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From the dedication of a new Hall of Data Science and AI to an update on Purdue’s Semiconductor Week, Trevor Peters has everything you need to know in this week’s “Purdue News Now.”

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Purdue announces national leader in animal health as new veterinary dean and hospital CEO

Purdue University Provost Patrick Wolfe announced Thursday (Oct. 24) that Dr. Bret Marsh, Indiana state veterinarian and the state’s top-ranking animal health leader, will join Purdue to serve as its next dean and hospital CEO of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Marsh, a first-generation college student from rural Indiana who earned his bachelor’s degree in animal sciences from Purdue’s College of Agriculture and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the college he will now lead, has held several national leadership roles throughout his tenure with the state of Indiana.

Media contact: Erin Murphy, emurphyv@purdue.edu

Purdue dedicates new Hall of Data Science and AI

Purdue University on Oct. 18 dedicated the new Hall of Data Science and AI. A cutting-edge facility, the building will help meet the growing demand for data science graduates across all sectors — from health care and manufacturing to agriculture, transportation and beyond. A renovation of the previously named Helen B. Schleman Hall of Student Services has created a modern facility in the heart of campus where students and faculty will transform data into information, innovation and knowledge while maximizing the unlimited potential of artificial intelligence. Here, form will meet function through interdisciplinary projects across the sciences, engineering and liberal arts in an open and welcoming environment.

Media contact: Erin Murphy, emurphyv@purdue.edu

Purdue alum and pilot Capt. Sully Sullenberger of ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ fame to highlight Purdue Presidential Lecture on Nov. 4

Capt. Sully Sullenberger, a Purdue University alumnus who heroically landed a commercial airliner on the Hudson River in 2009 after it lost power from a bird strike, saving all 155 passengers and crew, will join Purdue President Mung Chiang for a Presidential Lecture Series event on Nov. 4. Sullenberger’s Purdue appearance, titled “How a Life’s Commitment to Excellence Saved 155 People Aboard US Airways Flight 1549,” is at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, in Elliott Hall of Music. The Presidential Lecture Series event is free and open to the public, but a general admission ticket will be required. Doors will open at 3 p.m. A no-bag policy will be in place for the event.

Media contact: Erin Murphy, emurphyv@purdue.edu

Purdue, FDA join Indiana produce growers in multiyear food safety study

Purdue University and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have embarked on a multiyear study of salmonella prevalence and persistence focused on the cantaloupe-growing region of southwest Indiana. Growers in the region are assisting with the statewide study to extend their decades-long focus on food safety. The study also includes a farm in central Indiana, four Purdue-operated farms in northwest Indiana’s Tippecanoe County, and the Southwest Purdue Ag Center near Vincennes. Researchers are sampling air, soil, water and animal scat while also taking weather data to better understand what environmental conditions may encourage the survival, growth and spread of pathogens. They are even considering the possible role of bee pollination in the process.

Media contact: Devyn Ashlea Raver, draver@purdue.edu

FAA awards Purdue Airport $1.5M grant for new Earhart Terminal

The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday (Oct. 24) announced that the Purdue University Airport will receive a $1.5 million grant to support construction of the new Amelia Earhart Terminal. The approximately 9,400-square-foot facility will be located west of the existing terminal and include restrooms, a waiting area, baggage claim, ticketing and passenger screening. Purdue held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $11.8 million Earhart Terminal and celebrated the return of commercial air service on May 14.

Media contact: Erin Murphy, emurphyv@purdue.edu

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