Past News
Undergraduate Internships Expose Students to Trans-disciplinary, Cross-cultural Research
December 11, 2019
Thirteen undergraduates spent part of last summer in Peru, honing leadership skills, developing cross-cultural competencies, and conducting research on important societal challenges.
Undergraduate Internships Expose Students to Trans-disciplinary, Cross-cultural Research
Health Concerns Mount as More Old Sewer Pipes Are Lined with Plastic
December 3, 2019
Earlier this year Nicole Davis arrived at one of the San Antonio, Tex., offices of the audiology practice she co-owns ready to see the day’s patients. But upon entering her office, Davis says she quickly noticed a noxious odor that smelled like paint thinner. Her eyes started burning. By noon, she felt nauseated and dizzy, with the burning sensation spreading to her nose and throat. Her mouth went numb. Co-workers in the building told Davis that they felt ill, too. By the evening, she says, she was vomiting.
Health Concerns Mount as More Old Sewer Pipes Are Lined with Plastic
Technology shown to reduce cancer-causing contaminants in drinking water, airports, military sites receives millions in funding
December 2, 2019
The same chemical concerns found at hundreds of military training sites around the United States are now being raised at airports. It is an issue that is in the spotlight through the upcoming movie “Dark Waters.”
Technology shown to reduce cancer-causing contaminants in drinking water, airports, military sites receives millions in funding
The End of the Road: The long, cool, wet 2019 farm season draws to a close
November 25, 2019
Columbia City, IN. -- On a cool, breezy October day, Tom Richards walked into a cornfield at the Northeast Purdue Ag Center (NEPAC), armed with a stick, precisely 17 feet long. Truth be told, it was two sticks joined in the middle by a wrap of duct tape. Total value of the stick, duct tape included, was about a buck.
The End of the Road: The long, cool, wet 2019 farm season draws to a close
A Purdue professor looks to turn plastic pollution into useful products
November 11, 2019
We’re surrounded by them constantly. We couldn’t live without them. But maybe it’s time we took a step back and asked: what are plastics?
A Purdue professor looks to turn plastic pollution into useful products
Purdue website provides information on Indiana water resources
November 8, 2019
The Indiana Water Resources Center (IWRRC) officially launched the State of Indiana Waters website. The website provides a single source of information for the general public regarding the status of Indiana’s water resources including ground and surface waters.
Purdue website provides information on Indiana water resources
Campaign educates students on recycling
November 5, 2019
A new recycling campaign seeks to bring awareness about on- and off-campus recycling.
Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony honors faculty, administrators
November 4, 2019
A reception and ceremony held Friday (Nov. 1) celebrated midcareer, distinguished and named professors and administrators at Purdue for their many accomplishments and successes.
Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony honors faculty, administrators
$9 million from DOE, partners to take plant sensing from lab to market
November 4, 2019
Sending breeders into fields to manually measure the characteristics of plants is slow, laborious and expensive. Remote sensing technologies, coupled with advanced analytics, offer the promise of faster, more accurate data collection to improve the speed at which plant breeders can bring better cultivars to the market.
$9 million from DOE, partners to take plant sensing from lab to market
Purdue scientist working to remove persistent chemicals from drinking water
October 23, 2019
Anyone who has enjoyed the ease of sliding a fried egg out of a Teflon-coated frying pan, has not had to think twice about the grease from a cheeseburger soaking through the fast-food container, or watched rain water bead on a jacket rather than soak through can thank per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Purdue scientist working to remove persistent chemicals from drinking water