The prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program has offered Andre Woloshuk, a senior in Purdue's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, a grant to Poland. He is one of three Purdue University students to receive a grant offer. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the most renowned U.S. program for students and young professionals to forge ties to foreign countries. It operates in more than 140 countries and fully-funds a post-baccalaureate year abroad.

Five Weldon School graduate students were honored at the 2017 College of Engineering Graduate Student Research, Teaching and Service Awards Ceremony on April 19.

Graduate students Elizabeth Phillips and Shruthi Suresh won first place at the 2017 Purdue University Chapter of Sigma Xi Graduate Student Poster Competition in the engineering sciences division. The students received their awards at the annual chapter banquet on April 12.

Graduate student Joyatee Sarker received the Emily M. Wadsworth Graduate Mentoring Award on March 22nd. The award recognizes special contributions made to the mentoring of women at Purdue and in the community.

A dozen graduate students participated in the inaugural Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Thesis Competition, held on March 23. Orlando Hoilett was the overall winner. Divya Tankasala won second place and was the Crowd Favorite. A few days later, Hoilett also won the People’s Choice Award at Purdue’s Three Minute Thesis Competition.

Weldon School senior Bridget Perry has mastered one of the most challenging lifestyles college can demand: the dual role of student and athlete. Constantly moving from a mental workout to a physical one, Perry, a native of Mooresville, Indiana, has managed to excel in both pursuits.

Vivek Ganesh and Kelly Covert know the value of checking emails during the busiest time of the semester — finals week. And Evan Markley knows that no matter the class, all learning can be extremely useful in the real word of business. The three Purdue biomedical engineering students are examples of a new but growing trend by agencies like NASA and companies such as General Motors Corp. and Apple Inc. that are reaching out to Purdue for its undergraduate talent.