In the spotlight

New website highlights Purdue thought leaders

From their desks, laboratories and classrooms, from the plains of Africa to the icy stretches of the polar cap, Purdue thought leaders are putting their expertise to work with a commitment to making a difference and a desire to move the world forward into an informed and healthy future. Meet the difference makers, whose passion for innovation and change comes to life daily as they inspire, enthuse and enrich our world. We are all Boilermakers. But we're also much more. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Conversations on Teaching session to focus on Hotseat

Purdue's Teaching Academy will explore the use of Hotseat, a mobile Web application that employs social networking technologies to promote academic learning, during its Conversations on Teaching session on Nov. 17. Read more...

Ideas sought for Purdue Profiles series

Each Tuesday in Purdue Today, the Purdue Profiles feature offers an inside look at the people on our campus. The Purdue Today staff would like to know whom you'd like to read about in the spring. Send your suggestions to PurdueToday@purdue.edu. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Purdue unveils 'Impact: Earth!' asteroid impact effects calculator

Purdue on Wednesday (Nov. 3) unveiled ''Impact: Earth!'' a new website that allows anyone to calculate the potential damage a comet or asteroid would cause if it hit the Earth. Read more...

E. coli thrives near plant roots, can contaminate young produce crops

E. coli can live for weeks around the roots of produce plants and transfer to the edible portions, but the threat can be minimized if growers don't harvest too soon, a Purdue study shows. Read more...

Chromosome imbalances lead to predictable plant defects

Physical defects in plants can be predicted based on chromosome imbalances, a finding that may shed light on how the addition or deletion of genes and the organization of the genome affects organisms, according to a study involving a Purdue researcher. Read more...

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

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

Purdue Sports

Regular season volleyball finale set to air on Big Ten Network

The Nov. 27 volleyball match between Illinois and Purdue has been selected to be broadcast tape-delayed on the Big Ten Network. The event was picked up as the network's wild-card selection for the final weekend of the regular season. Read more...

'Big Ten Icons' countdown continues with Wooden

The Big Ten Network has named Purdue's John Wooden as Big Ten Icon No. 12. Big Ten Icons, the network's most ambitious multi-platform initiative to date, is counting down the top 50 student-athletes in Big Ten history based solely on their collegiate playing careers. Read more...

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