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Novel materials engineering course emphasizes fundamentals for hypersonic vehicle design

Hypersonic vehicles — aircraft that can reach speeds of Mach 5 and beyond — are subject to extreme conditions while they are in flight, requiring strong yet aerodynamic materials to keep them both ...
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STEM-powered business innovation: Purdue accelerates growth of business school

Purdue is preparing students for an economy where business and STEM inseparable. Integrating STEM and business is among the strategic pillars for the Daniels School of Business.
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Free vaccine clinic set for Oct. 28

The College of Pharmacy and the College of Health and Human Sciences’ Department of Public Health will offer a no-cost vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the France A.
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1 month out: Countdown to the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane begins

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In 30 days, Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation will join an Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) expedition to the South Pacific attempting to solve the ...
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New NASA astronaut candidates become Purdue’s 29th and 30th members of Cradle of Astronauts

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Two Purdue University alumni are part of NASA’s 2025 class of astronaut candidates. The alumni, Adam Fuhrmann and Yuri Kubo, will immediately join the Cradle of Astronauts at ...
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Demand for Purdue education breaks record across undergrad, master and doctoral levels; most selective incoming class and highest graduation rate

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University received 86,953 applications for its incoming fall 2025 undergraduate class — the 14th consecutive year of record applications. The in-state undergraduate ...
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Update to West Lafayette master plan to begin following university advancements

An update is in the works for Purdue University’s Giant Leaps Master Plan. Since the plan’s launch in 2018, the university has seen notable advancements and changes, including new leadership, growth ...
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Presentations and Trainings

This thirty-minute presentation allows students, faculty, and staff to interact with a staff member to ask questions and learn about services available at the Office of the Dean of Students - Student ...
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Explaining a quantum oddity with 5 atoms

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Matter gets weird at the quantum scale, and among the oddities is the Efimov effect, a state in which the attractive forces between three or more atoms bind them together, even ...
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Purdue announces launch of Neil Armstrong Space Prize

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University — recognized globally as the Cradle of Astronauts — announced the creation of a new international prize honoring excellence over the past 10 years in space ...
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Space systems degrees program meets the challenge of modern engineering

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is standing at the forefront of expanding space exploration and a future economy with the creation of the first-ever Comprehensive Space Engineering Degrees ...
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Space Force partnerships open new research, graduate opportunities

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University, already known as the Cradle of Astronauts, is now establishing itself among the academic leaders for the U.S. Space Force with research and initiatives ...