EAPS News

10-08-2026

Meet some of the Purdue alums who have powered NASA’s Artemis program

Boilermakers have taken part in virtually every stage of the program that will bring humankind back to the moon. Purdue EAPS alumna Marie Henderson (PhD planetary science ’21) is helping shape NASA’s Artemis program!

09-25-2026

Purdue-led study finds an ancient history of water on Mars that shifted over time

From orbit, a carbonate-rich band of rock along the inside edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater looked like it might be the remains of an ancient lakeshore. Then NASA’s Perseverance rover drove up to it and found something more complicated. Instead of preserving evidence from one watery environment, the rocks recorded several episodes when water moved through or interacted with them, according to a Purdue University-led study. The research was led by Candice Bedford, a research scientist in Purdue’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.

09-21-2026

The High Cost of Climate Change on Worker Productivity

UCDAVIS — Study Quantifies the Cost of Heat Stress for Workers Worldwide. EAPS's Matt Huber was a part of the research team.

09-17-2026

Purdue Science offers tutoring assistance in Indianapolis through the SMART Center

Purdue University students in Indianapolis will now have an added option for free drop-in tutoring via the College of Science. The Science and Mathematics Academic Resource and Tutoring (SMART) Center is a College of Science student support service that is facilitated by tutors comprised of departmental graduate teaching assistants and trained undergraduate tutors. The SMART Center will be available to provide drop-in tutoring support throughout the semester Sunday through Friday, including evenings.

09-14-2026

Life on Earth 66 million years ago may have faced two disasters back-to-back

Space Daily — New modeling by Purdue University researcher Brandon Johnson suggests impact dust trapped an intense heat pulse after the asteroid strike that preceded the extinction of the dinosaurs.

09-02-2026

New Purdue findings could improve air quality forecasting

The longer pollution remains in the atmosphere, the more it can negatively impact people and the environment. Understanding how long these particles linger in the air helps scientists better predict air quality and improve climate models.