In the spotlight

MLK celebration: 'The Fierce Urgency of Now'

Purdue has planned several activities in January to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., including library displays, a choral salute, a day of service and a commemorative address from Professor Bernice Johnson Reagon, a noted civil rights movement participant. Read more...

* Diversity Action Team in Agriculture celebrating MLK week

Featured News for Employees

Purdue trimester
plan will accelerate time-to-degree, enhance educational opportunities

Purdue is rolling out the first initiative of its decadal funding plan with the announcement on Wednesday (Jan. 11) that it will proceed with the first steps toward a balanced trimester. The trimester is an effort designed to enhance students' academic opportunities as well as help them move more quickly toward graduation. Read more...

Purdue to test emergency notification system today

Purdue will test all layers of its emergency notification system today (Jan. 12). The Purdue Alert test begins at 10 a.m. and will be used to ensure that the various layers of the system are working properly and to simulate a live situation for practice, said Purdue emergency preparedness director Ron Wright. The test will include sirens. Read more...

Award-winning Signals student success system available to all instructors this semester

Course Signals, a student success system that helps faculty communicate quickly and regularly with students about their course performance, continues to be available to all instructors on the West Lafayette campus for spring semester 2012. The system is especially valuable in first-year introductory courses and large lecture classes. Read more...

CIE workshop to highlight 'Weapons of Mass Instruction'

A Center for Instructional Excellence workshop will focus on how images, language and stories can be powerful tools in increasing students' understanding and retention of material. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Researchers: Honeybee deaths linked to seed insecticide exposure

Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields. Read more...

Moving research to energy-efficient community cluster saves time and money

When electrical engineering professor Scott Sudhoff moved his lab's research from his own aging high-performance computing system to a community cluster built in a partnership among faculty members and ITaP, it gave him a more reliable, more powerful tool for his work -- and it saved Purdue money on power and cooling. Read more...

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

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

General News

Grants available to students for service projects

Funds are available to provide grants to students or student organizations for work on community service learning projects. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Former Boilermaker Ryan Grigson named Colts' GM

The Indianapolis Colts have announced that former Purdue football player Ryan Grigson has been named the team's general manager. Read more...

Boilermakers to participate in Breaststroke 4 Hope swim-a-thon on Saturday

In conjunction with the final home dual meet of the season, Purdue swimming and diving will also be participating in the first Breaststroke 4 Hope swim-a-thon at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center on Saturday morning. Read more...

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

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