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Section of Memorial Mall Drive set to close for half day on Sept. 19

A section of Memorial Mall Drive near the west entrance to Stewart Center is set to close Saturday, Sept. 19 for utility work. The closure is expected to last from 7 a.m. to noon. As a result of the ...
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Transformative capital projects in West Lafayette and Indianapolis continue to take shape

Academic Success Building in Indianapolis: Construction continues this fall on the Academic Success Building, located near the intersection of N. West Street and W. Michigan Street in Indianapolis.
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Purdue’s Heidi Carl earns 2026 NASFAA Allan W. Purdy Distinguished Service Award

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Heidi Carl, assistant vice provost and executive director of the Division of Financial Aid at Purdue University, has received the 2026 Allan W. Purdy Distinguished Service Award ...
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SK hynix breaks ground on $4 billion advanced packaging production facility in Purdue Research Park

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — SK hynix Inc. held a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday (Aug. 27) for its advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility for AI memory in the Purdue Research Park. The event ...
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Purdue secures $19M from NSF to develop AI-driven programmable labs for semiconductors, advanced materials

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers will lead a $19 million effort to build an online, cloud-based lab that provides access to physical labs, simulations and AI tools to a national ...
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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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Purdue researchers work to accelerate cancer drug discovery with next-gen tech platform

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) have developed a next-generation technology platform designed to dramatically accelerate one of the slowest and ...
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Purdue University confers Drew Brees and Tim Cahill with honorary doctorates at spring ceremonies

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University awarded honorary doctorates to two distinguished Boilermaker alumni in business and aerospace engineering during the Spring 2026 Commencement ceremonies May 14 ...