There’s a common narrative that exists about the economy and the planet. If we try to pursue the former, it will hurt the latter — and vice versa. But Jeff Dukes, professor and director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC) tells us that this is a false choice. “The potential in many cases […]
The globe-spanning, heart-pounding, life-saving work of academic field research It’s easy to believe that academic research is all about paging through dusty books or carefully pouring colorful liquids from test tube to beaker. And yes, professors love their libraries and labs. But it’s far from the whole picture. It turns out that some of Purdue’s […]
Backpacking through Central America and India was a life-changing experience for Radhika (Rangarajan) Dirks (S’03). During the trip with her husband, Travis Dirks (S’04), she witnessed heartache, strife — and an opportunity to leverage the enormous power of artificial intelligence (AI). “We saw a lot of unfortunate things that seemed like they should have been […]
This story is sponsored content. Alumnae share their roads to success at KAR Robin Leslie (T’84) doesn’t think of herself as a trailblazer. But when she enrolled in computer information technology at Purdue, the department was in its infancy. She was one of few women in the major — and one of few students of […]
Alumna embarks on a 500-mile journey to grapple with her devastating diagnosis and advance breast cancer screening for others The pilgrim gripped each stone, one by one, turning it over in her hand. She felt its weight and ran her finger over its surface before laying it gently down at the base of the Cruz […]
