In the spotlight

Purdue, INDOT pioneering green highway projects

Civil engineers at Purdue and the Indiana Department of Transportation are teaming up on green projects around the state, including work aimed at saving taxpayers $300,000 annually by recycling a waste product from cement manufacturing. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

CIGNA to present Quicken Health Expense Tracker information live and via webinar

Purdue employees will have the opportunity, at an upcoming presentation, to learn how the new online Quicken Health Expense Tracker from CIGNA can eliminate hunting for health care receipts or searching through health records. Read more...

Employee assistance services available

Benefits-eligible employees have access to free, on-site counseling and referral services through WorkLife Programs Employee Assistance. Read more...

Workplace Violence Awareness workshop being offered

A Workplace Violence Awareness Workshop will be offered Aug. 4. This training session covers a variety of factors under the theme "Awareness, Prevention, Survival." Read more...

Faculty input sought for e-textbook delivery system, preview on July 27

As a result of Purdue faculty's growing interest in digital textbooks, ITaP has scheduled a series of demonstrations by leading suppliers of e-textbook delivery systems and is soliciting faculty evaluation. Read more...

ITaP schedules final summer SharePoint training sessions, July users group meeting

ITaP has scheduled the July meeting for the SharePoint Users & Developers Group as well as the final summer sessions of "Using SharePoint Efficiently" -- a full-day instructional workshop for SharePoint, a Web-based collaboration service. The full-day sessions are scheduled for July 28 and Aug. 3 and 12. Read more...

General News

Coast Guard to name ship for Purdue's first full-time dean of women

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter will be named for Dorothy C. Stratton, Purdue's first full-time dean of women, at 11:30 a.m. Friday (July 23). Read more...

Parents: Time for your college-bound student to get some financial savvy

Listen up, parents of college-bound children. If your student isn't prepared to handle his or her financial affairs, it's time for a money-management crash course. Read more...

Research Studies

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

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

Purdue Sports

Men's basketball to face Southern Illinois on Nov. 26

The Purdue men's basketball team will square off with Southern Illinois on Nov. 26 as part of the weekend lineup for the fifth annual Chicago Invitational Challenge. Read more...

Hoffmeister named NGCA All-American scholar

Purdue rising senior Thea Hoffmeister was named to the 2009-10 All-American Scholar Team by the National Golf Coaches Association. Read more...

Boilermaker swimmers earn academic recognition

The Purdue men's and women's swimming and diving teams have been honored by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for excellence in the classroom. Read more...

Events

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• Wereley to speak about oil spill flow computations