http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/ RSS Feed from Purdue University News Service en-us http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120524NarimanovMeta.html Thu, 24 May 2012 11:53:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120524NarimanovMeta.html Researchers are edging toward the creation of new optical technologies using "nanostructured metamaterials" capable of ultra-efficient transmission of light, with potential applications including advanced solar cells and quantum computing. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120522ConvosSeason.html Wed, 23 May 2012 08:26:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120522ConvosSeason.html Purdue Convocations' 2012-13 season will feature 21 performances, including an array of Broadway musicals, plays and concerts. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2012/120522WeaverMcCoy.html Tue, 22 May 2012 11:09:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2012/120522WeaverMcCoy.html 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. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120522COTSpirit.html Tue, 22 May 2012 09:52:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120522COTSpirit.html The College of Technology at Purdue University is inviting high school students, teachers and counselors to two summer programs that teach how to use information technology and software tools in useful and interesting ways. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120521RamaniKaleidogami.html Mon, 21 May 2012 14:54:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120521RamaniKaleidogami.html Researchers have shown how to create morphing mechanisms, robotic forms and shape-shifting sculptures from a single sheet of paper in a method reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120521AllainStents.html Mon, 21 May 2012 14:15:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120521AllainStents.html Researchers at Purdue University are working with the U.S. Army and neurosurgeons at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to create a new type of "bioactive" coating for stents used to treat brain aneurisms including those caused by head trauma from bomb blasts. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120521HandaBlossom.html Mon, 21 May 2012 14:03:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120521HandaBlossom.html The brown tissue that signals blossom end rot in tomatoes is a major problem for large producers and home gardeners, but a Purdue University researcher has unknowingly had the answer to significantly lowering occurrences of the disease sitting on a shelf for 20 years. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120521NagleEAB.html Mon, 21 May 2012 11:44:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120521NagleEAB.html Campers getting started on the summer vacation season this Memorial Day weekend should help protect Indiana forests from the devastating emerald ash borer by obeying a new state rule regulating movement of firewood, Purdue University's exotic forest pest outreach coordinator advises. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120521T-CookyTitleIX.html Mon, 21 May 2012 11:32:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120521T-CookyTitleIX.html Title IX has made a place for women in sports, but some things still need to change before the playing field is truly leveled for female athletes, says a Purdue University expert. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120517T-KrannertExperts.html Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120517T-KrannertExperts.html Three Purdue University experts discuss the Greek fiscal crisis and other world economy issues in a series of short videos available online. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120517WhiteIndyLights.html Thu, 17 May 2012 11:53:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120517WhiteIndyLights.html Purdue University has reached an agreement with Firestone Indy Lights racing team Jeffrey Mark Motorsport that will provide opportunities for students and faculty to participate in motorsports while offering the team help with engineering and technology. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120516RamachandranBrown.html Wed, 16 May 2012 14:19:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120516RamachandranBrown.html Two Nobel Prize recipients will participate in the H.C. Brown Centennial Celebration from June 3-9 at Purdue. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120514BoltassevaHyperbolic.html Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120514BoltassevaHyperbolic.html Researchers have taken a step toward overcoming a key obstacle in commercializing "hyperbolic metamaterials," structures that could bring optical advances including ultrapowerful microscopes, computers and solar cells. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120514WoodrowWilsonFellows.html Mon, 14 May 2012 15:44:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120514WoodrowWilsonFellows.html Gov. Mitch Daniels on Monday (May 14) announced the 2012 class of Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows. These 54 fellows - top recent graduates and accomplished career changers in science, mathematics, engineering and technology (the STEM fields) - will teach math and science in Indiana's urban and rural schools. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120514AlamBiosensor.html Mon, 14 May 2012 13:57:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120514AlamBiosensor.html Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and "personalized medicine" tailored to the specific biochemistry of individual patients. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120514SchulzFungicide.html Mon, 14 May 2012 12:28:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120514SchulzFungicide.html Tall, waving corn fields that line Midwestern roads may one day be replaced by dwarfed versions that require less water, fertilizer and other inputs, thanks to a fungicide commonly used on golf courses. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511CordovaCommence.html Fri, 11 May 2012 19:55:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511CordovaCommence.html Purdue University President France A. Cordova on Friday (May 11) encouraged graduates to reflect on their many accomplishments and the fun they had in making a difference - and to eagerly look ahead. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511BOTResolutions.html Fri, 11 May 2012 11:49:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511BOTResolutions.html Purdue University's Board of Trustees on Friday (May 11) honored the top administrators of the West Lafayette and Fort Wayne campuses as they transition from their leadership roles. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511CordovaHubU.html Fri, 11 May 2012 10:21:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511CordovaHubU.html Purdue University President France A. Córdova on Friday (May 11) announced the formation of PurdueHUB-U, an online education initiative expected to extend from Purdue classrooms to around the planet. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511BOTFacilities.html Fri, 11 May 2012 09:33:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511BOTFacilities.html Purdue University's Board of Trustees on Friday (May 11) approved a combined request to install a natural gas-fired 6.5 MW combustion turbine, also known as a combined heat and power (CHP) boiler; convert a boiler from coal to gas; and upgrade a steam distribution line on Jischke Drive. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511BOTFinance.html Fri, 11 May 2012 09:30:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120511BOTFinance.html Purdue University's Board of Trustees on Friday (May 11) approved CHS Health Services Inc. to operate a health center for faculty and staff on the West Lafayette campus. CHS, based in Reston, Va., is one of 11 companies that bid for the service. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/academics/2012/120511BOTAcademic.html Fri, 11 May 2012 09:28:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/academics/2012/120511BOTAcademic.html The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (May 11) ratified the appointment of two named professors and deans for Purdue Extended Campus in West Lafayette and the College of Health and Human Services at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120510CoiroEVClub.html Thu, 10 May 2012 15:56:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120510CoiroEVClub.html Tony "Danger" Coiro is aiming to take the checkered flag at the electric vehicle grand prix that kicks off a month of racing on Saturday's (May 12) opening day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120510DunlopCollegiateEvGrandprix.html Thu, 10 May 2012 13:35:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120510DunlopCollegiateEvGrandprix.html Twenty-five electric-powered go-karts are expected to run in Purdue University's second International Collegiate evGrandPrix on Saturday (May 12) as part of opening day festivities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120510BOT-VOSS.html Thu, 10 May 2012 11:49:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120510BOT-VOSS.html An interactive sculpture of the planetary system, about a football field in length, will crown a new mall at the south end of Purdue's Discovery Park. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2012/120510SadowskiExtended.html Thu, 10 May 2012 11:26:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2012/120510SadowskiExtended.html Mary Sadowski has been appointed dean of Purdue Extended Campus, university officials announced Thursday (May 10). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2012/120509NegishiDocumentary.html Wed, 9 May 2012 10:35:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2012/120509NegishiDocumentary.html Nobel laureate Ei-ichi Negishi, Purdue's H.C. Brown Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, will be the subject of a documentary appearing on the Big Ten Network highlighting his life and research. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120508CordovaPBS.html Tue, 8 May 2012 15:52:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120508CordovaPBS.html Purdue President France A. Córdova is featured in a PBS-sponsored educational program and documentary highlighting women whose accomplishments in society, arts and science have helped shape America. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120508McCannEnergyCamp.html Tue, 8 May 2012 15:12:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120508McCannEnergyCamp.html Slots are still available for incoming high school juniors and seniors and middle and high school science teachers in Indiana interested in participating this summer in the inaugural Purdue Energy Camp. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120507BOTCEMP.html Mon, 7 May 2012 16:21:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120507BOTCEMP.html Purdue officials on Monday (May 7) presented the new Comprehensive Energy Master Plan to the Board of Trustees Physical Facilities Committee. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120507CaruthersRacing.html Mon, 7 May 2012 14:10:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120507CaruthersRacing.html Purdue University has agreements with three IndyCar racing teams, which will provide opportunities for students and faculty to participate in motorsports while offering the teams help with engineering and technology. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120507FACNegishiHonorary.html Mon, 7 May 2012 12:20:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120507FACNegishiHonorary.html Two people who have carved their own spots in Purdue's treasured history will be honored during the university's spring commencement. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/academics/2012/1205LeonardHonorariesA.html Mon, 7 May 2012 12:18:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/academics/2012/1205LeonardHonorariesA.html Purdue University will award seven honorary doctorate degrees during five spring commencement ceremonies May 11-13 in the Elliott Hall of Music on the West Lafayette campus. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120301CordovaLifeline.html Fri, 4 May 2012 16:13:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120301CordovaLifeline.html College students combined partnership, patience and persistence to produce a Good Samaritan bill that unanimously passed the General Assembly and on Friday (May 4) was signed by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels during a ceremony in his office at the Statehouse. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120504T-McCannCampaign.html Fri, 4 May 2012 11:08:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120504T-McCannCampaign.html President Barack Obama, like his presidential predecessors, is making the best use of the opportunity to travel to Afghanistan and mark the anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's death while reshaping public perception about the Republican Party's leadership in foreign policy, says a Purdue University public opinion expert. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120504MathewCAST.html Fri, 4 May 2012 10:11:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120504MathewCAST.html The head of Purdue University's Department of Animal Sciences was on a team of experts that examined the relationship between the health of agricultural animals and consumers' increasing demand for safe food. The report will be released Monday (May 7) in Washington, D.C. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120502IrudayarajGrant.html Wed, 2 May 2012 14:35:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120502IrudayarajGrant.html Purdue University scientists will use a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop technologies for altering the epigenetic marks in the genome that turn genes on and off, work they hope will lead to advances in treating genetic health conditions. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research_park_foundation/2012/120502PizloRobotVision.html Wed, 2 May 2012 11:42:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research_park_foundation/2012/120502PizloRobotVision.html Zygmunt Pizlo and his research team glide across a parquet dance floor - not in some club for a night on the town, but in his Purdue University Visual Perception Lab as part of critical research for a technology that is ready to be licensed and commercialized. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120502DietrichWebcast.html Wed, 2 May 2012 11:23:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120502DietrichWebcast.html Spring commencement ceremonies at Purdue University's West Lafayette campus will be broadcast live for television and Internet audiences. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120502LynallELI.html Wed, 2 May 2012 11:07:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120502LynallELI.html Eight teams of Purdue University students have just wrapped up consulting projects that have given them real-world experience putting to use what they've learned in classrooms. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120501PassStudents.html Tue, 1 May 2012 15:41:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120501PassStudents.html Purdue University will honor some of its highest academic-achieving graduating seniors during spring commencement ceremonies on May 11-13. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120501LumkesBUV.html Tue, 1 May 2012 10:36:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120501LumkesBUV.html A group of six Purdue University students will travel to Cameroon this month as part of ongoing efforts to provide affordable and practical transportation to the underdeveloped area. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120430WBAA90.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:29:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120430WBAA90.html WBAA Public Radio invites the public to join Diane Rehm in a celebration of its 90th anniversary. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120430JonesToolKit.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:46:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120430JonesToolKit.html The National AgrAbility Project's online assistive technology database, The Toolbox, has expanded its offerings to include horticulture, gardening and forestry tools. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120430VynNitrogen.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:09:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120430VynNitrogen.html Today's hybrid corn varieties more efficiently use nitrogen to create more grain, according to 72 years of public-sector research data reviewed by Purdue University researchers. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120427CordovaParrish.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:28:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120427CordovaParrish.html Purdue University dedicated the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management and Economics during an event on Friday (April 27). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120427CordovaCSEL.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:24:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120427CordovaCSEL.html Purdue University on Friday (April 27) celebrated a $10 million gift and plans for a new student-centered facility that will be the focal point of a campus area dedicated to encouraging student excellence and leadership. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120427HurtBSE.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:46:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120427HurtBSE.html While the live cattle futures market has rebounded somewhat from losses on Tuesday (April 24) amid reports of a case of BSE in a California dairy cow, traders are being cautious as they wait to see how consumers react, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt said. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research_park_foundation/2012/120426HertigAMI.html Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:44:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research_park_foundation/2012/120426HertigAMI.html The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering (AEMFBE) and Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) have agreed to end their collaboration at the request of Alfred Mann. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120426PassCommence.html Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:57:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120426PassCommence.html Purdue University will award degrees during spring commencement ceremonies at its campuses from May 11-22 http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120425DoerrMarker.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:04:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120425DoerrMarker.html Laurie Marker, founder and executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, will speak at 12:30 p.m. Friday (April 27) in Purdue University's Lynn Hall of Veterinary Medicine. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120425MeloshImpacts.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:14:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120425MeloshImpacts.html Researchers are learning details about asteroid impacts going back to the Earth's early history by using a new method for extracting precise information from tiny "spherules" embedded in layers of rock. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120425CordovaSite.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:12:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120425CordovaSite.html A new website has been launched that details key events and initiatives that have taken place during Purdue University France A. Córdova's administration. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120425StarkeySeniorDesign.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:37:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120425StarkeySeniorDesign.html Purdue University mechanical engineering students in their senior capstone design course will demonstrate a diverse collection of inventions that includes a robotic stair cleaner, an autonomous surveillance helicopter and a solar-powered motorized baby stroller. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120424DetznerTreecampus.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:35:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120424DetznerTreecampus.html Purdue University will celebrate being named a 2011 Tree Campus USA with a tree planting ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday (April 26) at the intersection of Russell and Harrison streets. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120424AdamsTurbines.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:05:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120424AdamsTurbines.html A team of Purdue University researchers will use a $1.6 million federal grant to advance sensor technology and computer simulation tools for tracking and improving the performance and reliability of "smart" wind turbines and wind farms. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120424ElmqvistPolyZoom.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:48:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120424ElmqvistPolyZoom.html Researchers have created a next-generation zoom function to view and compare portions of complex graphics such as city maps, scientific images or pages of text. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120423DunlopEVGrandPrix.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:40:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120423DunlopEVGrandPrix.html Teams from Purdue, Ivy Tech and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will compete in the third Purdue Electric Vehicle Grand Prix on Saturday (April 28). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120423MarnsClassroom.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:25:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120423MarnsClassroom.html The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University this month issued awards to three Indiana student veterans' organizations in Evansville, Sellersburg and Winona Lake to engage, educate and serve student service members and veterans, campus stakeholders, and community partners. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120423HertelVolatility.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:12:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120423HertelVolatility.html A study from Purdue and Stanford university researchers predicts that future climate scenarios may cause significantly greater volatility in corn prices, which would be intensified by the federal biofuels mandate. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120421PeasGrandPrix.html Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:40:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120421PeasGrandPrix.html Blake Deister of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis won Saturday's (April 21) 55th annual Purdue University Grand Prix race. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120420CordovaDP10.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:15:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120420CordovaDP10.html Purdue University celebrated the 10th anniversary of Discovery Park on Friday (April 20) with a reception and special lecture on innovation to mark a decade of discovery with delivery. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120420CordovaLecture.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:31:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120420CordovaLecture.html She's had countless interactions with Purdue students - from informal to elaborate events. She's been the face of the university with government and business leaders from West Lafayette to the Far East. Now, as she prepares in the coming months to transition after five years as Purdue's 11th president, France A. Córdova will tie it all together. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120419UmperovitchGuinness.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:44:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120419UmperovitchGuinness.html The Guinness World Records designated a 300-step Rube Goldberg machine built by Purdue University students as the largest in the world. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120418LadischHHS.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:43:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120418LadischHHS.html Purdue University on Wednesday (April 18) celebrated its plans for Lyles-Porter Hall, which will house the university's nationally ranked Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences and medical and health programs that provide students a variety of learning and clinical experiences. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120418LowDrugdiscovery.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:38:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120418LowDrugdiscovery.html Purdue University will take another step forward as a leader in pharmaceutical development efforts with construction of the new Drug Discovery Building. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120417WheelerHTM.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:28:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120417WheelerHTM.html When Purdue University senior Katey Wheeler applied for an internship to work for six months in Qingdao, China, she had not expected the experience half a world away would make her feel so close to home. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120417GhiselliMarriott.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:21:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120417GhiselliMarriott.html Purdue University on Tuesday (April 17) dedicated Marriott Hall, the new home of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120417AllainNanoDays.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:42:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120417AllainNanoDays.html Nearly 2,000 elementary, middle and high school students are expected to descend onto the Purdue University campus April 26-27 for NanoDays 2012 to gain a deeper understanding of the fascinating world of nanotechnology. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120417JohnsonRent.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:45:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120417JohnsonRent.html Renting pasture for grazing livestock is a fairly common practice in Indiana but one a Purdue Extension forage specialist says landowners and producers need to carefully discuss. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120417WuEngergy.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:28:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120417WuEngergy.html Researchers are developing a technique that uses nanotechnology to harvest energy from hot pipes or engine components to potentially recover energy wasted in factories, power plants and cars. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120417FosterLecture.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:40:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120417FosterLecture.html Robert Paarlberg, the B.F. Johnson Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College and adjunct professor of public policy at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, will visit Purdue University on Wednesday (April 18) to speak on international agricultural policy. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120416CordovaWolf.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:30:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120416CordovaWolf.html David A. Wolf, a medical doctor, award-winning inventor and one of 23 Purdue University alumni astronauts, will be the featured speaker at a spring commencement ceremony in May. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120416MuschSciAlumni.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:50:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120416MuschSciAlumni.html Eight graduates from the College of Science received the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards on Friday (April 13). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120414EddyMufaro.html Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:15:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120414EddyMufaro.html The cast of Dallas Children's Theater was in a traffic accident earlier Saturday (April 14) while traveling to Indiana for its scheduled performances of "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters," according to Purdue Convocations. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120413BOTBudget.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:55:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120413BOTBudget.html Purdue University's Board of Trustees, meeting Friday (April 13) on the Purdue Calumet campus, approved a conceptual general fund operating budget that keeps operating appropriations flat while providing funds for merit pay increases, student support initiatives, and unavoidable benefit and facility operational costs. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120413BOTFacilities.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:52:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120413BOTFacilities.html The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (April 13) approved a contract to construct a $15.9 million cancer research facility in Discovery Park. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120413PeasGrandPrix.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:16:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120413PeasGrandPrix.html Purdue University's 55th annual Grand Prix race, with Purdue alumnus and NASA astronaut Drew Feustel serving as grand marshal, will take place April 21. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120423MottNTSB.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:56:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120423MottNTSB.html National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt will speak at Purdue University's Fowler Hall in Stewart Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 17). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120412RaghunathanHacking.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:10:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120412RaghunathanHacking.html Researchers at Purdue and Princeton universities have created a prototype firewall to block hackers from interfering with wireless medical devices such as pacemakers, insulin-delivery systems and brain implants. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120412BenDaviesGrand.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:54:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120412BenDaviesGrand.html Several substance-free activities will be offered through April 21 for Purdue students as part of the annual Grand Prix celebrations. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120412ElickerQuality.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:20:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120412ElickerQuality.html Indiana parents are giving high marks to the state's new child-care quality rating system, and many participating child-care programs are improving their quality of care thanks to the program's resources, reports a Purdue University study. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120411LibraryHours.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:38:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120411LibraryHours.html Purdue University Libraries will extend hours at four facilities to help students prepare for final exams. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120410McCannKeysLecture.html Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:37:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120410McCannKeysLecture.html America's overreliance on fossil fuels is a national security threat - economically, militarily and diplomatically. Retired four-star Gen. Ronald E. Keys will discuss America's energy posture and its impact on the U.S. economy and national security at an upcoming Purdue Energy Lecture. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120410RodnerCelebrations.html Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:15:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120410RodnerCelebrations.html Purdue University will dedicate a recently opened building, detail plans for several future buildings, mark the opening of a new library and celebrate the 10th anniversary of Discovery Park during the last two weeks of April. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120409CouetilElevatorPitch.html Mon, 9 Apr 2012 16:31:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120409CouetilElevatorPitch.html A kid-friendly car seatbelt device and an innovative suitcase handle provided the winning pitches at the 2012 Purdue University Elevator Pitch Competition in Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120409FawbushRoomsync.html Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:38:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120409FawbushRoomsync.html Purdue University Housing and Food Services announced the use of the service RoomSync, a Facebook application that allows students to select their own roommate. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120409KirkpatrickSpringfest.html Mon, 9 Apr 2012 13:57:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120409KirkpatrickSpringfest.html Purdue University will open its doors for a weekend of free, fun and educational activities during this year's Spring Fest April 14-15. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120409DiazDiadeLaFamilia.html Mon, 9 Apr 2012 11:15:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120409DiazDiadeLaFamilia.html Purdue University's Latino Cultural Center on April 14 will celebrate its ninth anniversary at its "Dia de la Familia" (Day of the Family). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120406CainRecovery.html Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:34:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2012/120406CainRecovery.html The work of volunteers in southern Indiana communities torn apart by March tornadoes has shifted in emphasis from picking up the pieces to rebuilding homes and repairing lives. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120406UmperovitchRecord.html Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:24:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120406UmperovitchRecord.html The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers team smashed its own Guinness world record for largest Rube Goldberg machine with a 300-step behemoth that flawlessly accomplished the simple task of blowing up and popping a balloon. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120405T-McDonoughActivity.html Thu, 5 Apr 2012 11:24:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120405T-McDonoughActivity.html The benefits of breast cancer survivors walking hand-in-hand or running in pink during the many weekend road races this spring may go beyond raising money, says a Purdue University expert. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120404BowenSurvey.html Wed, 4 Apr 2012 13:05:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120404BowenSurvey.html More than 53 percent of frequent fliers say that air travel has gotten worse for them in the past year despite statistics showing the industry performing at its all-time best. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120404HuSmartphone.html Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:35:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120404HuSmartphone.html Researchers have shown that popular free smartphone apps spend up to 75 percent of their energy tracking the user's geographical location, sending information about the user to advertisers and downloading ads. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120404KimPiceatannol.html Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:54:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120404KimPiceatannol.html A compound found in red wine, grapes and other fruits, and similar in structure to resveratrol, is able to block cellular processes that allow fat cells to develop, opening a door to a potential method to control obesity, according to a Purdue University study. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120403WittGolf.html Tue, 3 Apr 2012 10:41:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120403WittGolf.html Golfers looking to improve their putting may find an advantage in visualizing the hole as bigger, according to a new study from Purdue University. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120403BementRao.html Tue, 3 Apr 2012 10:26:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120403BementRao.html A scientist and policy leader from India will speak at April 18 at Purdue University about global outreach and collaboration between the United States and India. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/health_safety/2012/120402RollockViolence.html Mon, 2 Apr 2012 14:24:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/health_safety/2012/120402RollockViolence.html Purdue University has rolled out a new website offering advice for individuals who believe they have been sexually assaulted and outlining the university's role and responsibilities in helping them. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120402ShreveLiterary.html Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:06:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120402ShreveLiterary.html Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer Michael Cunningham will speak Monday (April 9) at Purdue University as part of the 81st annual Literary Awards celebration. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120402BementChallenge.html Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:32:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120402BementChallenge.html Research related to diabetes management, breast cancer prevention, improvement of food security in East Africa and the role social networks play in natural disasters will be presented during the April 18 Grand Challenge conference at Purdue University.