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JetPack serves as textbook alternative in new computer science course

After a frustrating search for appropriate and affordable course materials for a new computer science class, Professor Jennifer Neville was surprised to learn that the solution she was looking for was right in her backyard. JetPack, a publishing platform developed by ITaP's Informatics group, is a digital textbook alternative designed to store text, videos, audio and other course materials at no cost to students or instructors. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Innovation promises expanded roles for microsensors

Researchers have learned how to improve the performance of sensors that use tiny vibrating microcantilevers to detect chemical and biological agents for applications from national security to food processing. Read more...

People

Janice Voss, Purdue astronaut, dies

Purdue alumna Janice E. Voss, 55, one of the few women launched into space, died of breast cancer Monday (Feb. 6) in Scottsdale, Ariz., where she was receiving treatment. She had logged five space flights, spending a total of 49 days in space and traveling 18.8 million miles in 779 Earth orbits. Read more...

General News

Scholarship available for student with ties to Physical Facilities, two areas of study

Applications are now being accepted for the Barbara Cooper Clark Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, based on assessed student need, is open to students with connections to Physical Facilities. Read more...

Purdue Crew donation to assist local residents

Purdue Crew on Thursday (Feb. 9) will present $10,417.93 to the Lafayette Urban Ministries' Centralized Emergency Fund as aid for local residents who need assistance with utilities, food or other basic needs. Read more...

Indiana wheat 'excellent' despite wet planting season

Indiana's winter wheat crop is healthy and right on track despite wet weather at planting time last fall that slightly reduced the state's acreage, a Purdue agronomist said. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Vote for Lowe's Senior CLASS finalists, Robbie Hummel and Brittany Rayburn

Purdue seniors Robbie Hummel and Brittany Rayburn are finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, an honor that recognizes excellence both on and off the court. Purdue is the only school to have both a men's and women's basketball player as finalists and currently Rayburn holds a slight lead in the fan voting, while Hummel is in second place by 1.6 percent. Read more...

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