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Purdue Today

News for faculty and staff

April 24, 2008

CAMPUS NEWS

New retailer offers University apparel, gifts at PMU

The Purdue Shop

Purdue spirit and loyalty are the forces driving the Purdue Shop, the latest retail addition at Purdue Memorial Union. The shop is at the east end of Union Commons, just down a flight of stairs from the Grant Street entrance and across from Pappy's. More

Qualified Energy Savings helping budget, environment

Three buildings on the West Lafayette campus have been selected for Qualified Energy Savings (QES) upgrades as the state program resumes. More

May reception to honor retiring VP Bennett

A reception will be held in May to honor the retirement of Joe Bennett, vice president for University Relations. More

University Residences looking for summer help

University Residences is seeking summer employees to prepare residence halls for the fall semester. More

GENERAL NEWS

Three companies based on Purdue research to explore venture capital opportunities in Silicon Valley

Three Indiana companies launched from research developed at Purdue have won the opportunity to make formal presentations for funding from venture capital firms in Silicon Valley in mid-May. More

Service learning projects gain momentum, funding

Motorcycle safety
The number of classes at Purdue that incorporate service learning, through which students apply the skills they learn in the classroom to community service, has grown from 31 in 2002 to more than 150. To advance these efforts, the Office of the Provost has awarded $5,000 each to five professors named as 2008 Purdue Community of Service-Learning Faculty Fellows. More

Online tool aids in local planning, economic development

Land use and economic development planning takes time and money - two things few cities and counties have in abundance. Thanks to an online resource, they don't have to. The Local Decision Maker (LDM) is a comprehensive planning tool that provides almost instant data for producing a socioeconomic and environmental community snapshot, as well as a portrait of how that community might someday appear. It was developed by Purdue and the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant. More

NEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES

Governor and IU and Purdue presidents among those presenting at May 16 life sciences conference

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Secretary of Commerce Nathan Feltman, the presidents of Indiana and Purdue universities and John Diekman, founder of an early stage life science venture capital fund, will speak at the fourth and final program in the 2007-08 Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series. More

PEOPLE

Novak to lead clinics, step down as head of Purdue Nursing

Julie Novak
Julie Novak, head of the School of Nursing since 2003, announced Wednesday (April 23) that she will step down at the end of the academic year to devote more time to managing the school's five nurse-managed clinics, the doctor of nursing practice program and her research. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Today's events

Here is a list of events happening Thursday, April 24, on the West Lafayette campus. More

Economic, environmental issues put spotlight on alternative energy

Rising petroleum prices and environmental concerns are highlighting the need to develop alternative energy technologies, including those that harness hydrogen, say Purdue officials leading a hydrogen symposium this month. More


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