In the spotlight

Purdue professor focuses on food safety in hospitality industry

The numbers that Barbara Almanza, professor of hospitality and tourism management, knows by heart have been enough to keep her passionate about her teaching and research in food safety. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated one of six Americans gets sick every year from food-borne diseases. That's 48 million people. Of them, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. Read more...

* Learn about what inspires other researchers in food safety and security on the Food Safety section of the Difference Makers website at www.purdue.edu/differencemakers/food-safety.html. To visit other sections, click a topic in the top ribbon..

Featured News for Employees

Upcoming class to explore benefits of Mediterranean diet

WorkLife Programs is offering a course on optimizing health through the Mediterranean diet on Thursday (March 10). The class will be facilitated by Linda Monahan, registered dietitian. Read more...

Nutrition consultations available through WorkLife Programs

The registered dietitians at WorkLife Programs offer free nutrition counseling. Read more...

Nominations sought for APSAC Excellence Award

The Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee has created a new award, the APSAC Excellence Award, to recognize A/P staff who consistently perform at an outstanding level. Nominations are being accepted for the award through March 25. Read more...

Future athletic rivals, Nebraska and Purdue are already teammates in research computing

Nebraska may not feel like an official member of the Big Ten Conference until football season begins this fall, but Purdue and its future conference rival already are models of good sportsmanship in the field of research computing. They're partners in the Purdue-led DiaGrid distributed computing project, which makes thousands of computer processors readily available for use by Purdue and Nebraska researchers. Read more...

Great Reads in Leadership Book Club to discuss 'The Tipping Point' in March

The Great Reads in Leadership Book Club has selected "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell for its March discussions. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Ultrafast laser 'scribing' technique to cut cost, hike efficiency of solar cells

Researchers are developing a technology that aims to help make solar cells more affordable and efficient by using a new manufacturing method that employs an ultrafast pulsing laser. Read more...

General News

Purdue lands $2 million NSF grant to aid graduate students in information security field

Purdue has been awarded more than $1 million from the National Science Foundation to provide support for students seeking advanced degrees in information security. The award is for two years initially, with another $1 million committed for the subsequent two years. Read more...

Dow AgroSciences Seed Quality Control Laboratory to expand, relocate seed lab to Purdue Research Park

As part of its ongoing commitment to grow and expand its branded seed business, Dow AgroSciences announced Tuesday (March 8) it will relocate its Seed Quality Control Lab to a larger laboratory site at the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette. Read more...

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• Fiction novelist T. Coraghessan Boyle event scheduled for March 29