August 2, 2017
New cancer therapy eliminates toxic delivery vehicles for microRNA
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a mechanism for delivering tumor-suppressing microRNAs that eliminates the need for toxic delivery vehicles.
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July 6, 2017
Lilly and Purdue University announce strategic research collaboration
Lilly will provide up to $52 million to fund life science research over five years
Read MoreJune 26, 2017
Purdue researchers looking to improve net-zero housing
Low-income families typically dedicate three times as much of their household income to energy costs than the average family. Purdue University political science professor Leigh Raymond is leading a team that is researching a way to make energy-efficient housing and transportation more affordable for these families.
Read MoreJune 22, 2017
Satellite technology could help agricultural producers more accurately measure subsurface moisture
Agricultural producers could, in the future, make use of better forecasts to more efficiently irrigate their fields using a Purdue-developed technology that could more accurately sense soil moisture below the surface through measuring the reflections of communication satellite signals.
Read MoreJune 22, 2017
Tourette Syndrome risk increases in people with genetic copy variations
An international team that just conducted the largest study of Tourette Syndrome has identified genetic abnormalities that are the first definitive risk genes for the disorder.
Read MoreJune 21, 2017
Research collaboration brings new concepts for potassium-ion batteries
Researchers are making progress in developing rechargeable batteries based on potassium, a potential alternative to lithium that’s less expensive and far more plentiful, and also have shown how to derive carbon for battery electrodes from old tires.
Read MoreJune 14, 2017
Neurotoxin in cigarette smoke worsens pain in spinal cord injuries
Researchers have identified a key component in cigarette smoke that worsens pain in people with spinal cord injury, suggesting that a critical element within tobacco is responsible for such pain-inducing effects.
Read MoreJune 9, 2017
Concept could sustainably meet human resource needs of ‘full earth’
A new concept proposes to provide food, energy and water resources for the world’s growing population by combining systems that simultaneously use different parts of sunlight’s spectrum to produce crops, generate electricity, collect heat and purify water.
Read MoreJune 8, 2017
Major investment in multi-user equipment significantly improves Purdue’s research infrastructure
The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships (EVPRP) is pleased to announce eight awards to acquire major multi-user scientific instruments that will invigorate and accelerate research projects across the West Lafayette campus. These projects were made possible by support from the Office of the President and approved for funding in the 2017 spring semester. The investment was enabled by the record research expenditures in fiscal year 2016 of over $622 million, and recognizes and further supports faculty successes in research as well as their efforts to compete for sponsored research awards.
Read MoreJune 6, 2017
New clinical trial to study effects that service dogs have on veterans with PTSD
A new clinical trial, led by the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for the Human Animal Bond, hopes to quantify the effects and role of service dogs for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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