Natural disasters are life-changers for all involved, and understanding why some communities recover faster than others can be better achieved by looking at both the social and physical networks within these communities and their interplay, according to a four-year Purdue University study of Hurricane Sandy. […]

Purdue University researchers are testing whether a light-active version of heme, the molecule responsible for transporting oxygen in blood circulation, may help people infected with MRSA. […]

Today's manufacturers struggle to keep pace with rapid changes in technology because of the inability to adapt and the new skills required of their workforce. […]

Suicide rates in the U.S. have risen a quarter since 1999, killing nearly 45,000 Americans each year. About 90 percent of those who attempt or die from suicide had a diagnosable mental disorder, yet most states don’t require suicide-related training for mental health care providers. […]

What IF we find intelligent life beyond Earth? How far away will it be? What will it look like? What will the species think about us earthlings? Popular scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor Bill Nye — also known as Bill Nye the Science Guy — will share his take on the cosmos and the will to discover space when he visits Purdue on Nov. 8. […]

On a personal level, living to age 150 sounds great. But what impact will such longevity have on the family and society? Besides the challenge of managing the holiday season with four, five or six generations of a family crowded around a table, there will be significant issues to address. […]

While Neil Armstrong may be the most famous Purdue alum for his lunar giant leap for mankind, he and other astronauts have been joined by thousands of other Purdue alums – in fact, too many to count – working in numerous segments of the space industry. […]

To send a text message, there's not only 'an app for that,' there are dozens of apps for that. […]

In 1990, Michael Smith had been living in Moscow for four months, rooming with a Russian family and conducting research in the city’s libraries and archives, when he witnessed the slow collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of its space program, reducing prominent engineers to mere repair technicians. […]

Michael Lewis, best-selling author of 'The Blind Side' and 'Moneyball,' will engage in a Q&A session with Krannert Dean David Hummels at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse. […]

The 2017 Nobel Prize winner in physics will discuss “What if we could hear gravity?” as part of an Oct. 17 Ideas Festival event at Purdue University. […]

What if self-driving cars were the norm? What if self-driving cars impact jobs? These are intriguing questions, and their answers could have serious implications for society. Discovery Park’s Purdue Policy Research Institute will host a workshop series beginning Oct. 12 that will address these questions as a part of Purdue’s Ideas Festival. […]

Fans who can’t get enough of Neil Armstrong in “First Man” can get a further glimpse into his life story, including his time at Purdue University, in a new photo gallery. […]

Geoffrey Andrews is a self-described aerospace and aviation nerd. He dreamed as a little boy of traveling at hypersonic velocity – five times the speed of sound. […]

Adranos Inc., a Purdue University-affiliated company developing a novel high-performance, solid propellant for long-range missile and space launch systems, has raised $800,000 to further advance the technology. […]

A new nonaddictive drug compound discovered by Purdue University researchers could lead to the treatment of chronic pain without the need to rely on opioids, just as a bipartisan package of bills moves through the U.S. House and Senate to battle the nation’s opioid epidemic. […]

A Purdue University researcher has combined his wealth of experience in wireless and wireline communication with his longstanding passion for medical sciences, to develop an invention with the potential to improve health care, neuroscience and human-computer interaction. […]

NASA astronaut and Purdue alumnus Drew Feustel is scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday (Oct. 4) after 197 days in space. NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide complete coverage of the event. […]

The link between mental health disorders and substance abuse is well-documented. Nearly one in 12 adults in the U.S is depressed, and opioid-related deaths are skyrocketing. As these numbers continue to climb, some mental health professionals have started to wonder if there’s a link between the two. […]

What if the inherent weaknesses of a material actually made houses and buildings stronger during wildfires and earthquakes? […]

Purdue University researchers are studying ways to make prostate cancer, ranked as the second most common and second most fatal cancer among men by the American Cancer Society, less lethal by making it less aggressive. […]

Endocyte Inc. (Nasdaq: ECYT) reached a milestone this year when its value recently reached about $1.5 billion and as the company’s drug platforms continue to move through various clinical trials with promising results in treating advanced prostate cancer and its continuing pre-clinical work in improved treatments for pediatric bone cancer. […]

What Purdue University alumnus Alexander Mills saw during his pharmacy student service-learning project in Kenya changed his career path. Now, he is on a journey to reduce the morbidity from Kaposi Sarcoma, one of AIDS’ most debilitating opportunistic infections. […]

Children are victimized every day in child pornography cases, but hidden behind the societal outcry to protect them are the law enforcement investigators forced to shuffle through sometimes thousands of illegal images. […]

Purdue alumnus Neil Armstrong wasn’t one to boast about his oft-quoted 'giant leap for mankind' onto the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission, according to a Purdue space historian. […]

The smart home of today takes walls full of wiring. […]

Purdue University researchers are looking at a new way to alert walkers distracted while using their smartphones about oncoming vehicles as a method to lower pedestrian deaths, which have hit a three-decade high in the United States. […]

More than 230 million invasive surgeries are performed worldwide each year – and nearly all of those procedures create additional tissue damage from stitches and staples. Researchers at Purdue University are hoping to significantly decrease that damage with a new surgical adhesive technology. […]

Pregnant women could use a 'wearable' app to detect whether they have or are susceptible to a condition that leads to serious health complications for them or their unborn child. […]

Tickets are still available to see former First Lady Laura W. Bush and her daughters, Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, speak at Purdue University on Oct. 18. […]

One hundred forty million miles from Earth, cold winds whip dust harshly across the planet’s rocky surface. Clouds float through the thin atmosphere, and at night, two tiny moons shine in the sky. Though Mars looks like a desert now, many scientists believe water once flowed freely there, potentially fostering the development of microbial life. […]

While the excitement builds around the new Neil Armstrong biopic, much of the 'First Man' on the moon’s life story is preserved and treasured at his alma mater. […]

Expanding technologies that can improve and save millions of lives will be the focus of Purdue University’s Scale Up Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 25) through Thursday (Sept. 27), the first of its kind in North America. […]

Technology provides child predators with a means to troll for targets online, but a pair of Purdue University researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to help catch sex offenders before they make physical contact with the children. […]

Today’s Boilermakers will be able to step into the role of a traditional Boilermaker thanks to the new statue, 'The Forge.' […]

For many children, taking a day trip to a zoo or museum was not complete until an oval-shaped coin pressed with a zoo animal or dinosaur was created, commemorating the great times they had. […]

A groundbreaking alumnus of Purdue University helped break ground Friday (Sept. 21) on SEL Purdue, a 100,000-square-foot facility for electric power research that will support 300-plus new high-tech jobs and serve as an anchor in the university’s Discovery Park District. […]

Purdue fans and beer enthusiasts will rejoice this weekend as the university, in collaboration with People’s Brewing Co., rolls out Boiler Black beer. […]

Student dedication and a special Giant Leaps announcement […]

Neil Armstrong’s voice crackled over the NASA feed almost 50 years ago from the surface of the moon as he proclaimed '… One giant leap for mankind.' It is probably the best-known giant leap in the world, but Purdue’s faculty, students and alumni continue to strive making giant leaps to solve the world’s greatest challenges. […]

No woman's breast tissue is the same, so MRIs detecting and monitoring cancer shouldn't treat them all the same. […]

Most of today's batteries are made up of rare lithium mined from the mountains of South America. If the world depletes this source, then battery production could stagnate. […]

A broken bone is challenging for anyone at any age, but for the elderly it can be life threatening. In fact, the Journal of Internal Medicine reported in 2017 that 'one in three adults aged 50 and older die within 12 months' from fracture-related complications following a bone-breaking fall. Medicare alone paid $31 billion in hip fracture treatment in 2015. […]

The Aquila Theatre’s production of 'Frankenstein' will be performed at Purdue University and address a key morality question: 'Just because we can do it, should we do it?' […]

A Purdue University researcher with a passion to use engineering technology to improve health care has created a weight support system to help people suffering from walking disabilities after a stroke. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year, and it is the leading cause of disability in older adults. […]

Astronaut Andrew J. 'Drew' Feustel is just one Purdue University alumnus chronicling his giant leaps in a new video feature celebrating the university’s 150th anniversary. […]

Renowned political writers and commentators Ben Domenech and Ezra Klein will be featured speakers at an upcoming 150 Years of Giant Leaps event on Sept. 26. […]

An always special time of year will be a little bit more so this year for alumni who built lasting memories of their time at Purdue on their way to career success, and for students who are looking to do the same. […]

With help from a new federal grant, the Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine is stepping up to expand access to the veterinary profession for talented individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and address the need for more veterinarians serving rural areas and protecting food safety. […]

In the movie 'Terminator 2,' the T-1000 robot pours itself through the ceiling of an elevator. […]