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BTN LiveBIG: Mandela Washington Fellows experience Big Ten hospitality
BTN LiveBIG: Mandela Washington Fellows experience Big Ten hospitality
Rebel. Prisoner. Leader. Nelson Mandela was all of these things and more. He led the fight against the injustice of the South African apartheid state and was jailed for nearly three decades because of it. Then, shortly after he was freed, he became the father of the ?new? South Africa when he was democratically elected […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue Space Day aims to inspire astronauts of tomorrow
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue Space Day aims to inspire astronauts of tomorrow
Every fall, hundreds of elementary and middle school students flock to West Lafayette, Ind., for a fun-filled day of launching water rockets, experimenting with mini Mars rovers and learning about what lies beyond Earth?s atmosphere. Purdue Space Day (PSD) originated in November 1996. At that event, Boilermaker alumnus astronauts Greg Harbaugh and Don Williams spoke […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue 'rolls' out new partnership to develop tomorrow's jet engineers
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue 'rolls' out new partnership to develop tomorrow's jet engineers
One is known for Neil Armstrong and global engineers. The other is known for powering the world?s aircraft and producing exclusive luxury automobiles. Together, they?re planning to create the jet aircraft of the future. Purdue University?s campus in West Lafayette, Ind., is about 4,000 miles from Rolls-Royce?s global headquarters in London, but the company also […]
BTN LiveBIG: At Purdue, a big goal leads to a 'tiny' home
BTN LiveBIG: At Purdue, a big goal leads to a 'tiny' home
During football and basketball games, BTN LiveBIG will spotlight notable examples of research, innovation and community service from around the conference. In-Game stories will provide more background on these features, and the opportunity to view the videos again. It was a simple question, but by no means an easy one to answer: How do you […]
BTN LiveBIG: ICYMI on Twitter…
BTN LiveBIG: ICYMI on Twitter…
[btn-post-package]There are plenty of great stories about students, faculty and alums of the universities in the Big Ten Conference. Too many, in fact, for us to cover here on BTN.com. But many of the ones we don't get to tell in this space still get some love through our Twitter handle, @BTNLiveBIG. We're retweeting, responding […]
BTN LiveBIG: From Turkey to West Lafayette, Purdue professor fuels research
BTN LiveBIG: From Turkey to West Lafayette, Purdue professor fuels research
Through a long and winding journey that took her from Turkey to West Lafayette and many places in between, Gozdem Kilaz hasn?t forgotten what?s most important in her teaching. ?It?s all about the students,? said the assistant professor at Purdue?s school of engineering technology. ?They continue to amaze me. They?re so savvy, so enthusiastic and […]
