In the spotlight

Center for Instructional Excellence continues to support college pedagogy

In 1992, then Provost Robert Ringel and an ad hoc committee began outlining ways for Purdue to meet educational challenges of the 21st century. The committee recognized that in regard to college pedagogy, most faculty members had limited knowledge and little help acquiring more. The solution was the establishment of the Center for Instructional Excellence in 1998. Read more...

CIE to offer teaching workshops in May

The Center for Instructional Excellence is offering several teaching workshops in an intensive format in May. These workshops will give participants the chance to enhance their teaching skills, learn about innovative teaching techniques, and network with other instructors on campus about their teaching. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

APSAC awards spring grants

APSAC has awarded individual professional development grants to 18 administrative and professional staff members. Read more...

Internal search launched for vice provost for undergraduate academic affairs

Provost Tim Sands has initiated an internal search for the position of vice provost for undergraduate academic affairs. A memo regarding the search is available here. The position description is available here.

Update: Traffic, parking disruptions

Here are notes on some additional summertime disruptions on the West Lafayette campus. Read more...

CDFS preschools accepting applications for summer and fall enrollment

The Department of Child Development and Family Studies operates two nationally accredited early childhood education programs near Discovery Park in west campus. Both programs are currently accepting applications. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

New imaging suites offer more diagnostic capabilities for animal health

Veterinarians in the School of Veterinary Medicine now have the ability to look for causes of lameness, neurological disorders and other conditions in horses thanks to new imaging equipment in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Read more...

Lake sturgeon have genes from parasite, signs of human STD

While trying to find a DNA-based test to determine the sex of lake sturgeon, Purdue researchers found that the sturgeon genome contains trematode genes that didn't originally belong to it and may harbor a protozoan parasite that causes a sexually transmitted disease in humans. Read more...

General News

Purdue center presents award to Lt. Governor Skillman

Purdue's Center for Advanced Manufacturing presented Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman with the "Excellence in Manufacturing Innovation" award Tuesday (May 11) at its annual Advanced Manufacturing Summit. Read more...

Agricultural Research Award goes to food scientist

Lisa Mauer, associate professor of food science, has received the 2010 Purdue Agricultural Research Award for her work in water-solid interactions, spectroscopy and shelf life of food for space missions. Read more...

Campus News

Purdue hosts U.S.-French symposium

Sidy Diallo, acting French consul general in Chicago, speaks at a joint U.S.-French symposium on developing partnerships to deal with sustainable water management and agriculture in an era of climate and global change. The symposium was hosted by Purdue on Tuesday and Wednesday at Stewart Center. The symposium, organized by Purdue's Global Engineering Program and the Office for Science and Technology of the French Embassy in Chicago, focused on enhancing the development of U.S.-French research, education and industrial partnerships to address issues of climate change, sustainable water management and agriculture. It also was designed to present needs and skills to policy-makers, researchers and businesses.

Research Studies

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for study participants. Read more...