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8 hrs ago | WANE-TV Fort Wayne

Teacher honored, given $22,000 car

North Side High School music teacher Ed King II owns his dream car. On Friday night, after hundreds of donations, King's friends and family gave him the keys to his 2011 black Ford Mustang.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Ford Mustang, Hatchback, Convertible, Ford, Fort Wayne, IN

12 hrs ago | Shanghai Daily

Exchange students enjoy life in Shanghai

DESPITE cultural differences, international exchange students said they find it easy to live in Shanghai because the city is well developed.

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Related Topix: World News, China

16 hrs ago | WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Legion giving $1 million to Oklahoma tornado victim veterans

Purdue University is expecting hundreds of scientists from around the world to descend on main campus next month for a conference on the most recent research on the Great Lakes.

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Related Topix: Indianapolis, IN, Card Game, Games

20 hrs ago | MediLexicon

Alcohol Impairment Goes Beyond BAC Number

Drivers may think they have the green light to drive when their blood alcohol levels fall below the legal limit or the buzz wears off, but that's not the case, says a Purdue University expert.

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Related Topix: Health

Yesterday | Ag Professional

The search for large farmers

If you talk to someone in agriculture long enough, the size of a nearby farm is bound to come up.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, United States Department of Agriculture, US News

Yesterday | Daily Journal

Purdue to host international Great Lakes gathering

Purdue University is expecting hundreds of scientists from around the world to descend on main campus next month for a conference on the most recent research on the Great Lakes.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Daily Reporter

Students show problem-solving skills

Making her case: Senior Sara Jones, 18, explains her research project on the merits of Gatorade to Purdue University representatives Harold Baker and Jacqueline Brown Tuesday night at Greenfield-Central High School.

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Gizmag

Flexible, transparent graphene-and-silver electrodes have many potential uses

Transparent electrodes are in and of themselves nothing all that new - they're currently used in things like touchscreens and flat-screen TVs.

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Related Topix: Gadgets

BioSpace

Indiana University and Receive PCORI Award to Improve Health Care Access for Underinsured

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! INDIANAPOLIS -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved a three-year research award of more than $2 million to the Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research and the Regenstrief Institute Inc.

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Related Topix: Purdue University Indianapolis, Northeastern University

The Reporter-Times

Poultry judging team places second

The Morgan County senior poultry judging team took second place at the Indiana State Poultry Judging contest at Purdue University May 18.

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Business Wire

Apps May Help Children Affected by Severe, Non-Verbal Autism to Communicate

They credit SPEAK all!, an iPad application, with the enriched communication they now have with him.

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Related Topix: Ipad, Science / Technology

Agri Marketing

Purdue Issues New Publication On Fungicides

PURDUE ISSUES NEW PUBLICATION ON FUNGICIDES May 23, 2013 Source: Purdue University news release A new publication designed to help farmers make fungicide-related decisions is now available through Purdue Extension.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Wed May 22, 2013

Manhattan American

Central Athletics Host College Commitment Day

Lincoln-Way Central High School student athletes who have committed to continue their education and athletic careers at the collegiate level were honored May 15 at the school.

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Related Topix: North Central College, Central College, Ohio University, Aurora University, Wesleyan University

The Indianapolis Star

Without debate, Purdue approves tuition freeze

Purdue University trustees today finalized a two-year tuition freeze on the flagship campus and 2 percent tuition increases at regional campuses.

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Related Topix: Mitch Daniels, US Governors

Science Daily

Innovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays

The electrode is made of silver nanowires covered with a material called graphene, an extremely thin layer of carbon.

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New Scientist

Earth's tides are shoving the moon away faster

EARTH is shoving the moon away faster now than it has done for most of the past 50 million years, says a new model for the way tides influence the lunar orbit.

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Related Topix: Astronomy, Science, West Lafayette, IN, Science / Technology

Indiana's NewsCenter

Overcoming the Fears of Tornados, Purdue Experts Explain

The tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area on Monday may be especially frightening for children because of the destruction to schools and the number of children who died, says a Purdue University child development expert.

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WBNS

Program offers cancer survivors fitness, support

It was as if one day everything was fine, and the next day, there was cancer, she said.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Kinesiology, Breast Cancer

Tue May 21, 2013

The Tribune

SPORTS: Hope Rides

Submitted photo/ Seymour native and Purdue University student Colin Aker is about to embark on the Journey of Hope cross-country bicycle trek.

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Related Topix: Seymour, IN, Student Society, Pi Kappa Phi, Fraternities

Journal Gazette

John Stafford gets Sagamore as parting honor

If you are interested in this story, you might be interested in others from The Journal Gazette.

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Related Topix: Fort Wayne, IN, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Pence, US Governors, Allen County, IN