Andrew “Drew” Feustel launched himself from the Cradle of Astronauts into a life dedicated to the pursuit and promotion of space, serving as commander of the International Space Station and NASA's acting chief of astronauts. Now Drew and his wife and partner, Indira, a speech-language pathologist, are helping others make those small steps to giant leaps as Purdue graduates and as thoughtful and strategic explorers into new frontiers, through an appointment as Presidential Ambassadors of Purdue University.
During 2021 and 2022, national news reported on four infants being hospitalized and two dying after consuming infant formula tainted with Cronobacter sakazakii. The reports sparked the prolonged shutdown of a production plant that produced large quantities of the formula, leading to a monthslong nationwide shortage of infant formula. The incident motivated Haley Oliver, a professor of food science, to launch a project to improve the safety of low-moisture food-processing facilities.
Cale Bigelow, professor of horticulture and landscape architecture, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. Fellow is the highest honor bestowed by the ASA and is a distinction awarded based on members’ outstanding contributions in national and international education, research and service. Bigelow will receive formal recognition for this achievement at the annual ASA meeting today (Oct. 30) in St. Louis.
Since his first marathon in 1988, Charlie Catalano, an assistant professor of practice in the Brian Lamb School of Communication, has added 33 marathons, two duathlons, three full Ironman triathlons and 19 ultramarathons to his ever-growing running resume, including his most recent accolade, completing the Midwest Grand Slam of Ultrarunning. Crossing through that final finish line is something Catalano had been working toward for over a year with the help and support of staff at Purdue’s A.H. Ismail Center for Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine.
