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Archaeological Legacy Institute, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University announced July 24 that the Taraia Object Expedition will depart in October in search of Amelia Earhart’s lost aircraft. The expedition seeks to help complete the historic journey that ended with her disappearance 89 years ago.

ALI, Purdue expedition to search for Amelia Earhart’s plane will depart in October Archaeological Legacy Institute, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University announced July 24 that the Taraia Object Expedition will depart in October in search of Amelia Earhart’s lost aircraft.

What are interim President Mitch Daniels’ priorities as he shepherds Purdue into a new era? 🚀 He discusses what he hopes to accomplish in this transitional time on the latest episode of . Get his insights:

Special Edition: America at 250: Mitch Daniels on Higher Education, Free Speech and Democracy - Purdue Stories In this special episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Mitch Daniels, interim president of Purdue University, in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Daniels served for 10 years as Purdue’s…

Mike Moran has spent a lifetime reading American history through coins — as an author, a member of an advisory committee to the U.S. Mint and advocate whose work helped bring classic silver dollars back through the U.S. Mint. His Boilermaker story also includes a study abroad scholarship to help engineering students learn about the world’s economy.

Purdue alumnus Michael Moran on coins and giving Explore how Purdue alumnus Michael Moran turns coin collecting into lessons in history, leadership and student support.

A Purdue-backed consortium won a $160 million grant award from the National Science Foundation that will fuel the creation of a major musculoskeletal research hub in the state of Indiana.

Purdue-backed consortium wins National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines competition

Purdue is continuing to expand its significant research enterprise in Indianapolis with the planned acquisition of a state-of-the-art laboratory facility on the city’s northwest side. The Purdue Research Foundation late last month completed the purchase of the Northwest Indianapolis Research Building, located at 5735 W. 96th St., with plans to transfer ownership to the university in the future.

Purdue to expand research footprint in Indianapolis with new facility Purdue University is continuing to expand its research enterprise in Indianapolis with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art laboratory facility on the northwest side of the city.

After decades of growing in Purdue’s Botany and Plant Pathology teaching greenhouses, a towering agave has entered its once-in-a-lifetime bloom. Now identified as Agave americana and standing more than 45 feet tall, the “century plant” is producing a flowering spike that can grow several inches each day.

Agave Death Bloom 2026 After decades of growth, an Agave plant flowers once—sending up a towering stalk before completing its life cycle. This rare event is unfolding right now in Purdue’s Botany and Plant Pathology teaching greenhouses.

Krista Johnson is a lab coordinator in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. In this video, Johnson explains what an agave death bloom is and why this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Telephone pole-sized ‘death bloom’ towers over Purdue greenhouse | Purdue Expert Krista Johnson is a lab coordinator in the College of Agriculture’s...

Purdue, a leading land-grant institution committed to affordability and accessibility, is ranked second nationally and tops in Indiana and across the Big Ten in SmartAsset’s 2026 study of America’s Best Value Public Universities for its cost of attendance, median alumni earnings and graduation rate.

Purdue ranked No. 2 in America’s Best Value Public Universities study Purdue is ranked second nationally and tops in Indiana and across the Big Ten in SmartAsset’s 2026 study of America’s Best Value Public Universities.

In a paper published in Science Advances, Purdue engineers demonstrated a way to achieve simultaneous high strength and plasticity in cobalt aluminum intermetallics, which could pave the way toward designing advanced materials for structural usage in extreme environments, including aerospace and outer space, energy, and defense applications.

Purdue engineers unlock key to combining exceptional strength with plasticity in advanced structural material In a paper published in Science Advances, Purdue University engineers demonstrated a way to achieve simultaneous high strength and plasticity in cobalt aluminum (CoAl) intermetallics.

Ava Flynn pursues innovation in honor of her mother, her own personal cancer journey and the legacy of Tyler Trent. Learn how for Flynn, medicine was never just a career path — it was personal.

Purdue biomedical engineering student wins Tyler Trent Award After losing her mother to cancer and surviving Hodgkin’s lymphoma herself, Ava Flynn pursues biomedical engineering to advance oncology research.