May 12, 2021
Teen and preteen girls’ diets are lacking key nutrients, health experts warn, which could have long-term consequences for them and their potential offspring.
Experts worry teen girls not getting enough vitamins, minerals
May 5, 2021
Purdue’s Office of Engagement named winners of its annual faculty and staff engagement awards for 2020 and 2021 at an in-person and virtual celebration on April 20.
Office of Engagement recognizes award winners for 2020, 2021
May 5, 2021
It is safe to say that Shelley Claridge’s students enjoy her teaching style. One calls her “an angel sent from heaven ... to teach chemistry” and another says she is “the reason I love chemistry again.”
Professor’s formula for teaching success? Relating chemistry concepts to everyday life
May 3, 2021
A chemist at Purdue University has found a way to synthesize a compound to fight a previously "undruggable" cancer protein. The compound shows promise in treating a myriad of cancer types.
Drug-resistant cancer protein becomes druggable, thanks to shrub
April 28, 2021
Engineers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. have developed slab-embedded sensors that can safely speed up a construction timeline by determining concrete strength directly onsite in real time. Their technology removes the need for extensive offsite testing by allowing contractors to verify concrete maturity onsite.
Purdue team tests concrete strength sensors, no maturity curve required
April 27, 2021
Purdue University is at the forefront of Indiana’s fight against the spread of COVID-19 variants and remains uniquely able to assist should the pandemic surge or change course in the weeks, months or years ahead.
Purdue scientists key in state’s battle against COVID variants, future viral threats
April 27, 2021
Lia Stanciu, associate head and professor of materials engineering, has been named a Provost Fellow, effective May 1. In this role, Stanciu will report to the vice provost for faculty affairs and lead the Faculty Awards and Recognition Council (FAR).
April 26, 2021
A major hurdle to developing new and effective treatments for drug addiction is better understanding how exactly it manifests itself before, during and after chronic use. In a paper published online in the April 21, 2021 issue of the journal eNeuro , an international team of researchers led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe the creation of two unique collections of more than 20,000 biological samples collected from laboratory rats before, during and after chronic use of cocaine and oxycodone.
Two Novel Biobanks Offer Investigatory Targets for Cocaine and Oxycodone Addiction
April 24, 2021
MOLD HAS ALL THE hallmarks of a cute microorganism: it’s small, colorful, and fuzzy. But when you open your bag of sandwich bread to find that small splotches of the stuff have preemptively colonized your lunch, it’s anything but endearing.
April 22, 2021
A US chemist has discovered a method to synthesise a compound to fight a previously “undruggable” cancer protein with benefits across many cancer types. The study was conducted at Purdue University.
Compound that targets BRAT1 protein could be used to kill cancer cells
