LiveBIG: Purdue
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue grad finds opportunity is the mother of invention
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue grad finds opportunity is the mother of invention
For Steve Katsaros, it all started with a nagging idea. Walking by a construction site one evening, he noticed a rope of construction lights all drawing power from a chugging, polluting generator. Immediately, a question came to his mind: Was it necessary? The next day, he went home and sketched a simple but elegant solution […]
BTN LiveBIG: Big Ten Conference well-represented among this year's Churchill Scholars
BTN LiveBIG: Big Ten Conference well-represented among this year's Churchill Scholars
?Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.? ?The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.? ?A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.? As the quotes above show, Winston Churchill, Britain?s prime minister during World War […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue students' fundraising effort provides a lesson for life
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue students' fundraising effort provides a lesson for life
Students at Big Ten universities aren?t waiting until they get out into the ?real world? to make a difference. Find out how they?re working together to create positive, meaningful change in this BTN LiveBIG series: the Student Section. Chris Kowal, assistant professor of consumer science and director of Purdue University?s Center for Professional Selling, gave […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue's Conlin Durbin, student entrepreneur
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue's Conlin Durbin, student entrepreneur
Students at Big Ten universities aren?t waiting until they get out into the ?real world? to make a difference. Find out how they?re working together to create positive, meaningful change in this BTN LiveBIG series: the Student Section. On the campus of Purdue University, there?s a place called The Anvil. It?s not a forge, but […]
BTN LiveBIG: From the basketball court to the lab, Big Ten fights cancer
BTN LiveBIG: From the basketball court to the lab, Big Ten fights cancer
A couple of weeks ago, basketball coaches across the Big Ten Conference made a fashion statement of sorts. They donned snazzy sneakers on the hardwood, even though many of them were wearing suits and ties, to take part in Coaches vs. Cancer, a nationwide campaign that annually draws public attention to advocacy and fundraising efforts […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue applies processing power to human physiology
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue applies processing power to human physiology
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. From a military standpoint, one of the most significant features of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan […]
