Spring 2013 Faculty Promotions
May 9, 2013
Purdue trustees approve faculty promotions (April 5, 2013). Congratulations to the following STEM women faculty who received promotions: Catherine Hill, Heidi Diefes-Dux, Dan Jiao, Erica Carlson, Tamilee Nennich, Alexandra Boltasseva, Monica Cardel
Read Full StoryCongratulations Joe Francisco for being elected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences!
May 1, 2013
Congratulations Joe Francisco, a member of the ADVANCE Purdue Internal Advisory Committee, for being elected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences! Joe Francisco is an associate dean of research and graduate education, College of Scienc
Read Full StoryMarch at Purdue Friday March 22nd, 2013
February 27, 2013
ADVANCE Purdue Center for Faculty Success would like to make you aware of the March at Purdue scheduled for Friday 3/22/13 and welcome your participation. The March at Purdue commemorates 100 years of public action. If you are interested in joining
Read Full StoryWomen's Studies Noon Lecture
January 25, 2013
The Women's Studies Program is pleased to announce the schedule for our spring lecture series. A flyer is attached. Please share this information with colleagues and students.
Read Full StoryGendered Facets of Faculty Careers and Challenges to Engineering Education
January 11, 2013
Women faculty remain underrepresented in many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in both Australia and the United States. Given the current interest in developing engineering education as a profession in its own right
Read Full StoryInaugural dean Ladisch becomes dean in new College of Health and Human Sciences
January 11, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Christine Ladisch has been named the first dean of Purdue University's new College of Health and Human Sciences.
Read Full Story2012 Excellence in Research Award
January 11, 2013
The following people have won the 2012 Excellence in Research Award:
Read Full StoryAAC&U Announces Appointment of Kelly Mack as Incoming Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope
December 13, 2012
Washington, DC - July 10, 2012 - The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced today the appointment of Dr. Kelly Mack as Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL). Mack already is working with AAC&U as a Senior Scho
Read Full Story9 Purdue professors elected as fellows by top science organization
December 2, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nine Purdue University professors have been awarded the distinction of fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.
Read Full StoryNetwork Luncheon: Things My Polish Mother Told Me and Other Interesting Facts and Myths
November 28, 2012
Relax and explore some commonly held beliefs that have been passed from generation to generation: Don't swallow your gum. Wear your hat. Too much sugar makes kids hyper. Cold weather makes you sick. Ar poinsettias really poisonous? HOw much heat do y
Read Full StoryMcCoy Distinguished Lecture
November 12, 2012
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 the McCoy Distinguished Lecture will provide critical key insigights into whole body physiology of calcium and bones.
Read Full StoryAssociation for Women in Science (AWIS) Advocacy 101
November 12, 2012
Science is one of the last frontiers of bipartisanship, both sides support federally funded research. While the federal budget for research in this country has been stagnating, we are now facing far more substantial cuts. This won't affect just next
Read Full StoryDr. Linda Mason receives the Senior Career Award for Extension
November 7, 2012
Congratulations to LINDA MASON, this year's recipient of the PUCESA Career Award for her Extension work in stored products pest management.Congratulations, also, to Cliff Sadof who was recognized in absentia as part of a colelctive Extension effort w
Read Full StoryBertino named director of Discovery Park's Cyber Center
September 21, 2012
Purdue University computer science professor Elisa Bertino has been selected as the new director of Discovery Park's Cyber Center.
Read Full StorySuzanne Zurn-Birkhimer recognized as an Outstanding Alumni
September 21, 2012
Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer under Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences: is being recognized as an Outstanding Alumni at the Deans reception for College of Science.
Read Full StoryThe American Chemical Society named Joseph Francisco, P.V. Ramachandran and Marcy Towns fellows
September 6, 2012
The American Chemical Society named Joseph Francisco, P.V. Ramachandran and Marcy Towns fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and important contributions to the society. Francisco, the William E. Moore Distinguished
Read Full StoryELATE at Drexel University
August 24, 2012
ELATE(Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering) at Drexel University in an innovative on-year, part-time fellowship designed to enhance the leadership and innovation capacity of senior women faculty in academic STEM and related fie
Read Full StoryTwo Purdue researchers receive Presidential Award
August 1, 2012
Alice Pawley, assistant professor in the School of Engineering, and Ian Kaplan, an assistant entomology professor, are two of 96 recipients to be awarded the Presidential Early Career awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Barack
Read Full StoryCongratulations to Alice Pawley and Stephen Hoffmann on the birth of their son, Simon!
July 21, 2012
Congratulations to Alice Pawley and Stephen Hoffmann on the birth of their son, Simon! Simon James Pawley Hoffmann was born on May 30th.
Read Full Story"Top Women Athletes are Just Lucky?"
July 5, 2012
"Men are skilled and committed, but women are only good-looking and lucky? According to a study conducted by the University of Delaware regarding NBC's commentary at past Olympic Games, sexist statements dominate the feedback that fans are exposed t
Read Full StoryPetition for Equality in the 2012 Presidential Debates
July 5, 2012
About this petition: This is an exciting time to be a young woman interested in politics. Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin’s presidential and vice presidential campaigns put women in the spotlight in the political realm in 2008, finally providing a w
Read Full Story"Men Quoted More Often Than Women in News Stories About Women's Issues, Study Finds"
July 2, 2012
"Major television and print media outlets often turn to male sources for comments on abortion, birth control and other women's issues, according to a study by the 4th Estate, the Washington Post reports."
Read Full StoryMariko Chang's Op-Ed on the Paycheck Fairness Act
June 13, 2012
Mariko Chang, PhD, is the author of the new book, Shortchanged: Why Women Have Less Wealth and What Can Be Done About It. Her article was recently published on CNN.com and talks about the Paycheck Fairness Act, a law that will expose unfair pay.
Read Full StoryConnie Weaver receives the Herbert Newby McCoy Award
May 29, 2012
Connie Weaver, head and distinguished professor of nutrition science, is the 2012 recipient of the Herbert Newby McCoy Award, the most prestigious research honor given by Purdue University. Weaver is being recognized for her work on calcium metaboli
Read Full StoryDr. Patrice Buzzanell received an award as an International Communication Association Fellow.
May 7, 2012
Dr. Patrice Buzzanell received an award as an International Communication Association Fellow.
Read Full StoryDr. Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth received one of the four Morrill Awards presented this year.
May 7, 2012
Dr. Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth received one of the 4 Morrill Awards presented this year.
Read Full StoryDr. Christine Weber-Fox has received the Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education
May 4, 2012
Dr. Christine Weber-Fox has received the Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education
Read Full StoryThe College of Agriculture has named Dr. Ann Kirchmaier a Faculty Scholar
April 5, 2012
The College of Agriculture has named Dr. Ann Kirchmaier a Faculty Scholar.
Read Full Story9 Purdue researchers win 2011 NSF early career awards
April 4, 2012
Nine Purdue University faculty members have won the National Science Foundation's most prestigious honor for outstanding young researchers in 2011. The NSF issues about 400 Faculty Early Career Development awards annually. Purdue's 2011 recipients
Read Full StoryPatrice Buzzanell has received the Woman of Distinction" Award
March 12, 2012
Dr. Patrice Buzzanell is a woman whose mission in both her professional and personal life is the promotion of racial and gender equality. As a distinguished professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University, Patrice's entire re
Read Full StoryCongratulations to our newest Distinguished STEM Professors, Rebecca Doerge and Mary Wirth
December 23, 2011
Congratulations to our newest Distinguished STEM Professors, Rebecca Doerge and Mary Wirth. Mary Wirth was also ratified as the W. Brooks Fortune Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Rebecca Doerge was ratified as the Trent and Judith Anderson D
Read Full StorySadowski named interim dean of Purdue Extended Campus
December 23, 2011
Mary Sadowski, associate dean for undergraduate programs and learning in the College of Technology, has been named the interim dean of Purdue Extended Campus effective Oct. 1.
Read Full StoryGilda Barabino Is Elected President of the Biomedical Engineering Society
December 23, 2011
Congratulations to Gilda Barabino for being elected president of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
Read Full StoryMcCoy Award for research won by Chapple
May 26, 2011
Clint Chapple, department head and Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, is the 2011 recipient of the Herbert Newby McCoy Award, the most prestigious research honor given by Purdue. Chapple is being recognized for his pioneering efforts in the map
Read Full StoryCongratulations to the 20 STEM female faculty promoted for 2011-12
April 13, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, - Purdue University's board of trustees on Friday (April 8) approved faculty promotions.
Read Full StoryPurdue to honor Violet Haas Award recipient
April 13, 2011
Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, associate dean for discovery and learning in the College of Health and Human Sciences and member of the ADVANCE-Purdue team, is the recipient of the 2011 Violet Haas Award. She will be honored at a reception from 4 to 5 p
Read Full StoryADVANCE Purdue: looking for excellent postdoctoral researcher candidates!
April 5, 2011
We are seeking a highly-motivated up-and-coming researcher to help develop and administer a series of research studies associated with increasing the number of women, particularly women of color, in faculty positions in the Colleges of Science, Techn
Read Full StoryVet Med Dean Willie Reed Receives Iverson Bell Recognition Award
March 31, 2011
Willie M. Reed, DVM, PhD, has been presented the Iverson Bell Recognition Award. The award was given in recognition of Reed's outstanding leadership and contributions in promoting opportunities for underrepresented minorities in veterinary medical ed
Read Full StoryAAE Prof Alexeenko receives NSF CAREER Award
February 7, 2011
Alina Alexeenko, assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics, has received a $400,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to support the project she is directing titled, "CAREER: Quantifying and Exploiting Knudsen Thermal Forces in Nano/
Read Full StoryGetting to know Brandeis Marshall
January 7, 2011
Brandeis Marshall, assistant professor of computer and information technology, has been at Purdue since January of 2007. She joined the faculty of the College of Technology after about 18 months at Purdue’s CyberCenter. Marshall earned her master’s a
Read Full StoryShelley MacDermid and the Military Family Research Institute
January 7, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $6.3 million grant to the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue, the university's president announced Wednesday (Dec. 15).
Read Full StoryENE Professor Alice Pawley Receives NSF CAREER Award
January 7, 2011
The five-year grant funds the study "Learning From Small Numbers: Using the Personal Narratives of Underrepresented Students to Promote Institutional Change in Engineering Education."
Read Full StoryTrustees approve appointments, academic changes and honor former trustee
October 18, 2010
The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday, October 15, ratified the appointments of three named and distinguished professors and approved a master's degree in aviation and aerospace management.
Read Full StoryConnie Weaver elected to the Institute of Medicine
October 15, 2010
Connie Weaver, distinguished professor and head of Purdue University's Department of Foods and Nutrition, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, which is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences.
Read Full StoryChristine Ladisch is inaugural dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences
October 15, 2010
Christine Ladisch is hoping to parlay more than 30 years of experience at Purdue into a successful first year as the inaugural dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences.
Read Full StoryJean Chmielewski elected fellow of Purdue Teaching Academy
October 1, 2010
Dr. Chmielewski, Alice Watson Kramer Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, teaches primarily Organic Chemistry to Biology majors at Purdue University.
Read Full StoryPresident Obama appoints Purdue Professor to National Medal of Science Committee
October 1, 2010
President Barack Obama has appointed Purdue University's Joseph S. Francisco as a member of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science.
Read Full StoryVideo available of Cordova's White House Meeting
September 23, 2010
President France A. Córdova visited the White House on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, as an invited guest of Vice President Joe Biden.
Read Full StoryJoseph Francisco is awarded an honorary doctorate by Tuskegee University
July 26, 2010
Joseph Francisco, president of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and a member of the Internal Advisory Board for ADVANCE Purdue, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Tuskegee University in February, 2010.
Read Full StoryCoast Guard to name ship for Purdue's Dorothy C. Stratton
July 22, 2010
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter will be named for Dorothy C. Stratton, Purdue's first full-time dean of women, at 11:30 a.m. Friday (July 23), 2010.
Read Full StorySalisbury named Associate Dean in School of Veterinary Medicine
July 20, 2010
S. Kathleen Salisbury, professor of small animal surgery, has been appointed associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Read Full StoryBertino selected as Interim Director of Discovery Park's Cyber Center
July 20, 2010
Purdue University computer science professor Elisa Bertino has been selected to serve as interim director of Discovery Park's Cyber Center, succeeding Ahmed Elmagarmid.
Read Full StoryCórdova becomes first vice chair of Big Ten Conference's Council of Presidents/Chancellors
July 12, 2010
The Big Ten Conference office has announced the new officers of the Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) for the 2010-11 academic year, which became effective July 1. President France A. Córdova will serve as first vice chair.
Read Full Story8th Purdue President dies: Arthur G. Hansen
July 8, 2010
FORT MYERS, FLA. - Purdue's eighth president, Arthur G. Hansen, who led the university from 1971-1982, died Monday (July 5) following complications from surgery at Health Park Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla. He was 85.
Read Full StoryNew vice president for student affairs named.
July 8, 2010
Melissa Exum, dean of students and associate vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named Purdue University's new vice president for student affairs.
Read Full StoryCollege of Health and Human Sciences new administrative team
July 8, 2010
Chris Ladisch, inaugural dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences, has announced the college's administrative team, effective July 1, 2010.
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