creativity, engineer’s diligence
Experiential learning opportunities prepare students to work in many forms of live entertainment Jessica Goldberg dreams of becoming a professional designer of theme park dark rides, creating immersive storytelling experiences like Disney’s Haunted Mansion, where guided vehicles transport guests through the …
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 …
U.S. Army Reserve sergeant returns to Purdue to serve veteran community
Morgan Torres joined the military at 17, thrived as a student at Purdue and is returning to make a difference.
Building a Dream Team
Purdue Polytechnic High School football program centers around collaboration, camaraderie Only eight students showed up at the first callout for the Purdue Polytechnic High School (PPHS) football team. The innovative school was still in its infancy, but head coach Dante …
A Collaborative Living-Learning Community: Data, friendship and unexpected opportunity
When Kali Lacy, an electrical engineering graduate, first considered the statistics learning community at Purdue, a predecessor to The Data Mine, she hesitated. “There were people that were like, ‘Oh, don’t do statistics — that’s way off course from your …
Podcast Ep. 42: Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams to Lead Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue
In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re welcoming Dr. Jerome Adams, Purdue University’s first executive director of health equity initiatives and professor of practice in the departments of Pharmacy Practice and Public Health. Dr. Adams, the former Indiana state …
Building a high school from the ground up
How an educator increased pathways to college by reinventing the high school experience INDIANAPOLIS — When Scott Bess took to the podium for Purdue Polytechnic High School Schweitzer Center at Englewood’s first commencement on June 11, he paused, looked out …
Podcast Ep. 36: Purdue’s Diving Dynasty at the Olympics
In this episode of This Is Purdue, David Boudia, the most decorated Purdue University Diving Olympian, joins us. David shares his gold medal-winning journey, and how adversity has helped shape him into the athlete and person he is today. He …
Shellfish inspire chemists to develop new stronger, more sustainable glues
Humans rely on the ocean for a vast array resources: food, energy, minerals, even the less tangible ones of inspiration and recreation. But one ocean byproduct may not be obvious: glue. Shellfish have been clinging to rocks for eons longer …