In the spotlight

Professor's disability employment effort
taking off

Purdue presented four Focus Awards on March 1 for outstanding contributions to furthering the University's commitment to disability accessibility and diversity. Today, Purdue Today is featuring the faculty recipient, Bernard Wulle, associate professor of aviation technology. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Equal Access/Equal Opportunity briefings scheduled for supervisors

The Office of Institutional Equity will hold Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act briefings for supervisors in March. Read more...

Tobacco cessation class starting soon

WorkLife Programs is offering a class designed to help people have success quitting smoking. Read more...

Workshop to provide ideas for integrating the 2011-12 Common Reading selection

The Common Reading Program Committee, in cooperation with the Center for Instructional Excellence, is offering a workshop for faculty, staff and graduate students to generate ideas for integrating the 2011-12 Common Reading selection, Rebecca Skloot’s "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," into next year's courses and programs. Read more...

Faculty workshops available during spring break 2011

ITaP is offering a set of workshop series for faculty and instructors covering mobile technology for student engagement and the creation of online learning materials. The workshops will be held Wednesday (March 16). Read more...

Callout under way for Purdue Staff Golf League

Golfers looking for an opportunity to play and meet other staff and faculty at Purdue are invited to participate in the Purdue Staff Golf League. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Study shows how plants sort and eliminate genes over millennia

Hybrid plants with multiple genome copies show evidence of preferential treatment of the genes from one ancient parent over the genes of the other parent, even to the point where some of the unfavored genes eventually are deleted. 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

Mackey premium seat sales brisk

As March Madness gets into full swing, sales for premium seats in Mackey Arena for the 2011-12 men's and women's basketball seasons have picked up significantly. Read more...

For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.

Events

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• Events for the next four weeks

• Award-winning director to return to Purdue to discuss school choice