Purdue University received 86,953 applications for its incoming fall 2025 undergraduate class — the 14th consecutive year of record applications. That same kind of close collaboration recently played out in a project between Purdue University and John Deere. Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.eduDan Chavas is a professor of atmospheric science in Purdue University’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.eduMORE: Recent AP video storiesThe AP Newsroom (for AP members) and Purdue News YouTube channel (for all reporters) provide comments from Purdue experts on timely topics. About Purdue UniversityPurdue University is a public research university leading with excellence at scale.