Under their "Latest News" banner, Chemical and Engineering News showcased the mass spectrometry work being done by Weldon School's Zheng Ouyang in conjunction with Graham Cooks and other colleagues.

As part of the educational alliance between the campuses of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Abbott Laboratories awarded $40,000 between the two institutions to support graduate students working on issues related to cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

The Fall 2011 edition of Engineering Impact featured the work of Professor Pedro Irazoqui and his Center for Implantable Devices.

Dr. James Leary, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and SVM Professor of Nanomedicine, was selected to receive the International Journal of Nanomedicine Distinguished Career Award at the recent Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, held in Hartford, Connecticut.

Four BME graduate students were recently selected to receive Joe Bourland Travel Grants.

Dr. Leslie Geddes' Scottish kilt is set to be archived in the Department of Theatre's Special Collection of Historic Dress. The collection features historic clothing, shoes, and accessories dating back to the 1850s.

Since 1992, the Fearnot Prize has been given out annually to the student with the most outstanding Summer Seminar presentation. Ryan Kammeyer, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Master's Student working with Dr. Ann Rundell, was selected as this year's Fearnot Prize winner.

Andrew Koivuniemi, an MD/PhD student in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering with Professor Kevin Otto, was awarded the Geddes-Laufman-Greatbatch Award. The award has been given every year since 1988 to recognize a student or post-doctoral fellow for outstanding research during an academic year.

Two Purdue faculty members received the Army Research Laboratory Director's Challenge Coin - the top U.S. Defense Department award. Edward J. Delp, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Charles William Harrison Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and William J. Chappell, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, were selected to receive the award after technologies they developed saved lives on the battlefield.

John A. Pearce, Purdue University alumni and current Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Advisory Board Member, was recently named among the top 10 most inspiring professors by Texas Exes for his "soulful teaching style, even while teaching Electrical Engineering."