News Articles for 2025
Software startup Molecular Intelligence improves structuring molecules from cryo-EM image data
2025-03-12
Purdue University experts in the College of Science and Rosen Center for Advanced Computing have launched Molecular Intelligence, a software company whose solutions help researchers determine the 3D structures of biomolecules imaged with cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM).
Excellence at scale: Purdue ranks 4th nationally for U.S. patents received
2025-03-11
Purdue University researchers received 213 patents in 2024, ranking 7th among universities worldwide
Rethinking grades: How alternative grading strategies are changing the biology classroom
2025-03-05
Exams, assignments, and letter grades often determine future opportunities—but do traditional grading methods actually support learning?
For more than 75 years, Purdue University has played a vital role in fostering young scientific minds through the Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair (LRSEF).
One Health: Using cross-species genomic analyses to track population health
2025-02-21
Our genome determines some of our individual physical traits — like the color of our eyes — but what can it tell us about our health as a population?
How mosquitos hear may inspire new ways to detect natural disasters
2025-02-21
One of nature’s most disliked creatures may very well unlock a breakthrough in disaster response.
Tackling Alzheimer’s: Purdue scientists map genetic risks for women
2025-02-19
An interdisciplinary team of Purdue researchers has made significant strides in uncovering genetic and biological factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s—particularly in women.
One Health: Control of protein folding strikes at the root of disease
2025-02-11
The shared culprit in a slew of diseases — cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes — is molecules our cells have made incorrectly.
Purdue researchers advance RNA medical discovery decades ahead of schedule
2025-02-11
The program they developed, named NuFold, will help bridge the gap of scarcity in the library of RNA structures by using computational modeling.
Four science students honored at Academic All-Big Ten
2025-01-31
Four Purdue University College of Science students were honored at the Fall Sports Academic All-Big Ten.
How Neurons Navigate Their Environment: Insights That Could Transform Medicine
2025-01-21
How do neurons, the building blocks of our nervous system, know where to go during growth and repair? Understanding this process is key to developing treatments for nerve injuries and neurological diseases.
This Year’s Nobel Prize In Medicine Hold Promise In Treating Numerous Diseases
2025-01-15
Scientists regard microRNAs as master regulators of the genome due to their ability to bind to and alter the expression of many protein-coding RNAs.
First look: Purdue’s new Academic Success Building in Indianapolis
2025-01-15
The 248,000-square-foot building, set to be completed in May 2027, will be the centerpiece of Purdue’s expansion in the capital city