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Exposure to cigarette smoke increases cancer risk in dogs

A long-term study following Scottish terriers indicates cigarette smoke exposure leads to a sixfold increase in the risk of bladder cancer. Led by Deborah Knapp, a Purdue Distinguished Professor of Comparative Oncology, the Dolores L. McCall Professor of Veterinary Medicine, director of Purdue’s Evan and Sue Ann Werling Comparative Oncology Research Center, and a program co-leader in the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, a team of researchers tracked a cohort of 120 Scottish terriers over a three-year period. By assessing individual dogs and studying their medical history, scientists are beginning to untangle the question of who gets cancer and why, and how best to detect, treat and prevent cancer.

Media contact: Brittany Steff, bsteff@purdue.edu 

Purdue receives $25 million grant from Lilly Endowment

Purdue University has received a five-year, $25 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. through its statewide initiative, College and Community Collaboration. The grant will support highly collaborative efforts with community partners to improve early childhood education, child care and transportation access in a seven-county region.

Media contact: Wes Mills, wemills@purdue.edu

IMS, Purdue partner for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse viewing experience

Purdue University is joining the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as presenting sponsor for the Total Solar Eclipse viewing event April 8, 2024, in front of a worldwide audience, further deepening the long-standing history between the two iconic organizations. The Total Solar Eclipse Event at IMS Presented by Purdue University will be one of the nation’s most prominent viewing events for the once-in-a-generation phenomenon. Chosen as one of only a few NASA broadcast sites that day, IMS will draw all eyes to Indianapolis, located in the heart of the path of totality. The exciting day of programming and festivities will feature Boilermaker experts, alumni, students and more during the in-person event and be broadcast across the world.

Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu

Purdue reputation in space brings better understanding of the stars, planets and everything in between

Purdue University isn’t just the Cradle of Astronauts. Honoring decades of tradition, key discoveries from Purdue space scientists and engineers are advancing knowledge of the universe and missions to the moon or Mars. Purdue researchers are enabling air conditioning on Mars, studying an ancient star explosion and analyzing the newest OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples.

Media contact: Kayla Albert, wiles5@purdue.edu

AP Video — Space missions to look forward to in 2024

Ali Bramson, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences in Purdue University’s College of Science, discusses the biggest space missions scheduled for 2024. Among them, NASA’s Artemis 2 mission will send four astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years, and the European Space Agency is developing the Hera mission to go back to the binary asteroid system first visited by NASA’s DART mission.

Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a public research institution with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top four in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, with 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 13 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap, including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, and Purdue Computes, at https://www.purdue.edu/president/strategic-initiatives.