December 2016 Global defense and security institute launched at PurduePresident Mitch Daniels announced Dec. 1 that the University is opening a new Institute for Global Security and Defense Innovation in Discovery Park. Dan DeLaurentis (in photo), Purdue professor of aeronautics and astronautics and President's Fellow for Defense Initiatives, will be the interim director of the new institute. The institute will research areas such as advanced instrumentation, nanotechnology, social and behavioral sciences, big data analytics, and simulations to deliver integrated systems solutions to the nation's security and defense community. More ... International organization names Purdue top award recipient for its invention to commercialization systemThe Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has named Purdue as a top winner at its 2016 Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities Designation and Awards Program. The award recognizes association members for demonstrating excellence and leadership in planning, implementing and evaluating programs and initiatives that support regional economic development. More ... Eight Purdue professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceEight Purdue professors have been honored with the distinction of fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society. The professors are being honored for their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. More ... Purdue team receives $10 million SPARC grantPurdue is leading a $10 million study to better understand the stomach's neural circuitry and whether bioelectronics medicine can aid conditions such as diabetes or obesity. The grant is from the National Institutes of Health's SPARC (Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions) program. More ... Purdue Nursing to double undergraduate enrollment, open Ph.D. program to meet state's job demandPurdue's School of Nursing is expanding its undergraduate enrollment to help meet the state's growing demand for registered nurses. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a demand for 1.1 million new nurses over the next seven years to fill about 575,000 newly created positions and to replace some 550,000 nurses who will retire by 2022. More ... Purdue opens state-of-the-art food product development laboratoryA classroom in Purdue's Philip E. Nelson Hall of Food Science has been renovated into a food product development laboratory comparable to those found at leading food manufacturers. The new facility, funded by Skidmore Sales and Distributing, will help prepare students to work with the latest technology used in the industry and serve as a bridge between existing research laboratories and the department's pilot plant. More ... New crime-scene forensics tech will take high-resolution
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