Articles tagged as: Purdue University
February 11, 2022
Purdue Black Student Union holds town hall after video surfaces of police officer forcefully restraining student
The Purdue Black Student Union held a packed town hall Thursday night to discuss how to respond after a video surfaced this week of a Purdue police officer forcefully restraining a student.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2022
Purdue police reviewing white officer's arrest of Black man
Purdue University police are reviewing an officer's use of force during the arrest of a Black man last week on the school's campus in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2022
Purdue project aims to make farms in the U.S. corn belt more resilient
Purdue University has kicked off a project to learn how best to diversify crops grown in the U.S. corn belt. The idea is to make farms in states like Indiana more resilient to extreme heat, flooding, and natural disasters.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2022
Purdue outlines plans for in-person start to next semester
Purdue University Tuesday outlined its plans for an in-person start to the second semester, as the school reported its sharpest increase in COVID-19 testing positivity rates this academic year.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2022
Purdue working paper highlights vulnerabilities in food supply chain
The food supply chain is most vulnerable to disruptions in areas that rely heavily on labor availability and which lack diversity of suppliers for a product. That’s according to a working paper by a Purdue agricultural and economics professor.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2022
Purdue researchers create the world's whitest white paint
When Xiulin Ruan, a professor of mechanical engineering at the school, and his graduate students began working on this project seven years ago, they didn’t set out to invent a new paint color.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2021
Purdue cable aims to charge electric cars in less than five minutes
Purdue University engineers are working on a cable that could charge electric vehicles in less than five minutes. Right now, even the fastest chargers on the market take at least 20 minutes for a full charge.
Read MoreDecember 14, 2021
Purdue Fort Wayne extends indoor mask rule until Jan. 31
The requirement applies to all students, faculty, staff and visitors inside campus buildings and structures, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, the campus said in a statement.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2021
Pardoned presidential turkeys come to live at Purdue University
After their visit to the White House the two turkeys, named Peanut Butter and Jelly, have been moved into new accommodations, which include a large coop and a fenced-in yard at Purdue University.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2021
Russian anti-satellite missile likely created decades of space debris, according to Purdue expert
A Purdue University space debris expert says Russia’s test of an anti-satellite missile Monday will likely create a decade’s worth of dangerous debris.
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