What if the inherent weaknesses of a material actually made houses and buildings stronger during wildfires and earthquakes?

More than 230 million invasive surgeries are performed worldwide each year — and nearly all of those procedures create additional tissue damage from stitches and staples. Researchers at Purdue University are hoping to significantly decrease that damage with a new surgical adhesive technology.

Purdue launched Keith J. Krach on a trajectory to reach the stars in industry, academia and philanthropy. The university and its College of Engineering remain central to his life, and he envisions an expanding role for both in retooling the national workforce.

They’ve long been established in their careers. Some are wealthy. Others not so much. Some are looking to make a career leap – or change. Others retired.

The Industrial Roundtable is the nation's largest student-run career fair with around 400 companies present and over 12,000 students in attendance.

The Purdue Engineering Office of Professional Practice (OPP) held its annual Co-Op Hall of Fame induction ceremony on September 14 in the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom.

For many children, taking a day trip to a zoo or museum was not complete until an oval-shaped coin pressed with a zoo animal or dinosaur was created, commemorating the great times they had.

Quantum research at Purdue University is taking great leaps studying the smallest of particles with Monday’s (September 24) announcement of two projects picked for the National Science Foundation’s Quantum Leap Initiative.

Three College of Engineering doctoral students have been nominated to participate in the 2019-2020 Schmidt Science Fellows program. Not only is this a high honor for the students, but also for Purdue, which, in the first year of the program, was selected as one of the elite universities around the globe eligible to nominate potential fellows.

A groundbreaking alumnus of Purdue University helped break ground Friday (September 21) on SEL Purdue, a 100,000-square-foot facility for electric power research that will support 300-plus new high-tech jobs and serve as an anchor in the university’s Discovery Park District.