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Purdue University ascends to the top 10 of the Global University Visibility rankings

Purdue University has once again attained international acclaim, earning a top-10 spot among the most prominent and recognized universities worldwide in the Global University Visibility rankings. In the rankings, conducted by the Washington, D.C.-based firm American Caldwell, Purdue is the only university from the state of Indiana to make the list, coming in at No. 3 among U.S. public universities and No. 10 globally, and ahead of institutions such as the University of Cambridge, Yale University and UCLA.
Media contact: Derek Schultz, dcschultz@purdue.edu
 

Purdue researchers fabricate sensors with potential health-monitoring applications onto ready-made wearables

A patent-pending method developed by Purdue University researchers brings the public one step closer to clothes with wearable electronics that don’t affect the wearer’s comfort. Wearable electronics that monitor bioinformation like blood pressure, body temperature and respiratory patterns have become prominent in research. Traditional wearable devices such as health-monitoring systems, however, are hard and inflexible, which makes them difficult to wear for extended periods of time.
Media contact: Steve Martin, sgmartin@prf.org
 

Preventing traffic accidents to the moon and back

With dozens of missions headed to the space between Earth and the moon over the next 10 years, there’s bound to be traffic. To prevent those spacecraft from running into each other, Purdue University engineer Carolin Frueh is investigating how to observe and keep track of all human-made objects and predict the impact of their potential damage in this Earth-moon neighborhood, called the cislunar region.
Media contact: Kayla Albert, wiles5@purdue.edu
 

AP Video: Why you should buy solar eclipse glasses now

Barrett Caldwell, professor of industrial engineering at Purdue University and director of NASA’s Indiana Space Grant Consortium (INSGC), goes over the importance of solar eclipse glasses and why ordering them ahead of time is a good idea. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will pass over a large stretch of the United States, beginning in Texas, crossing Indiana and exiting through Maine.
Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu
 

‘Baseball was my dream, and Purdue Global moved me forward’

Fresh off the MLB All-Star Game, Purdue Global graduate Juan Diego Montes Incer (BS health and wellness ’23) discusses realizing his dream of playing in the World Baseball Classic and how Purdue Global has helped him better prepare for life after baseball.
Media contact: Matt Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu
 
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