Purdue Today.

March 3, 2023

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Persistent Pursuit

Faculty and Staff News

Purdue to celebrate early-career faculty awardees with annual March event

President Mung Chiang, Provost Patrick Wolfe and EVP Research Karen Plaut have announced and will host a new annual celebration of Purdue faculty members who have received Early Career Awards from various federal agencies in the previous year. The inaugural 2023 event will take place from 4-6 p.m. March 20 at Purdue Memorial Union's East and West Faculty Lounges.

Things to Know

Updated campus mail pickup and delivery schedule
Colon cancer screening made easy via Center for Healthy Living’s Cologuard campaign

In the Spotlight

Wheelchair prototype team

Wheelchair prototype safely navigates passengers through airports to aircraft seats

Teams of recent Purdue University graduates have honed a patent-pending, dynamically adjustable wheelchair prototype designed to help users more efficiently and safely navigate airports, board aircraft and move through narrow aisleways to their seats. A nine-minute video about the work is available online. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Additional News

Thomas Stahura and Shantanu Roy

Student entrepreneurs find success in the AI industry

Two years ago, Shantanu Roy and Thomas Stahura never imagined that generative artificial intelligence would become so popular, sophisticated and accessible in such a short amount of time. Now, as co-founders of the software development company Quasi, the two Purdue juniors are working hard to make their mark in an industry that’s growing and changing every day. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Marion Blalock

Marion Blalock helped minority engineering students succeed

Marion Blalock is responsible for improving life on campus and opportunities for minority students, promoting programs that have impacted thousands of Boilermakers. She mentored and motivated minority engineering students during her 30-plus years leading the Purdue Minority Engineering Program, forever changing career trajectories and outcomes. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Research

Biologists, chemical engineers collaborate to reveal complex cellular process inside petunias
Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Campus

Beyond Black History Month: Libraries’ resources on the Black experience in America

Sports

Women's basketball: Smith's buzzer beater sends Boilermakers to next round of Big Ten Tournament
Track and field’s Vanos qualifies for NCAA Championships

Events

Purdue University Events Calendar

Bringing Our Best

Thumbs Up: David Blon

David Blon (Bands & Orchestras) has gone above and beyond (many times over) as we have launched into this semester. From taking on many additional responsibilities to working on inventory upkeep, David has been a huge blessing to everything we do in Bands & Orchestras. The fact that he is a fantastic conductor and master musician is the icing on the cake. Thank you, David! – Matt Conaway (Bands & Orchestras)

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Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

Fast Company: This university is addressing the shortage of U.S. semiconductor engineers
Inside INdiana Business: Purdue among ‘most innovative’ companies
Association of American Universities: Speaking stones: Analyzing Antarctica's rocks to explore Earth's past and possible futures
Construction Global: Polytechnic researchers study human-robot work on sites
Gizmodo: The world's whitest paint is also the coolest
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