Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical cues from bacterial pathogens and communicate this information to neighbors through a local traveling wave of calcium ions.

Watch as Crew 305 members relive the isolation and recall the unforgettable experience of the Mars Desert Research Station.

How Purdue's one-year intensive program transforms chemical engineers into industry-ready leaders across pharmaceutical, chemical and energy sectors.

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (BME) student Deniz Eksioglu becomes this year's only College of Engineering recipient of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, developing neural devices that could transform treatment for neurological disorders

Bryan Hubbard, Tyson McFall-Wankat and Kiewit Scholars from the College of Engineering and Purdue Polytechnic Institute unite classroom knowledge with hands-on learning in the Lennar Foundation Construction Lab located in Dudley Hall. (Purdue University photo/Rebecca Robinos)

Fueled by a lifelong fascination with anything that moved fast, Runchen "Ray" Liang, a Purdue mechanical engineering student, is transforming curiosity into hands-on motorsports experience.

The College of Engineering recognized faculty, lecturers and other staff for outstanding dedication to teaching students in a Purdue Exponent ad on Aug 25.

Victor Harvey Ransom, who served as head of Purdue’s School of Nuclear Engineering from 1990-98 and continued as a professor in the school until 2001, was remembered at a special event Nov. 12 during the 2025 American Nuclear Society Winter Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C.

Whelton's team co-authored the first-ever evidence-based post-fire building environmental testing guide. Released in August 2025 and highlighted during the briefing, the report already has been downloaded more than 1,600 times by professionals, agencies and homeowners.

Purdue University College of Engineering researcher Zoltan Nagy, the Arvind Varma Professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, has launched a project, sponsored by Redwire, to the International Space Station (ISS) that will explore the potential of the microgravity environment to optimize pharmaceutical crystal formation, including cancer therapeutics.