In the spotlight

Student's ability in advocacy brings Focus Award

Five members of the Purdue community were honored March 2 with Focus Awards for their outstanding contributions to furthering the University's commitment to disability accessibility and diversity. This profile focuses on one of the student recipients, Richard Weatherford. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Purdue professors selected for U.S. State Department fellowships

Two Purdue professors have received Jefferson Science Fellowships from the U.S. Department of State, where their expertise and insights will help guide U.S. foreign policy. Selected as 2010 fellows were Suresh Garimella, the R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Jay Gore, the Reilly Professor of Combustion Engineering and director of the Energy Center in Purdue's Discovery Park. Read more...

Woodson reception to be held at Purdue Memorial Union

A reception honoring Randy Woodson, executive vice president for academic and affairs and provost, will be 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday (March 24) in Purdue Memorial Union's South Ballroom. The reception was originally scheduled to be held at the Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center. Read more...

Ejeta to give Sigma Xi lecture on honored research

ITaP surveying faculty and staff about research computing needs and new supercomputer

ITaP is planning a new community cluster to be built this spring and is gathering information about what Purdue faculty and staff may need either as a part of the new cluster or in computers for departmental or individual use. The combined purchase allows ITaP to negotiate a better price with vendors in both cases and offers participants more for their money. An online survey covers some configuration options, but others are possible and the list may change after ITaP gets feedback from faculty and staff and new product information from vendors. The survey is available here. Read more...

Workplace violence workshop being offered

Coach Hope asks community to 'Boiler up and beat cancer!'

Purdue football head coach Danny Hope is asking the community to "Boiler up and beat cancer!" by participating in the third annual Purdue Center for Cancer Research Challenge on April 17. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

AMIPurdue funds project that may improve drug monitoring procedures

Mass spectrometry technology being developed at Purdue may be the first to provide patients with real clinical benefits as a result of personalized medicine. Read more...

Roving engineers monitoring safety of bridges, lighting towers

Civil engineers at Purdue have created a roving research vehicle that is dispatched to sites around the nation to assess the condition of bridges and steel lighting towers located along interstate highways. Read more...

General News

Purdue police assist in search of student last seen in Indianapolis area

Purdue University police are assisting in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's search for a missing Purdue freshman. Read more...

ITaP helps build homes as well as computer clusters

ITaP has proven its skill at assembling top-tier computing clusters, but recently turned its talents toward helping build a Habitat for Humanity home in Lafayette. Read more...

Women in Engineering plans summer camps

Registration is now open for two Purdue Women in Engineering Program summer camps for middle and high school students. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Ticket office accepting orders for NCAA Sweet 16 game

The Purdue Athletic Ticket Office has begun accepting orders for the Boilermakers' game against Duke in the NCAA Sweet 16 on Friday in Houston, Texas. Read more...

Basketball postseason banquets to be held in April

Purdue Athletics, with special assistance from the Lafayette Lions Club, will celebrate the 2009-10 Purdue men's and women's basketball seasons with postseason banquets. Read more...