Purdue College of Science

Fall 2012



Cover Story

Many Perspectives One Vision


Linda Thomas Terhune

Photographs by Steven Yang


Boilermakers know that better-informed solutions are the result of multiple perspectives, unique experiences and fully optimized knowledge centers. We draw from the wealth of our diverse scientific community to build a university that is prepared to contribute innovative solutions for today’s global challenges. Meet Purdue’s global scientists.

Purdue’s science students like Native American Kyle Bemis and Mariana Smit Vega Garcia of Brazil come from down the road and across the hemisphere. Each brings personal experience and perspective to a learning environment in which being a part of diverse classroom and laboratory teams helps move Purdue forward in its quest to find globally informed solutions to world challenges.

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