Andrew Kinder started his freshman year at Purdue while he was undergoing treatment for leukemia. The worst part, he says, was taking over 30 pills on Sunday nights. Discover his journey from diagnosis to finishing chemo just days before the start of his sophomore year.
University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos will share the stage with Purdue President Mung Chiang at 6 p.m. Sept. 12 as part of Purdue’s Presidential Lecture Series. Chiang and Alivisatos will discuss the state of higher education in America today during the lecture.
How much time elapses between a blow to the head and the start of damage associated with Alzheimer’s disease? A device that makes it possible to track the effects of concussive force on a functioning cluster of brain cells suggests the answer is in hours. The “traumatic brain injury on a chip” being developed at Purdue opens a window into a cause and effect that announces itself with the passage of decades but is exceedingly difficult to trace back to its origins.
Konstantina (Nadia) Gkritza, professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering, a Purdue University Faculty Scholar, director of the Sustainable Transportation Systems Research Group, and the campus director of the NSF ASPIRE Engineering Research Center, has been named a fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers board of directors.
The latest episode of “This Is Purdue” features new Purdue head football coach Ryan Walters. Listen as Walters describes how he felt when he got the call from Purdue Athletics director Mike Bobinski and what it’s like to join the ranks of legendary Purdue football coaches like Jack Mollenkopf and Joe Tiller – and as one of the youngest collegiate head coaches in the country. Walters also shares what football fans should be excited about this season when it kicks off during the home opener vs. Fresno State on Saturday (Sept. 2). Related story: Coach Walters: Man on a mission
