Could saving your dental stem cells be the secret to treating future illness? Michael Byers thinks so. The Tooth Bank is asking you to make an investment. Forget collecting coins or dollar bills under your pillow when you lose a tooth — that’s all about instant gratification. No, the Tooth Bank focuses on the long […]
Diversity transformation project shines a warm light on what’s hidden What one holds back can hurt. The pain of keeping secret a marginalized aspect of oneself holds one back from accomplishing what one otherwise might. Worse, the stress of protecting oneself from the public eye can lead to major depression and illness. The minds behind […]
Urbanscape installation takes top honors at SOFA CONNECT It was an idea that started with an insect. And from there a masterpiece was born, as that drawing of a dead insect inspired “Urban Nature: A Recycled Sanctuary,” the installation that won first prize at the 2016 SOFA Chicago CONNECT student design competition, which took […]
School doubling enrollment and launching PhD program to fill the need When a woman under her care at Carle Hospital in Urbana, Illinois, developed new symptoms, registered nurse Megan Klotz (NURS’16) drew on her knowledge, consulted other healthcare professionals, and, following the team’s assessment, continued monitoring her. While her patient remained stable, Klotz was not […]
The road to a college presidency can take many routes. For Janice Cervelli (A’79), an early turn came through meeting famed Purdue professor Harrison Flint. “He was a leader in the Department of Horticulture, and he was not only terrific as an instructor but as a teacher of teachers,” she says. “I was a teaching […]
Researcher aims to help parents support their children in sports Growing up, Travis Dorsch played football, basketball, baseball, and soccer. And he ran track. In college, he was an All-America kicker for Purdue’s football team, setting him up to play a few years in the NFL. In adulthood, he’s taken up competing in Ironman triathlons. […]
Traveling across rocky seas — without family — from China to San Francisco’s Angel Island in 1926, Frank Chuck Toy (CE’39), then 12, began designing his future. Now 101, he credits Purdue for his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, recommendation to Pennsylvania State University, where he earned his master’s, and referrals to Boilermaker alumni who […]
Bright innovations in alternative and sustainable energy that could impact the world In 2015, only 10 percent of America’s energy consumption came from renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydropower and less than a quarter of electricity generation came from renewable energy sources, according to the US Energy Information Administration. This represents a significant […]
It took a few years for destiny to find Sally Ann Zoll (LA’72). When it did, she recognized it immediately. In 2003, Zoll’s son, Cory Henry (A’96), a US Army reservist with an 18-month-old son of his own, was called to active duty for the Iraq invasion. It was, she remembers, “just a horrible, crazy […]
Mother’s poignant words led Frank Brown to the Pinnacle Frank Brown’s mother was illiterate. As an African American woman who lived in the first half of the 20th century, Amanda Brown was not afforded an education. “She couldn’t read, but I didn’t know this,” Brown (PhD S’69) says. “She critiqued and praised my schoolwork. She […]
