Purdue

West Lafayette institution

Purdue is a major American research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, known especially for engineering, agriculture, and aviation programs.

Neil Armstrong and other astronauts studied there, giving it the nickname "Cradle of Astronauts." She got her engineering degree from Purdue.

The Purdue Boilermakers compete in Big Ten athletics.

university

Indiana

Midwestern state, nineteenth admitted

agriculture · land-grant · campus · tuition · dormitory · research · STEM · pharmacy · veterinary · polytechnic

athletics

basketball

Team sport with hoops

Drew Brees · Big Ten · bowl game · wrestling · volleyball · cheerleaders · mascot · tailgate · rivalry · Indiana

chicken

poultry

Birds raised for food

processing · agriculture · brand · food · rotisserie · supermarket · breasts · nuggets · frozen · packaging

pharma

OxyContin

Branded slow-release opioid analgesic

  • opioidMorphine-class analgesic
  • SacklerPharmaceutical dynasty behind OxyContin
  • lawsuitCivil court proceeding

addiction · settlement · bankruptcy · crisis · prescription · painkiller · overdose · FDA · marketing · litigation

Categories
Opposites
athletic rivalry

PurdueIndiana University

Public research university in Bloomington

Indiana Hoosiers · Notre Dame · Illinois · Ohio State · Michigan

religious vs. secular higher education

PurdueNotre Dame

French Gothic cathedral

Valparaiso · Butler

academic focus

PurdueJuilliard

Prestigious performing arts conservatory

Oberlin · Bennington · liberal arts colleges · art schools · conservatories

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G