Mokonzi, the almost 3-month-old okapi calf, explored the outdoor yard for the first time! He seemed to have fun in the sun by kicking up his heels.

I had no idea about this problem until @dylanpmccoy began reporting on it: Only 7% of Indiana community college students earn a bachelor’s degree. Dylan reported on what many see as a gateway to a 4-year college or univ is not working out... wfyi.org/news/articles/…

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Senate Enrolled Act 202 has been signed into law.

OTAN-Russie : pourquoi parler de « nouvelle guerre froide » est une dangereuse illusion theconversation.com/otan-russie-po…

If you’re interested in engineering news like this from Purdue University, you really should be following Kayla Albert (Wiles)

A new, nearly $4 billion facility for AI memory chips to be built by SK hynix marks the largest single economic development initiative in Indiana history. This is made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act.

"We [traffic engineers] underestimate our role in perpetuating bad outcomes, as well as the role that better engineering can play in designing safer communities and streets." theconversation.com/traffic-engine…

Beyond Ozempic: New GLP-1 drugs promise weight loss and health benefits nbcnews.com/health/health-…

I closely watching this ⁦Eli Lilly and Company⁩ drug nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

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A 25-year-old woman with type 1 #diabetes started producing her own insulin < three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells. She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells that were extracted from her own body. nature.com/articles/d4158…

As #HurricaneHelene continues, the AquaFence at TGH stands firm. The water-impermeable barrier is designed to withstand storm surge up to 15 feet. It has worked through multiple rain events to prevent storm waters from impacting hospital operations. #WeAreTGH #StormWatch

A new generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form. Learn more: scim.ag/8o0 News from Science #ScienceMagArchives

On university rankings, Brian Kelly of U.S. News & World Report says engineering schools love to send data and be evaluated, business schools less so, and law schools and medical schools resist it. #BAM24

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FYI, Laura Helmuth

One of Purdue University’s renowned professors, Supriyo Datta, presents plans for a quantum computing curriculum to the Board of Trustees.

“Twenty or thirty years ago even the experts didn’t have a good understanding of this,”Datta said. “But now we can teach it to undergraduates.”