Summer 2021
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A Message from the Dean
COVID-19 presents profound medical, technological, social and economic challenges for humanity.
Detection & Diagnosis
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Novel algorithms help gene engineers battle novel coronavirus
Decoding the language of cells probabilistically.
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Why is the novel coronavirus spreading so quickly and how can we slow its transmission?
What all of us need to do to keep COVID-19 at bay.
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Study to develop algorithms for detecting earliest signs of COVID-19 from biometric smartwatch data
Data from the study will inform new algorithms.
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Paper device could bring portable coronavirus detection, but funding bars production
Challenges may easily be overcome with existing manufacturing techniques.
Detection & Diagnosis (continued)
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Chip for biomolecule detection may help in COVID-19 testing
The chip is designed for the early detection of a number of pathogens and viruses.
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New electronic diagnostic test sends COVID-19, other pathogen test results to smartphones
The technology is based on the work of Lia Stanciu, professor of materials engineering.
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Water quality could change in buildings closed down during COVID-19 pandemic, engineers say
This field study is part of a national effort to advise how to safely recommission buildings.
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New approach to airborne disinfection uses food-coloring dyes
The team’s disinfection method uses edible materials.
Healthcare Systems
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Beyond COVID-19
New technologies, treatments could help recovered survivors now facing neurological aftereffects.
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Technology designed to stop tiny errors from crashing large healthcare, supply chain systems
Purdue innovators have come up with a method to help stop catastrophic failures involving systems.
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COVID-19 drives home need for supply chain resilience
The healthcare system itself is a complex supply chain.
Online Learning
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Augmented reality to provide new skills for manufacturing workforce education
Some manufacturers are now turning to augmented and virtual reality to teach their workers new skills.
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Education in a global pandemic
Purdue’s forward-thinking virtual lab initiative rose to the challenge.
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Supportive education in the time of COVID-19
How to innovate excellent online education at scale.
Giving Back
Looking Forward
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The Gateway: Dudley Hall and Lambertus Hall — 2022
Civil Engineering Professor Luna Lu (left) helps install a sensor that her lab developed into the third floor of what will be the Engineering and Polytechnic Gateway Complex.
Purdue University photo/Rebecca McElhoe
