In the spotlight

Curriculum, creativity collide in science theater outreach

What do Matilda Mosquito, Bartholomew "Barfy" Bee and Franz Firefly have in common? Well, they too survived the formative high school years, but their experience was unlike any other because they graduated from Bugville High. The story of the six-legged teens is featured in "The Insecta Class Yearbook," a play performed by Purdue's Science Theater Outreach Program (STOP). Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Use caution when scanning, emailing or faxing sensitive documents

With many areas of the University transitioning to the use of multifunction copy, print, scan and fax machines, the University's Data Stewards organization reminds users to protect sensitive data in all documents they are scanning. Information that wouldn’t be sent in an email should not be scanned to or sent from any machine, whether to a personal email address or others. Read more...

Purdue students, faculty and staff can use new service to commercialize, market mobile device applications

The path from smartphone and mobile device application development to commercialization may have become smoother for Purdue students, faculty and staff. Officials in Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) have established a service to quickly test, commercialize and market mobile applications developed with University resources. Read more...

CIE special workshops: Teams, portfolios, clickers, posters

Each of four workshops in November from the Center for Instructional Excellence will provide insight into effective use of a tool of value to educators. Workshop dates run from Nov. 2 to 16. Read more...

Update: Traffic, parking disruptions

Here are notes on some current and upcoming disruptions on the West Lafayette campus. Read more...

General News

Purdue West Coast office to lead symposium on research, commercialization efforts

Purdue is taking its message on moving research and innovation into the real world to Silicon Valley with a technology and entrepreneurship symposium on Friday (Oct. 28). Read more...

Purdue, IU awarded $500,000 NIH grant to launch cancer community engagement project

Purdue's Oncological Sciences Center and Indiana University will share a National Institutes of Health grant to launch a cancer advocacy network and advance research for applying systems-engineering principles to cancer prevention and treatment. Read more...

Purdue freshmen are 'feasting with faculty'

The College of Science and University Residences are partnering to promote an initiative to increase interaction between students and faculty while they share meals together. Read more...

Purdue quake expert returns to Turkish homeland to assess damage

A Turkish earthquake expert is headed to the epicenter of the Turkey earthquake to document and decipher why so many buildings failed in and near Ercis. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

NSF grant will shine light on ancient copper artifacts, innovation in Alaska

A Purdue archaeologist will study ancient copper innovation in far northwest North America and will help Alaska native youth in the Copper River Basin learn how their ancestors made and used copper tools. 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

Purdue football's Holland named NFF National Scholar-Athlete

Purdue's Joe Holland got a double dose of good news on Wednesday as he was announced as one of 16 football players named as recipients of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards and also one of 20 semifinalists for the 2011 Ronnie Lott IMPACT Trophy. Read more...

Women's basketball initiates food drive to benefit Food Finders Backpack Program

The Purdue women's basketball team is doing its part to help alleviate childhood hunger in Greater Lafayette by coordinating a food drive for donations of breakfast cereal to benefit the Food Finders Backpack Program. Read more...

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

Events

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

• University of Minnesota professor to speak at Purdue

• Latino Cultural Center to celebrate 'Dia de los Muertos' on Saturday

• Botanicals research workshop to offer update on methods