While much of Jung Eun (Jen) Oh’s (MS M’07, PhD CE’08) commitments at World Bank Group focus on transportation projects, the crux of her work involves sustainable development. “It’s finding the best way of using public resources equitably to increase the overall output of an economy, ensure sustainability, and support economic growth,” she says. “It […]
Known as “The Greatest Spectacle in College Racing,” Grand Prix was first held on May 17, 1958, in order to raise money for the Purdue Alumni Scholarship Foundation and give engineering students a chance to exercise their skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm. The idea for the race is credited to five students who decided it should […]
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the earth is currently experiencing a mass extinction of thousands of plant and animal species. If it goes unchecked, 30 to 50 percent of current species could disappear by 2050. Such a loss would devastate the planetary ecosystem. While mass extinctions occurred in prehistoric ages, this one differs […]
The following story appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of Purdue Alumnus Holocaust survivor found his passion, sense of belonging in Purdue sports As a Jewish Latvian teenager, Mickey Kor (P’52) obsessed over death. That outlook, not the product of angst or adolescent depression, bore straight out of the reality of life in a Nazi […]
Beth Elzer (LA’93) has never been one to limit herself. She chose three majors over one (visual communication design, art history, and interdisciplinary film), decided she wanted to live in Europe a few years out of college and pitched a nonexistent job to a university (she was hired), and has merged her design skills and […]
Stephen McKinley Henderson (MA LA’77) has had a busy year. He appeared in two Oscar-nominated films, Fences and Manchester by the Sea, additions that are not too shabby in an already impressive résumé. Henderson started out as a math and political science major at Lincoln University, drawn to the precision of mathematics. But soon poetry […]
Faculty and staff share the stories behind their personal collections The Nature of Inspiration It all started with an image of White Sands. About 10 years ago, Brian Leung, director of the Creative Writing Program, attended an exhibition on graphic art at the Cincinnati Museum of Modern Art. He was captivated by a Ford Times […]
The Boilermakers of Vandenberg Air Force Base One of the first things a young cadet learns is how to properly shine military-issue leather shoes. ROTC programs are designed to model operational military units for which customs and courtesies — including a meticulously presented uniform — are the foundational basis for etiquette and conduct. Col. Chris […]
Geneticist’s ‘superchicken’ research takes flight as metaphor for effective team management William Muir (PhD A’77) gets a kick out of the attention, belated as it is. More than 20 years after he published the findings of a fairly simple research project on egg production among two groups of hens, Muir has achieved a level of […]
Nationally, just over half of all PhD students finish their degrees In the United States, nearly half of all students who enroll in a PhD program will not complete their degree. These numbers may sound surprising, but they are true. Students’ reasons for non-completion are varied, from being underprepared to simply not being willing — […]
