THE POWER
OF PODCASTING
Boilermakers are building intentional communities through audio storytelling that invites conversations not usually captured in other media.
CALL OF THE WILD
A professor’s pioneering research on wolf behavior contributed to a better understanding of the apex predator and facilitated its reintroduction into the wild.
It’s the beginning of a new semester at Purdue, and it’s the start of something exciting for Purdue Alumnus magazine.
When you click through to the stories in this issue, you’ll be immersed in a compelling visual experience that invites you to interact with each narrative.
You won’t flip through pages, but you’ll still find the content you love—inspiring stories that connect you to the University and to Boilermakers who are leaving their marks through small steps and giant leaps.
108 years. More than 770 issues. Thousands of stories. Our magazine has a substantial legacy, but in some ways, we’re just getting started.
Welcome to the new Purdue Alumnus. We hope you like it here.
And be sure to share your thoughts—we’d love to know what you want to see in future issues.
GROUNDED IN HISTORY
The Purdue Memorial Union’s ground floor is renovated and revamped—with a meaningful nod to history.
RED BRICK
On a Mission
Boilermakers become first married couple on a commercial space flight.
Mung on the Move
Mung Chiang’s Purdue experience has engineered him for success as the University’s next president.
London Calling
Purdue Global’s first education-abroad program puts knowledge into action.
Studies in Resilience
Ukrainian scholars find personal and academic refuge at Purdue.
Pivoting to Protect
Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory plays crucial role in Purdue’s fight against COVID-19.
Talk About a Giant Leap!
Together, more than 80,000 alumni, friends, and fans gave a record-shattering $542.1 million to Purdue over the past year.
KICKOFF
A member of the Purdue women’s soccer team displays her athletic prowess in 1925. At that time, women’s sports were sponsored by the Women’s Athletic Association, a group that aimed to provide “hearty and wholesome recreation.”
“Athletics, perhaps more than any other factor in university life, affords a greater opportunity for the women to manifest in themselves spontaneity, interest, and character.”
—Debris
DEBRIS
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