Category: Research

Encouraging girls to see themselves as STEM problem-solvers who make a difference

A Boilermaker Educator founded Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) to inspire her daughter – and all girls – to take higher-level math and science classes in high school and beyond.

Marcia Gentry

Gentry posthumously awarded 2022 LuAnn Aday Award

Marcia Gentry has been selected as a 2022 LuAnn Aday Award recipient upon the recommendation of humanities and social sciences faculty representatives and is approved by the Purdue University Office of Research and the President.

Holly Fiock

Purdue Education’s Fiock wins national instructional design award

“Holly Fiock is truly a thought leader in the field of instructional design,” said Jennifer Richardson, College of Education 150th Anniversary Professor. Fiock is the 2023 winner of the Outstanding Service in Postsecondary Instructional Design Award from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.

Purdue Polytechnic High School Schweitzer Center at Englewood in Indianapolis celebrated its first graduating class in June of 2021. Many students continue their education at Purdue or other four-year or community colleges. (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)

Collaborative research with Purdue Polytechnic High School: Documenting Student Impact

The College of Education, the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, and Purdue University Online are partnering to co-fund collaborative research projects at three campuses of the Purdue Polytechnic High School (PPHS) as the PPHS Collaborative Research Projects Initiative. The initiative shows another...
Indiana GEAR UP students get outside the classroom and learn about water quality and biodiversity in the local school swamp.

Indiana GEAR UP: Creating doors and opportunities for students

“Education beyond high school transcends people’s lives,” says the director of an innovative seven-year program that supports and prepares Indiana students from lower income communities to graduate from high school and go on to start college successfully. Indiana GEAR UP...
Paul Asunda

U.S. Embassy-Kazakhstan funds Asunda’s international STEM instruction proposal

The Embassy of the United States of America in Kazakhstan - American Councils for International Education will fund Paul A. Asunda’s proposal, “Leading Academic Transformation: Enhancing STEM Instructional Methods”. The project was selected as it fulfills the goals of the...