December 9, 2011
In the spotlight
Did You Know?: Purdue Animal Emergency Service
For humans, the holidays come complete with a myriad of worries, ranging from family occasions to choosing the perfect present. For family pets, they also come complete with a plethora of hazards, including chocolate, tinsel and ornaments to forage on, plus icy roads, more travel and other sources of anxiety that can make the holidays a dangerous time. Read more...
Featured News for Employees
Purdue bringing Castlight health care shopping tool to employees in spring 2012
Purdue will introduce a robust new tool to help employees shop for health care beginning next spring. Read more...
Seminars set for associate vice president for research candidates
Three candidates for the position of associate vice president for research - regulatory affairs will give seminars on Dec. 14, Jan. 11 and Jan. 18. Read more...
South Russell to close; Harrison segment to open
Two changes in street access on the south part of campus will take effect Monday (Dec. 12). Read more...
Union Club Hotel offering discounts around year's end
The comfort and convenience of the Union Club Hotel is being offered at reduced price during the holiday period Dec. 27-Jan. 2. Read more...
Purdue obituaries
A list of obituaries of recent and retired Purdue faculty and staff is available as a PDF file here.
General News
Purdue ranked No. 6 nationally for startup creation through technology transfer activities
The Association of University Technology Managers, a nonprofit association of academic technology transfer professionals, ranked Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization No. 6 nationally for its commercialization success in creating startups through tech transfer activities for the past fiscal year. Read more...
Online course on fundamentals of nanotechnology offered
Online courses covering the fundamentals of nanotechnology will be offered beginning in 2012 by the science portal nanoHUB, the national Network for Computational Nanotechnology and Purdue. Read more...
Engineering students to display toys created in design course
Santa and his elves might want to consult with Karthik Ramani and his engineering students if they need help keeping up with Christmas toy requests. Read more...
Purdue professor predicts pro basketball fans will be back
Professional basketball fans stewed through the summer and early fall, wondering if a labor dispute between team owners and their players would cancel the 2011-12 season. Read more...
Purdue Sports
Purdue football's Holland named first-team Academic All-America
The academic accolades for Purdue linebacker Joe Holland continue to roll in as the Indianapolis native has been named a first-team Capital One Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Read more...
Bowl game excitement: 19 days to kickoff
Carson Wiggs is headed to the site of one of the biggest field goals in Purdue history. Read more...
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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