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Purdue is a global university built on interdisciplinary research that embraces the concept of "Discovery with Delivery." With a focus on student access, success and diversity, Purdue also has one of the largest international student populations of any public university.

  • Purdue's Crown Jewel

    Discovery Park is the crown jewel of Purdue University. It is home to the university's interdisciplinary research programs and a place where scientists and students work to turn today's visions into tomorrow's reality. Centers focus on research in areas ranging from health-care engineering, nanotechnology, life sciences and cyber infrastructure, to climate change, entrepreneurship, cancer diagnosis, homeland security and alternative energy.

  • Purdue Research Park Receiving National Acclaim

    Purdue Research Park, an award-winning and nationally acclaimed business incubator, is creating jobs and opportunities based on discovery bubbling over from the university and other labs. The 725-acre park is the largest university-affiliated research park in the country. The park has more than 160 companies, 100 of which are tech-related companies sharing common ground, employs more than 3,100 people and works to find solutions in such areas as the efficient production of ethanol, nerve regeneration for paraplegics, and other medical technology areas.

  • Neil Armstrong Gives Papers to Purdue Libraries

    The personal story of the first person to land a craft on the moon and to step on its surface will live forever - in the Purdue University Libraries.

    Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong will give his alma mater personal papers that will serve as historic archives and scholarly resources, university President France A. Córdova announced Saturday (Nov. 1) during an event in the Purdue Memorial Union prior to the football game against Michigan.

  • Purdue Students Go Global With Service Projects

    From Kenya to South Africa to Ecuador, Purdue University students are using the skills they learn in the classroom to help others around the world.

    In 2008 more than 3,700 students participated in service-learning projects, which were incorporated into the curricula of approximately 175 courses. Purdue plans to expand the number of service-learning courses, through which students will work on projects locally and internationally.

  • Purdue 2nd in International Student Enrollment

    Purdue University has the second largest international student population among U.S. public universities and places fifth overall, according to a recent Institute of International Education report.

  • Fingerprints Provide Clues to More Than Just Identity

    Fingerprints can reveal critical evidence, as well as an identity, with the use of a new technology developed at Purdue University that detects trace amounts of explosives, drugs or other materials left behind in the prints.