In the spotlight

Purdue Profiles: Christine Ladisch

Christine Ladisch is hoping to parlay more than 30 years of experience at Purdue into a successful first year as the inaugural dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences. Her charge, Ladisch says, as constantly encouraged by the transitional leadership team that helped to build the college from the beginning, is "to break the mold, do things differently, and shamelessly steal from those who are doing things well." Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Foods and nutrition professor elected to the Institute of Medicine

Connie Weaver, distinguished professor and head of Purdue's Department of Foods and Nutrition, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, which is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more...

General News

Purdue-developed student intervention tech available nationally

An academic technology developed and piloted at Purdue that warns students who are at risk of poor grades and facilitates intervention and support is being released nationally. Read more...

Banners honoring Apollo 11 now offered in benefit auction

A special auction of Apollo 11 40th anniversary banners, continuing through Oct. 31, is providing a chance to celebrate Purdue's space legacy and its soaring future. Read more...

Indianapolis Star's Path to Hope series focuses on Science Bound program

Purdue's Science Bound program was featured in a full-page spread in the Indianapolis Star on Oct. 7. Science Bound and the story of Purdue senior Tiffany Legge were part of Star editorial cartoonist Gary Varvel's series on The Path to Hope, stories about Indianapolis children and their families who have overcome poverty. Read more...

Economists: Weak currencies could boost ag export markets

Exporting nations like the United States are finding that weaker currency spells stronger trade opportunities. That is, if their monetary moves don't first lead to a trade war, said two Purdue University agricultural economists. Read more...

People

Mathew to head Department of Animal Sciences

Alan G. Mathew, professor and head of the Department of Animal Science at the University of Tennessee since 2003, will return to Purdue to lead its animal sciences department. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Cradle of Quarterbacks: Jim Everett

Jim Everett waited for three years to get his first starting opportunity at Purdue, but his patience was rewarded in as memorable a debut as any Boilermaker could ever hope to have. Read more...

Events

• This week's events
• Events for the next four weeks

• Mexican Cultural Night set for Thursday
• Symposium to focus on pediatric drug formulation and nanotechnology in drug delivery
• Kids, costumes and 'Jurassic Park' - a great mix at 'Creepy Classics'
• 'Women of the White House' speaker to focus on women's issues, public service