The slips of paper, naturally, are faded. It’s been nearly 10 years since John Romine (AS A’08) held them in his hands and scribbled what were, essentially, his last requests and stuffed them in a folder. John was dying of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, unable to secure a bone-marrow match in time to save his life, and […]
What does it take to get to a breakthrough? Purdue researchers share the highs and heartbreaks of their work. In an unassuming office tucked away in the Veterinary Pathology Building, assistant professor Tiffany Lyle is dreaming big. She’s spent her entire career trying to crack cancer’s code, and right now, she’s working on a […]
Fifty years after his season of glory, the legendary football star reflects on his impact on and off the field Leroy Keyes laughs at the question. “Did I know where Purdue was when I was back in high school? I had no idea,” he says. Keyes (HHS’69) laughs again. It’s a big laugh, the kind that […]
Cary A unit friends celebrate 45th annual reunion Ask any Cary Quad resident circa 1974, “Who was the biggest jerk who walked the halls?” and you were likely to hear the same answer: Chuck Harville (P’76, DP’89). It was a mantle he didn’t mind. It can be fun to be the instigator. In those days, […]
Telescoping prosthesis enables 10-year-old girl to bow violin It’s atypical to see a piano as part of a grade school orchestra ensemble, but that’s exactly what Zayra Vincent encountered when she visited the Burgin Elementary School music room this spring. There, in the back of the Arlignton, Texas, classroom, a smiling 10-year-old girl plucked […]
Alumnus renovates his sophomore landscape design 20 years later Perhaps the beginning is just to say nice things are going to happen until you make them happen. —Frances Hodgson Burnett, author, The Secret Garden The hidden light court encased within the walls of Duncan Hall in downtown Lafayette, Indiana, was neglected and overgrown when Aura […]
Nestled in a small corner of the Philip E. Nelson Hall of Food Science’s basement is a beautifully furnished cave-shaped room best described as a wine cellar. The Richard P. Vine Enology Library, as it’s officially called, was established in 1998 using a donation from the Bronco Wine Company in Ceres, California. Fred Franzia, the […]
