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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?