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Earhart expedition update: Crew departs from Purdue University Airport

All 17 members will be together for the first time at Tarawa, Kiribati, on Oct. 6. They will depart by sea Oct. 7 for Nikumaroro. Archaeological Legacy Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in ...
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1 week out: Countdown to the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane begins

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In one week, the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) and Purdue University will embark on an expedition to the South Pacific in an attempt to ...
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Purdue ranks as nation’s fourth most innovative public university and strengthens its position as a top 10 engineering school

Purdue University saw record gains and rankings for several of its key undergraduate programs in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings. Ranked No.
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Purdue Applied Research Institute, Lockheed Martin sign agreement to expand defense technology collaboration

The Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lockheed Martin on Thursday (Sept. 17) to broaden collaboration opportunities in ...
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Purdue launches new accessibility app that converts handwritten text to compliant HTML

This semester, faculty and instructors at Purdue University West Lafayette and Purdue University in Indianapolis will have access to a new app designed to translate handwritten and printed lecture ...
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Dinosaur-killing asteroid also created a dust cloud that insulated Earth, ‘charbroiling’ Cretaceous creatures

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid about the size of Mount Everest smacked into Earth near where the Yucatan Peninsula is today. That impact created the Chicxulub crater ...
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ALI, Purdue expedition to search for Amelia Earhart’s plane will depart in October

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On Amelia Earhart’s 129th birthday, Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) and Purdue University announced Friday (July 24) that the Taraia ...
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Purdue to expand research footprint in Indianapolis with new facility

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University is continuing to expand its significant research enterprise in Indianapolis with the planned acquisition of a state-of-the-art laboratory facility on the city’s ...
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Presidential Search

The Purdue University Board of Trustees has launched its search for the next president of Purdue. The board seeks broad stakeholder input to identify the qualities, experience and leadership ...
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SCALE expands its national impact, becomes Purdue’s largest federally funded research effort

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement (SCALE) program, the only U.S. defense microelectronics public-private-academic workforce development consortium, is now Purdue ...
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Purdue Day of Giving receives more than 34,000 gifts of support

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University marked its 13th Day of Giving on Wednesday (April 29), building upon its powerful philanthropic momentum. As part of the university’s comprehensive fundraising ...
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Purdue once again makes Forbes’ ‘New Ivies’ list of 20 public and private universities

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University, noted for its decision to implement an AI competency requirement for fall 2026 incoming undergraduate students, is featured again on Forbes’ list of the top ...