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Rate Keith Smith: One-on-One

Original at link.brightcove.com external link    Wed, Nov 18

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Purdue wide receiver Keith Smith sits down with Rick Pizzo to talk about the upcoming game against Indiana for the Old Oaken Bucket. (Purdue Football, 11/18/09)

Rate New 'finFETs' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips

Original at purdue.edu external link    Wed, Nov 11

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Findings are detailed in three research papers being presented during the International Electron Devices Meeting on Dec. 7-9 in Baltimore. The work is led by doctoral student Yanqing Wu, who provided major contributions for two of the papers. [Read More]

Rate Rodriguez meets disgruntled Boilermaker after game

Original at Freep.com external link    Sat, Nov 7

After Michigan's 38-36 loss to Purdue on Saturday, Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez went to meet Purdue coach Danny Hope at midfield in the traditional postgame handshake.

Past Month

 

Rate OLS professor to present free leadership workshop in Indianapolis

Original at Purdue Technology external link    Thu, Nov 5

Purdue University's Manufacturing Extension Partnership will offer a workshop on Nov. 20 in Indianapolis that will focus on leadership. Rodney Vandeveer, a professor in Purdue's organizational leadership and supervision department, will lead the workshop.

Rate Indiana sportswriter gives nod to Michigan over Purdue

Original at Freep.com external link    Wed, Nov 4

Michigan looked terrible at Illinois on Saturday, especially in the second half when the Wolverines allowed 31 unanswered points. But their next opponent, Purdue, may have looked even worse, losing at Wisconsin, 37-0.

Rate Purdue’s Black Cultural Center to host civil rights leader

Original at Lafayette Online external link    Wed, Oct 28

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., co-founder, president and CEO of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, will speak Nov. 11 at Purdue University. His talk, sponsored by Purdue's Black Cultural Center, begins at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall. The event is free and open to the pu...

Year 2009

 

Rate Big Ten standings

Original at Freep.com external link    Sat, Oct 10

Conf overall w-l w-l pf pa Ohio St. 3-0 5-1 178 72 Iowa 2-0 6-0 154 95 Wisconsin 2-1 5-1 188 154 Minnesota 2-1 4-2 162 143 Michigan St. 2-1 3-3 181 137 Penn St. 1-1 5-1 187 61 Northwestern 1-1 4-2 175 137 Michigan 1-2 4-2 198 147 Indiana 0-2 3-3 134 169 Purdue 0-2 1-5 171 183 Illinois 0-3 1-4 85 143

Rate Once More, With Feeling: One-Legged Jimmy Clausen and Irish Pull Out Win At Purdue

Original at Rakes Of Mallow external link    Sun, Sep 27

By CW It's never easy, and sometimes it ain't pretty, but a fourth and goal pass to Kyle Rudolph gave Notre Dame the win at West Lafayette Saturday night.  Without their top receiver, top running back and top quarterback (for part of the night), the Irish gritted out a win against a very game Boile...

Rate Big Ten standings

Original at Freep.com external link    Sat, Sep 26

Conf overall w-l w-l pf pa Michigan 1-0 4-0 150 91 Iowa 1-0 4-0 92 46 Wisconsin 1-0 4-0 144 95 Minnesota 1-0 3-1 99 92 Ohio St. 1-0 3-1 114 45 Penn St. 0-1 3-1 100 41 Indiana 0-1 3-1 113 89 Northwestern 0-1 2-2 132 110 Illinois 0-1 1-2 54 84 Purdue 0-0 1-3 130 121 Michigan St. 0-1 1-3 131 103

Rate Better Know A Boiler: Ralph Bolden

Original at Rakes Of Mallow external link    Wed, Sep 23

By CW 10 days ago: Purdue running back Ralph Bolden, center, loses his helmet as Oregon defenders Spencer Paysinger, top, and Casey Matthews tackle him during the first half of their NCAA college football game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Browse more photos »

Rate Twinkling nanostars cast new light into biomedical imaging

Original at purdue.edu external link    Tue, Jul 28

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Purdue University researchers have created magnetically responsive gold nanostars that may offer a new approach to biomedical imaging. Alexander Wei, a professor of chemistry, and Kenneth Ritchie, an associate professor of physics, led the team that created the new gyromagnetic im...

Rate Indiana life-sciences firm signs deal to use research space at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center

Original at purdue.edu external link    Tue, Jul 28

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An Indiana medical-device company has signed a research agreement through the Purdue Research Foundation to use laboratories and equipment at Purdue University's Birck Nanotechnology Center, officials announced Thursday (July 16).

Rate Week in Review

Original at Seed Magazine external link    Thu, Jun 11

 NY Happy news for arborists, then, that Douglass Jacobs, an associate professor of forestry and natural resources at Purdue University in Indiana, has bred the genes from the Chinese chestnut that enable it to resist the blight into the American chestnut ...

Rate Social networking revolutionizes communication

Original at Purdue Exponent external link    Mon, Jun 8

 IN Sometimes I couldn't believe the mediocrity these universities allowed to represent them to students who might never tour the campus or sit in on a class. Since I applied, Purdue has redesigned its Web site. Maybe it's time for Purdue to also ...

Rate FAST program expanding

Original at WLFI.com external link    Wed, Jun 3

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And we get the continuous follow up that only the stability of Purdue University can bring into the community," said FAST supporter, JoAnn Miller. She said the research Purdue can provide will be invaluable to FAST's success. ... Help grows for at-risk Lafayette students Journal and Courier

Rate Opinion: Gophers Conclude Regular Season in Indiana

Original at Gophersports.com external link    Wed, Apr 15

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Minnesota will face Indiana State in a non-conference match in Terre Haute on Saturday and then travels to West Lafayette to take on Purdue in the regular season finale on Sunday. The Gophers have lost five straight matches to sit at 9-11 overall and ...

Rate Opinion: NCAA: (5 seed) Purdue 61 - (12 seed) Northern Iowa 56

Original at Old Gold Free Press external link    Fri, Mar 20

 IN There’s an old saying about the NCAA Tournament that goes something like "the goal is to survive and advance" and I think today’s Purdue-Northern Iowa game is a perfect example of that. Purdue started the game with just about every weapon in their ...

Rate Opinion: PSU not sweating tourney significance against Purdue

Original at Penn State Digital Collegian external link    Fri, Mar 13

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3 seed Purdue and Penn State is likely off the bubble and into the field of 65. So why does its star point guard want no part in any in-or-out discussion? Soaking both feet in a bucket of ice water after Thursday night's 66-51 win, Talor Battle had a ...

Rate Hoops Week in Review

Original at The-Ozone.net external link    Wed, Mar 11

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Bucknuts.com  OH And yet last week despite that terrible setback, Northwestern went on the road to Purdue and pulled off another shocking road win--much like their trip to East Lansing just one week before they hosted Indiana. With wins at Michigan State and Purdue, ...

Rate Researchers from Purdue, India lead nanomaterials conference

Original at Purdue Technology external link    Mon, Mar 9

Timothy Fisher, professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue who leads the thermalHUB project in Discovery Park. Timothy Sands, Purdue's Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering and director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center in Discovery Park.

Rate A dish best served cold…

Original at Off the Tracks external link    Fri, Feb 20

By T-Mill(noreply@blogger.com) January 31, 2002 at Bloomington: #25 Indiana 66, Purdue 52 (Purdue finished 12-17, 4-11 Big Ten) January 15, 2005 at West Lafayette: Indiana75, Purdue 73 March 1, 2006 at West Lafayette: Indiana 70, Purdue 59 (Purdue finished 9-19, 3-13 Big Ten)

Rate Purdue in Princeton Review’s top 100 ‘best value’ colleges

Original at Lafayette Online external link    Thu, Jan 8

If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then Purdue University is for you. “Founded in 1869 in West Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue quickly became ... Purdue, IU named 'best values' Journal and Courier Two Indiana Schools on 'Best Value' List Inside INdiana Business (press release)

Rate Opinion: North not fazed by arena, audience

Original at Journal Review external link    Mon, Dec 29

 IN - “When I walked in and saw (Purdue forward) Robbie Hummel and all those Purdue guys,” North Montgomery senior guard Kal Airey said. “I saw (Boilermaker guard ... Byrd leads Chargers past Winchester Journal and Courier

Rate Purdue - Team Notes

Original at usatoday.com external link    Tue, Nov 18

INSIDE SLANT Curtis Painter threw the ball 30 times last week and his shoulder is still attached. That's enough to get him the start against Indiana on Senior Day. "He'll start his last game unless he's in the infirmary," coach Joe Tiller said. "Even if he hasn't improved a lick from last week t...

Rate Study Shows Drivers Feel Free to Ignore Speed Limits

Original at Wired News external link    Mon, Nov 17

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By Keith Barry From the Autopia Unintended Consequences Department comes this dispatch from Tippecanoe County, Indiana, where researchers at Purdue University say the majority of drivers have no problem going 5, 10 or even 20 mph over the speed limit and see no...

Rate Purdue Boilermakers Basketball Season Preview

Original at Kornheiser's Cartel external link    Wed, Nov 12

By Billynho(Billy.Buckles@gmail.com) The schedule is equal parts kind and challenging for Purdue. They play Davidson, Duke and likely Georgia in the non-conference, yet won't leave the state of Indiana until Big Ten play unless they reach the Preseason NIT semi-finals in New York. With just two other ranked Big Ten teams, Purd...

Rate Everyone But the "Experts" Saw Purdue Quarterback Issues Coming

Original at Kornheiser's Cartel external link    Tue, Nov 4

By Billynho(Billy.Buckles@gmail.com) Who did Drew Brees and Kyle Orton have to throw and handoff to? Take your pick of all the running backs, wide receivers and tight ends that played for Joe Tiller before Painter became starter... Joey Harris, Vinny Sutherland, Chris Daniels, John Standeford, and Tim Stratton seem like fair ch...

Rate Freshman Plue finds place at Purdue

Original at Albany Times Union external link    Mon, Nov 3

At a recent press conference, veteran Purdue coach Joe Tiller said that Plue had "great feet with great desire and the physical skills to match. What he doesn't have is experience.'' Plue has already been listed as a starter on the depth chart for this Saturday's game at Michigan State. Purdu...

Rate Hens in Tiller's future

Original at Toledo Blade external link    Sat, Nov 1

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue coach Joe Tiller is going to slip into a seat at Fifth Third Field one of these days. With his career in serious danger of grinding to a halt after the Boilermakers' last regular season game (like UM, Purdue is 2-6 and one loss shy of elimination from bowl contentio...

Rate Purdue's Painter has bad shoulder; question mark against UM

Original at Toledo Blade external link    Wed, Oct 29

Tiller, the Toledo native and Rogers High graduate, is supposed to retire following this season after 18 years as a coach (12 with Purdue). His Boilermakers need to win out for him to avoid tying his personal high of seven losses in a season, set in 1992 at Wyoming.

Rate Michigan sorts through minor injures before Purdue game

Original at Toledo Blade external link    Mon, Oct 27

• This has nothing to do with personnel, but Rodriguez is getting his first crack at Purdue since Boilermakers coach Joe Tiller seemed to call Rodriguez a “guy in a wizard hat selling snake oil” for luring recruit Roy Roundtree away from Purdue last winter. Rodriguez said he and Tiller “had...

Rate Opinion: "Poets & Writers" on Purdue University's MFA Program

Original at Sycamore Review external link    Sun, Oct 19

By Erin Blakeslee Purdue University can make a credible claim to sharing the same funding tier as Florida, Indiana, and Wisconsin, as West Lafayette, Indiana, is far and away the most inexpensive locale featured thus far - 7 percent less expensive than Valdosta. A three-year, fully funded program, Purd...

Rate Midweek Mierda: Where to Start? How About the Entire Plan?

Original at Buckeye Commentary external link    Wed, Oct 15

By Massey Ron Hudson: Who? He is the offensive coordinator from Louisiana Lafayette, which currently ranks 5th in total offense and his dual threat quarterback, Michael Desormeaux, has 700 yards rushing and 1000 yards passing in six games, including 242 and 234 total yards against Illinois and...

Rate No Purdue wins at OSU since '88

Original at Toledo Blade external link    Sat, Oct 11

COLUMBUS — There is nothing quite like the freedom of speech enjoyed by a guy heading out the door on his own terms. Purdue head coach Joe Tiller has told everyone this will be his last season with the Boilermakers, and it appears he will be free-spirited and enjoy the final ride around the Big...

Rate Tastes Like Preview … PurdueVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Buckeye Commentary external link    Fri, Oct 10

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By Massey Purdue Pass Offense v. OSU: Joe Tiller, what have you done with Curtis Painter? The Boilermaker QB came into the 2008 season as heralded as any quarterback in the league. To date, he is having his worst statistical season with a 1:1 TD/INT ratio. He was benched in the fourth of their loss to Penn...

Rate Essentials On The Even Of Purdue and Notre Dame Square OffVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Rakes Of Mallow external link    Fri, Sep 26

By CW The initial video we have to show is from my first of many truly traumatizing home game experiences as a Notre Dame student.  Going into this game, the Irish had upset Michigan and womped Washington in the Stadium, meaning that the in-state clash with number fifteen Purdue felt like a big-t...

Rate Opinion: Keep Your Friends Close, Enemies Closer: Purdue

Original at Buckeye Commentary external link    Sun, Aug 31

By Massey 6) The Boilermaker backfield looks good with Curtis Painter returning for an assault on Drew Brees’ records. Can Painter duplicate his junior season with all new wide receivers? 11) Tell us something about Purdue that Phil Steele did not.

Rate Podcast: Oliver North – September 11 and American Patriotism

Original at Town Hall external link    Wed, Jan 23

By info@townhall.com (the Leaders of the Conservative Movement) Lt. Col. Oliver North speaks to a packed audience of students and community members at Purdue University about September 11th and patriotism in America. This event was part of Young America's Foundation’s campus lecture program.

Year 2007

 

Rate Big Ten Review

Original at Buckeye Commentary external link    Sun, Oct 14

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By Massey A couple words: This game is a perfect example of why many fans and critics alike think that the Big Ten is weak…See that angle, but think this had a lot more to do with the fact that Ron Zook has a young group who was looking ahead to Michigan…Illinitalk discusses special teams concerns, kill...

Rate Opinion: Google Picks Winners In Campus-Building Contest

Original at WebProNews external link    Wed, Jul 11

By Doug Caverly These champs, who hail from the University of Minnesota, Purdue University, Concordia University, Loyola Campus, Stanford University, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, and Dartmouth College, will now get to spend three d...

Rate New Imaging Technique Could be Useful for Early Detection of Multiple Sclerosis

Original at Medgadget.com external link    Thu, Jun 28

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Research findings are detailed in a paper appearing online this month in the Journal of Neuroscience Research. The paper was authored by biomedical engineering doctoral student Yan Fu and postdoctoral research associate Haifeng Wang; Terry B. Huff, a graduate teaching assistant in th...

Rate Purdue letter that initially cleared embattled researcher surfaces

Original at The Courier-Journal external link    Fri, May 18

Purdue officials have kept quiet about an inquiry last year into research misconduct allegations against Rusi Taleyarkhan, a Purdue scientist who claimed to have come up with an inexpensive way to produce nuclear energy. But a Dec. 15, 2006, letter that served as final word on the inquiry...

Rate Special prosecutor reviewing complaint against judge/instructor

Original at The Courier-Journal external link    Fri, May 18

Judge Les Meade said he was just dealing with a class disturbance in a reasonable way when he took a cell phone away from a Purdue University student last month. But when he refused to return the phone to the student at the end of the business law class, Meade said, Purdue police accused him of t...

Rate Congress scolds Purdue's cursory probe into research misconduct

Original at The Courier-Journal external link    Thu, May 10

A strongly worded memo a Congressional committee sent to Purdue Thursday scolds university officials for their shallow inquiry into multiple research misconduct claims and challenged the university to correct its mistakes. For years controversy has swirled around Rusi Taleyarkha...

Rate Ex-football player's case in jury's hands

Original at The Courier-Journal external link    Thu, Apr 26

A jury is deliberating whether former a Purdue University football player is guilty of attempted rape in connection with two 2005 attacks on female students. A Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 jury of six men and six women began deliberating the case about 2:50 p.m. Kyle D. Williams, 20, of Boling...

Rate BLOGTOBERFEST! BET YOU FORGOT THIS FEATURE EXISTED EDITION!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at everydayshouldbesaturday.com external link    Tue, Apr 10

By Orson Swindle …and the Fulmer Cup Taketh!…as Purdue immediately gets those two points back via a public intoxication and resisting arrest charge for linebacker Jeff Lindsay. We expect the resisting arrest charges to be dropped, since they run that place in West Lafayette.

Rate New Wound Healing Materials

Original at Medgadget.com external link    Mon, Apr 2

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By bourisly(bourisly@gmail.com) Purdue University researchers are currently in the development stages of quick-solidifying scaffold materials specifically designed to be injected into damaged bones, spinal cord, and other tissues. Here is a scoop from Purdue University: Because the material starts out as a liqui...

Rate Opinion: As we say goodbye to a friend, some say goodbye to their decency

Original at ProgressiveU.org external link    Tue, Mar 20

By erika Wade Steffey was a 19 year old Purdue freshman from Bloomington, IN who disappeared about 12:30 AM on January 13th, 2007.  He was discovered yesterday, deceased, in a high voltage utility room of Owen Hall, the building at which he was last seen.  He had called a friend because he was trying...

Rate Purdue Handed First Home Loss

Original at Buckeye Commentary external link    Wed, Jan 31

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By Massey Ohio State marched into Mackey Arena tonight and dispatched Purdue 78-60. This was an impressive victory on a few levels. Purdue was undefeated at home this year, former coach and comb-over extraordinaire Gene Keady was in the house for motivation and this was to be a statement game for the...

Year 2006

 

Rate MSU Monday Football Podcast

Original at WZZM external link    Tue, Oct 31

John L. Smith talks about the loss to Indiana and upcoming game with Purdue

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