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News for faculty and staffApril 18, 2008FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESRoad to Retirement sessions scheduledRoad to Retirement sessions will be held May 5 for faculty and staff age 55 and older. MoreFunding available for service learning projects in IndianapolisThe Purdue Office of Engagement is accepting applications for the Hoover Family Foundation Grant Program for Community Service/Service Learning Projects in Indianapolis. MoreCurrent issue of Inside PurdueThe April 18 issue of Inside Purdue is available in pdf format here.MEMOTo deans and department heads: Nominations for sophomore leadership development conferenceThis memo regarding nominations for the Emily Mauzy Vogel Sophomore Leadership Development Conference is from the Office of the Dean of Students. MemoRESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTSNew vaccine may give long-term defense against deadly bird flu and its variant forms
A new vaccine under development may provide protection against highly pathogenic bird flu and its evolving forms, according to researchers at Purdue and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who discovered the new preventive drug and have tested it in mice. More GENERAL NEWSStudent filmmakers win top prizes at Purdue's 6th annual Digital Cinema ContestFive students received the top prizes at the Purdue Digital Learning Collaboratory's sixth annual Digital Cinema Contest Premiere Night and Awards Ceremony on Thursday (April 17) at Wabash Landing 9 theater. MorePurdue expert explains three pricing alternatives for farmersGrain buyers and elevator operators, like producers, can't afford to take all of the risk and some have stopped offering cash forward contracts to price new crop corn, soybeans and wheat, said a Purdue agricultural economist. MoreNomination deadline extended for Indiana Companies to Watch programThe deadline is being extended to nominate growth-oriented companies from across the state for the inaugural Indiana Companies to Watch awards program. MoreSymposium to celebrate new Center on Religion and Chinese SocietyAn April 23 symposium will celebrate Purdue's new Center on Religion and Chinese Society, which is housed in the College of Liberal Arts. MorePEOPLEChao Center quality assurance director appointed to U.S. Pharmacopeia Expert CommitteeJoseph G. Stowell of the Chao Center for Industrial Pharmacy & Contract Manufacturing has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Pharmacopeia Expert Committee for Monograph Development: Ophthalmology, Oncology, and Dermatology. MoreCollege of Consumer and Family Sciences names 2008 distinguished alumniThe College of Consumer and Family Sciences honored five people as its 2008 distinguished alumni and recognized two people with specialty awards. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTSEvents today, this weekendHere is a list of events happening April 18-20 at the West Lafayette campus. MoreNursing, Regenstrief to host distinguished professorThe Purdue School of Nursing and Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering are co-sponsoring a lecture on Tuesday, April 29, by Dean Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk from Arizona State University. MorePurdue Greek system to hold awards receptionThe 14th annual Purdue Greek Awards Reception will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 22) in the Shively Stadium Club of Ross-Ade Pavilion. 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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