Researchers analyzed the prescription records of over two million Danish women aged 15 to 49 between 1996 and 2021. They found that combined estrogen-progestin contraceptives were associated with a ...

A network built with a special type of ballistic, one-dimensional quantum wires called edge states may offer a solution. In this lecture, Zhu will discuss the physics of edge states and in particular, ...

Keynote speaker Dr. Stephon Alexander presented his lecture on “The Jazz of Physics,” exploring the interconnection between music and the evolution of astrophysics and quantum physics. Alexander’s ...

The Master in Astrophysics is a selective two-year master’s program to get access to cutting edge research in modern astrophysics. It provides advanced training in astrophysics with an emphasis on ...

I loved this short thread from Andrew Miller about how his pediatrician wife helps parents who are skeptical of vaccinating their children change their minds. So my wife is a pediatrician and works in ...

Some species, such as those in deserts or tropical regions, are more heat-resistant. But the majority of plants are not adapted to extreme temperatures. Events like the 2021 heat dome, where ...

Hosted by the Department of Physics, the Kaczmarczik Lecture consistently draws outstanding scientists who advance the forefront of physics research. Physicist Stephon Alexander explores the ...

Allan MacDonald, a theoretical condensed matter theorist and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair in Physics at the University of Texas at Austin, will present the 2025 Erwin Müller Lecture ...

The night sky offers us a variety of spectacles throughout the year, but for the remainder of the month, we have front-row seats to see—not one or two—but seven planets at once.

and her life as a scholar of literature and culture to meditate on how relationships between self, place, race, and storytelling contend with both the afterlives of history and racial capitalism.

Being green has never been so much fun. Editor’s Note: This article also appeared in the April 2021 issue of Consumer Reports magazine. For more information, see our 2021 Autos Spotlight page.

Launched in 2014 by then— Purdue President Mitch Daniels and continued in 2023 by President Mung Chiang, the Presidential Lecture Series exposes Purdue students and the broader community to inspiring ...