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Purdue Health Sciences researcher's innovative metabolic network makes advances toward Alzheimer's disease treatments

May 29, 2024

Priyanka Baloni (HSCI) is on a quest to understand the possible treatments options for Alzheimer's disease. In doing so, she built the first-ever human brain region-specific metabolic network that can map genes, metabolites, molecules and proteins in different regions of the brain.

Purdue Health Sciences researcher's innovative metabolic network makes advances toward Alzheimer's disease treatments

Purdue-led fishing expedition nets new pupfish family member in New Mexico

May 29, 2024

Andrew DeWoody (FNR) and eight collaborators from Purdue, Ohio State, Auburn, and Texas A&M universities have identified a new member on the genetic family tree of an endangered pupfish native to south-central New Mexico.

Purdue-led fishing expedition nets new pupfish family member in New Mexico

2024 HHS Study Aboard Leadership Award

May 29, 2024

Congratulations to Ellen Wells (HSCI) on receiving the 2024 HHS Study Aboard Leadership Award. This award recognizes HHS faculty and staff who demonstrate outstanding leadership and innovation in promoting, developing and implementing study board programs for HHS students.

2024 HHS Study Aboard Leadership Award

John Couture named University Faculty Scholar for multifaceted research in plant and insect ecology

May 29, 2024

Congratulations to John Couture (ENTM/ FNR) on being named the 2024 University Faculty Scholar for his research spanning plant and insect ecology.

John Couture named University Faculty Scholar for multifaceted research in plant and insect ecology

U.S. Department of Energy 2024 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition

May 29, 2024

Congratulations to David Warsinger (ME) and the Purdue team on receiving second place overall, Best Poster and Community Connections Challenge Winner at the DOE's Marine Energy Collegiate Competition. Teams were tasked with creating solutions toc challenges within the blue economy.

U.S. Department of Energy 2024 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition

Govindaraju, Merwade recognized at 2024 EWRI Congress

May 29, 2024

Congratulations to Rao (GS) Govindaraju (CE) and Venkatesh Merwade (CE) on being recognized at the ASCE's 2024 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress. Govindaraju received the seminal paper award for a paper he co-authored, "Artificial Neural Networks in Hydrology.l: Preliminary Concepts and II: Hydrologic Applications." Merwade received the best technical paper award for his co-authored work, "Uncertainty Analysis and Quantification in Flood Insurance Rate Maps Using Bayesian Model Averaging and Hierachical BMA."

Govindaraju, Merwade recognized at 2024 EWRI Congress

Spring 2024 ISF Travel and Research Grant Recipients

May 21, 2024

The Institute for a Sustainable Future is excited to announce the Spring 2024 ISF travel and research grant recipients. Recipients were chosen based on the quality of their research and alignment to the mission of ISF. Purdue’s Institute for a Sustainable Future promotes collaborative research that advances understanding of persistent global sustainability challenges as outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Congratulations ISF affiliates: Spring 2024 teaching and academic awards

May 20, 2024

ISF would like to congratulate the following affiliates on their teaching and academic awards for the spring 2024 semester.

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ISF Helps Bring World-class Scientists to Campus

May 16, 2024

During Spring 2024, ISF worked with many campus partners to bring world-class scientists and sustainability professionals to the West Lafayette campus where they not only provided insightful talks on key environmental and sustainability issues, but also engaged with students, faculty and staff through additional receptions, discussions and one-on-one conversations.

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Studies assess feasibility of aquaculture wastewater treatment methods

May 15, 2024

Jen-Yi Huang (Food Sci) and Halis Simsek (ABE) were featured discussing their research findings on if wastewater treatment methods are environmentally feasible.

Studies assess feasibility of aquaculture wastewater treatment methods