News for faculty and staffOctober 26, 2007 FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES Benefits enrollment: Not all need to turn in formAs benefits enrollment approaches, Staff Benefits wants to remind employees about what determines whether it will be necessary to turn in an enrollment form. MoreFlu shot sessions are Nov. 2, 12WorkLife Programs and Purdue University Student Health Center have scheduled a second flu shot session from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, in Room 214, Stewart Center. MorePURDUE ON CAMERA
CAMPUS NEWS Neil Armstrong sculpture to be unveiledThe statue, accompanied by a trail of sculpted moon boot impressions and other symbolic features, is situated in front of the new Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering. More GENERAL NEWS Purdue researchers involved in study to help reduce drug-resistant hospital infectionsA group of Purdue researchers is among those conducting a study of Indianapolis hospitals to see if implementing new clinical procedures can reduce the number of deaths and illnesses caused by drug-resistant staph infections. MoreFederal government awards second grant to Purdue, IU for regional competitivenessIndiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman has helped secure a federal grant for Purdue and Indiana universities to work together to expand a regional study of rural economic development. MoreProject helps companies reap big benefits from tiny technologyCompounds so small they cannot be seen by the naked eye could produce highly visible growth opportunities and cost savings for north-central Indiana manufacturers through a project sponsored by Indiana WIRED. MoreBioCrossroadsLINX initiative advances Indiana's drug development resources and facilitates connections with the biotech and pharmaceutical industryRecognizing an opportunity to advance Indiana's drug development and manufacturing strengths, BioCrossroads and leaders from Cook Medical, Indiana's Department of Workforce Development, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Ivy Tech Community College, and Purdue have announced the launch of BioCrossroadsLINX, a non-profit organization building educational and workforce development programs and regional collaborations that will help Indiana's biopharma assets connect with biotech discovery centers such as San Diego, San Francisco and Boston. MoreResearch study looking for participants with bone cancer painResearchers from the Marriage and Family Therapy Program and the Nursing school are working to evaluate the effectiveness of a psycho-social/behavioral treatment designed to reduce pain associated with bone cancer. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTS Events today, this weekend at Purdue Here is a list of events happening today and through the weekend at the West Lafayette campus. More10th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education is Nov. 1-4The 10th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education will take place Nov. 1-4 at Stewart Center and Purdue Memorial Union. More How to submit items to Purdue Today Problems? Contact Mike Willis, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-0371, jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue Today: (765) 494-2036; purduetoday@purdue.edu |
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