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When Defense Becomes a Signal: Purdue Research Reveals How Frogs Balance Attraction and Survival
2025-11-14
New research by Brian Leavell and Ximena Bernal, examines how animals navigate a complex web of communication, competition, and danger.
Homecoming 2025
2025-10-30
Photo essay of the College of Science on Boilermaker Boulevard during Homecoming 2025.
Showalter Trust adds 4 faculty honorees, funds 13 early career faculty
2025-10-28
Purdue University has appointed four recipients as Showalter Faculty Scholars. The addition of Noll Campbell, Qing Deng, Dianne Little and Sandro Matosevic brings the number of currently funded Showalter scholars to 15 on the West Lafayette campus.
In Print: ‘Practical Bioinformatics: A Laboratory Manual’
2025-10-27
This book is a lab manual that can be integrated with a bioinformatics course.
Purdue Biological Sciences launches Genomics, Multiomics & AI Research Area
2025-10-17
Purdue University’s Department of Biological Sciences has announced the launch of a new research unit, the Genomics, Multiomics & AI (GEM-AI)Research Area, bringing together the power of data, biology, and computation to advance understanding of life at its most fundamental levels.