June 18, 2020
Today's Top 5 From Purdue University
You will want to read these good stories that you may have missed.
Wearable patch may provide new treatment option for skin cancer
Purdue innovators have created a novel wearable patch to provide an improved treatment experience for people with melanoma.
Media Contact: Chris Adam, cladam@prf.org
Using sunlight to save satellites from a fate of ‘space junk’
No satellite stays the same once launched into space. How much it changes can go unnoticed – until something bad happens.
Media Contact: Kayla Wiles, wiles5@purdue.edu
Professor and pilot loves the view from 1,000 feet
At Purdue, engineering, flying and teaching all came together for John Lumkes, professor of agricultural and biological engineering and assistant dean of the office of academic programs in the College of Agriculture.
Media Contact: Tom Campbell, tsc@purdue.edu
Madison County group receives support from Purdue to help improve access to veteran resources
A program from Purdue’s Military Family Research Institute aims to increase collaboration to help military and veteran families with access to resources.
Media Contact: Matthew Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu
Addressing self-neglect: New tool helps caseworkers tackle elder mistreatment, improve case management
A new assessment tool developed by a team led by Pi-Ju (Marian) Liu, an assistant professor of nursing, can help caseworkers address issues of self-neglect and get resources to clients in a quicker manner.
Media Contact: Matthew Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu
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