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News for faculty and staffNovember 18, 2008FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESCórdova forms partnerships in India, Hong Kong
Wellness screening dates scheduledWellness screenings are available on the West Lafayette campus through the School of Nursing. MoreGENERAL NEWSProf: 'Twilight' film may really bring vampires to life for someThe upcoming "Twilight" film may not only entertain moviegoers, but it also has the potential to encourage people to really believe in vampires, says a Purdue mass media expert. MoreGrad students, teacher head to China to teach and learnA group of graduate students, faculty and a middle school science teacher from Purdue's Discovery Learning Center GK-12 program will travel to China on Friday (Nov. 21) to visit the Jiangsu Institute of Education in Nanjing and three other research sites. MoreProf: Volunteering beats holiday blues, may lift spiritsVolunteering to do good this holiday season also may be good for you, says a Purdue sociologist. MoreEconomist: Thanksgiving feast gobbling up more food dollarsNothing beats a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner except comparing it to what it costs to eat out, said a Purdue agricultural economist. MoreArmory reopened after police investigate suspicious packageThe Purdue Armory was evacuated for about 90 minutes Monday morning (Nov. 17) after University police evacuated the facility when a suspicious container was found on the building's north side. MorePEOPLEFrancisco named president-elect of American Chemical Society
Joseph S. Francisco, the William H. Moore Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Purdue, has been named president-elect of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Francisco will be president-elect in 2009 and take over as the society's president in 2010. He will be the second African-American, but the first from academia, named as president of the society, which was founded in 1876. More PURDUE SPORTSFood drive to be held during Purdue-Indiana football game and Purdue-Duke men's basketball gameThe Boilermaker Athletic Council, formerly the Captain's Table, is holding a food drive for the Purdue-Indiana football game Nov. 22 in Ross-Ade Stadium. Canned goods, such as boxed foods, cereals, pasta, peanut butter, soap, shampoo, toothpaste (all in non-glass containers), will be collected. There also is a food drive scheduled for Dec. 2 for the Purdue-Duke basketball game in Mackey Arena. More NEWS FROM PURDUE CALUMET51 freshmen receive full tuition Chancellor’s Scholar Awards for 2008-09 academic yearFifty-one recent high school valedictorians and salutatorians -- nine from Indiana, 40 from Illinois and two from Michigan -- have received full tuition Chancellor’s Scholar Awards to attend Purdue University Calumet this fall. More CALENDAR AND EVENTSToday's eventsHere is a list of events happening Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the West Lafayette campus. More Events this weekHere is a list of events happening Nov. 17-23 at the West Lafayette campus. More 2009 Boilermaker Ball to feature dinner, dancing and auctionsPurdue alumni and friends are invited to Indianapolis for the Purdue Alumni Association's second annual Boilermaker Ball. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, at the Indiana Room Ballroom, 140 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, with a cocktail hour, dinner and live auction. Live entertainment and dancing will follow. More Mini-seminar on hydrogen plannedAn afternoon of discussions involving the future of hydrogen fuel is planned for Dec. 4 on the Purdue campus. More Archives and 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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