Purdue University President Mitch Daniels will join the department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering on November 6 to celebrate the third consecutive honoring of the undergraduate program by US News & World Report

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Five Purdue University professors have been awarded the distinction of fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.

Washington, DC– The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has recently announced the election of 107 members to the College of Fellows. The inductees, who were nominated by their peers, were screened by committees of Fellows within their specialty and were finally elected by the full College as the official Class of 2012.

Welcome to a new place - a place where both the Undergraduate and Graduate programs are ranked #1 by US News & World Report!

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Research teams from Purdue's Discovery Park and the Korean Institute of Science and Technology will meet Sept. 6 as part of their effort to develop molecular imaging and nanotechnology tools to simultaneously diagnose and treat cancer and chronic and infectious diseases.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2011 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named the 2011 class of ACS Fellows, an honor bestowed upon 213 distinguished scientists who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and made important contributions to ACS, the world’s largest scientific society. The 2011 Fellows will be recognized at an induction ceremony on Aug. 29 during the Society’s 242nd National Meeting & Exposition in Denver.

Dennis C. Flanagan, research agricultural engineer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, West Lafayette, Indiana, is being recognized for his outstanding leadership in developing and implementing new erosion prediction technology, and for his ASABE leadership in soil and water conservation. The Fellow of the Society is the highest honor bestowed by the American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

The Office of the Provost has selected six faculty members to participate in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation Academic Leadership Program during the 2011-12 academic year. The CIC is a consortium of the Big Ten member universities plus the University of Chicago.

Just a couple years ago, students now in Jenna Rickus' genomics class were anxiously awaiting college acceptance letters.
Today, they're knee-deep—literally in some cases—in the genomes of bacteriophages, viruses that infect and live off bacteria. Their research will be available to scientists all over the world.

We want you to know that our incoming students are the STAR of the show this summer! Student Transition, Advising, and Registration begins June 20 and we will be delighted to meet you and help you begin your college career.