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Section of Memorial Mall Drive set for close for half day on Monday

A section of Memorial Mall Drive near the western entrance to Stewart Center is set to close Monday (Aug. 3) for utility work ...
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Dinosaur-killing asteroid also created a dust cloud that insulated Earth, ‘charbroiling’ Cretaceous creatures

Purdue planetary scientists Brandon Johnson and Alexandria Johnson discovered that the Chicxulub impact created a global dust ...
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ALI, Purdue expedition to search for Amelia Earhart’s plane will depart in October

Archaeological Legacy Institute, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University announced July 24 that the Taraia Object ...
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Boilermakers moving Indiana forward: Purdue leaders, trustees, alumni named to IBJ Media’s Indiana 250

Purdue University is once again well represented in IBJ Media’s annual Indiana 250, which honors the state’s most impactful and influential leaders across sectors such as business, government and ...
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Purdue to expand research footprint in Indianapolis with new facility

Purdue University is continuing to expand its research enterprise in Indianapolis with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art ...
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Flock Safety

The Purdue University Police Department (PUPD) uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising individual privacy. The department utilizes retroactive search ...
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At the nation’s only all-digital nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Underground on Purdue University’s campus is the only nuclear reactor of its kind in the U.S. Although used just for research purposes — the total energy the reactor generates ...
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Mitch Daniels to serve as Purdue interim president

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Board of Trustees at a public session on Monday (May 25) voted to approve the appointment of Mitch Daniels to serve as interim president of Purdue University, ...
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Alum, wife commit $7M to College of Engineering in support of scholarships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University has received a $7 million commitment from alum Bill McFadden (BS industrial management ’68) and his wife, Sharon, to support College of Engineering ...
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Faculty promotions and tenure approved by trustees

Christopher Grindrod, clinical associate professor of communication sciences and disorders Leah Knoblauch, clinical associate professor of communication sciences and disorders Jolene Lawton, clinical ...
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Mental Health Action Week events to promote student well-being

The annual Mental Health Action Week (MHAW) will be held March 2-6 in West Lafayette, Indianapolis and Purdue Online. The Purdue community is invited to attend events promoting mental health, ...
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‘Privacy by design’: Purdue tech protects against identity leaking during AI photo editing

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Consumers, businesses and institutions may soon have private, secure and trustworthy generative AI tools for editing and sharing profile photos, ID images and personal pictures ...