Good for us middle-agers; we are in sync with Mother Earth. 😊

Wow. The BYU Vs. UCF game was INSANE. #CollegeFootball

Since the 2026 midterm elections are around the corner, decided to crunch some numbers on the Republican Vs. Democratic share of presidential votes. In what percentage of counties did the presidential candidate win by 40 or more percentage points (landslide) in 1980 versus 2024? Read the latest #DataWhisperer: datawhisperer.substack.com/p…

#PurdueEngagement25 #ResearchImpact #Nonprofits I'm excited to share the new Community Impact Pitch Challenge, an initiative from the Office of Engagement at Purdue University that connects faculty expertise with community-identified challenges and provides funding to turn ideas into action. What makes this model unique is that the topics are community-identified, the projects are collaboratively developed, and the goal is creating measurable impact within a one-year timeframe. The initiative is especially geared toward helping junior faculty build new community partnerships while translating their expertise into real-world impact. If you're a @LifeAtPurdue faculty member interested in engaged scholarship and community impact, I'd encourage you to explore this opportunity. Applications are due January 1, 2027. purdue.edu/engagement/commun…

Have been researching and conducting community engagement around the #digitaldivide for 15 years. Never could I envision this issue amplified by hardware costs, specifically the #RAMageddon, when the trend had been declining costs for years. theatlantic.com/technology/2…

#PurdueEngagement25 #EngagingCaseStudies What do machine learning, nonprofits, and Purdue faculty/students have in common? The future of community impact. While much of the AI conversation focuses on billion-dollar investments and the latest models, some of the most meaningful applications are happening much closer to home. The Krenicki Center for Business Analytics Machine Learning is partnering with nonprofit organizations to help them use data more effectively while giving Purdue students invaluable experiential learning opportunities. This work demonstrates that AIs greatest value isn't just automation. Its empowering organizations to make better decisions, improve outcomes, and serve communities more effectively. Read more: purdue.edu/engagement/krenic… Interested in additional #EngagingCaseStudies? Check out our repository: purdue.edu/engagement/case-s…

#DataWhisperer #RegionalDevelopment Natural decline (more deaths than births) being the largest component of population change more than doubled across U.S. counties. 👇🏻

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#PurdueEngagement25 What does the @LifeAtPurdue Office of Engagement do is a question I get often. So, at risk of oversimplifying here is an answer I have found very useful. The Office of Engagement (OoE) serves as a bridge between Purdue and communities across Indiana and beyond. Its role is to connect university expertise, research, teaching, and outreach efforts with community needs and opportunities. OoE helps communities access Purdue's resources while also creating opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to partner with communities through research, teaching, and engagement activities that address real-world challenges. These partnerships generate impacts that extend beyond traditional academic outputs such as peer-reviewed publications, research grants, patents, and degrees by creating tangible benefits for communities while enriching the university's research, teaching, and engagement missions. OoE also rewards and helps document, elevate, and communicate these impacts, bringing together engagement efforts from across the university to tell a more complete Purdue engagement story and highlight the many ways Purdue and its community partners create value together.