The Purdue University College of Pharmacy has received a $20 million commitment from alumnus Marcel Sassola III to establish a new leadership academy that will expand the college’s offerings and prepare a new pipeline of pharmacy graduates. The Marcel Sassola III Leaders and Entrepreneurs Advancing Pharmacy (LEAP) Academy will be modeled after the successful Larsen Leaders Academy in the university’s Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business.
Purdue researchers have developed techniques to harness big data from connected vehicles to monitor congestion caused by crashes, weather and construction. As part of their work, they analyzed over 503 billion records in December 2022 to monitor the national impact of a large winter storm. The team is led by Darcy Bullock, the Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering, and focuses on developing scalable techniques for measuring and graphically visualizing traffic congestion.
The world’s whitest paint, developed by Purdue University researchers and recognized in Guinness World Records, has been named winner of the 2023 Innovation Award in the sustainability category by South by Southwest Conference & Festivals (SXSW).
The award “recognizes the most exciting creative developments in the connected world,” and was presented to Purdue at the 25th annual SXSW Innovation Awards Ceremony in Austin, Texas.
The Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series at 2:30 p.m. today (March 23) will feature Esther S. Takeuchi, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the William and Jane Knapp Chair in Energy and the Environment at Stony Brook University, on “The Essential Roles of Electrochemical Energy Storage.” Takeuchi also will take part in a panel discussion on “Batteries: What’s Next?” following the lecture at 3:35 p.m. Both events will be held in the atrium of Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering.
When Michelle Ludwig lost her hearing and her vestibular system at age 2, she had to learn alternative ways to communicate and to maintain balance. Thanks to a spirit of persistence and a network of supporters, she’s also learned what it takes to become her own advocate. Read more about how Purdue played a part in her journey.
Lt. Col. Kevin White (Division of Military Science and Technology) has been very supportive the last year in allowing me to work remotely due to medical issues I have been experiencing. He is not only supportive, but also kind and respectful. Having a supervisor like this makes me love my job even more. Thank you, sir! – Kathy O’Brien (Division of Military Science and Technology)
