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Did You Know?:
Purdue water tower

Standing 142 feet tall and 92 feet wide, Purdue's water tower -- complete with a Motion P -- rises high above the north side of campus, storing and supplying potable water for the entire University. Read more...

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Featured News for Employees

Purdue expands available computer security tools in renewed McAfee contract

Faculty, staff and students have ready access to an expanded pool of tools to help combat existing and future cyber threats under the University's renewed contract with McAfee. Read more...

Inside Purdue being distributed in campus mail

Inside Purdue, the semiannual University print resource guide for faculty and staff, is now being delivered to campus mailboxes. Produced by the Office of Marketing and Media, it features descriptive directories, Human Resources offerings, information on employee governance groups and a calendar of important campus dates. It also contains a pullout section with a whole semester of facts and event listings from major providers of arts and entertainment on the West Lafayette campus.

* Inside Purdue (PDF)
* Arts at Purdue (PDF)

Did You Know?: Purdue water tower

Sunday: MLK celebration event

A special choral salute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 15) at University Church, 320 North St. The event, part of this year’s MLK celebration activities, is coordinated by Purdue and the Pastors Alliance. Find out more at www.purdue.edu/diversity-inclusion/mlk.html.

Many pluses in using wikis, say researchers, instructors alike

An ITaP-supported wiki creator software named Confluence helps scientists, instructors and their students store information, as well as make it readily accessible, and collaborate with others. Purdue lab scientist Daniel Leaird and professors Timothy Newby and Keith Cherkauer share how they use wikis. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Purdue physicists put new perspective on biochemical problem

Purdue physicists have created computational tools that can predict the fleeting structures of iron-containing enzymes as they transform during chemical reactions. Many of these temporary but critical structures have eluded capture through traditional experimental methods such as X-ray crystallography. Read more...

General News

Scholarships available for adult nontraditional students

Span Plan Adult Student Services and the Office of the Dean of Students are sponsoring four scholarships for adult nontraditional students at Purdue for academic 2012-13. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Paint Crew nominated for Naismith Student Section of the Year

Purdue's Paint Crew has been nominated as one of the top basketball student sections in the country, and Boilermaker fans will have a say in determining the most deserving group by voting for the Naismith Student Section of the Year Award. Read more...

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

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