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January 9, 2013 In the Spotlight
HHS professors use new tools, classroom strategies to deliver higher educationTeachers are called to transfer knowledge and engage students in critical thinking. That transfer may not have changed all that much since Socrates taught Plato, who schooled Aristotle, whose tutelage may have helped spawn Alexander's greatness. But new learning strategies are altering the academic landscape at Purdue. Life 360 magazine highlights how professors in the College of Health and Human Sciences are staying ahead of the learning curve by reshaping it. Faculty and staff newsInaugural Dean Ladisch becomes dean in new College of Health and Human SciencesChristine Ladisch has been named the first dean of Purdue's new College of Health and Human Sciences. ITaP taking reservations for spring semester BoilerCast classroomsDemand is high for BoilerCast, Purdue's system for recording lectures and making them available online. ITaP is encouraging faculty members who would like to use BoilerCast for the spring semester to reserve a BoilerCast-enabled classroom soon. CIE to offer workshops on college teachingPurdue instructors can enhance their teaching skills, exchange ideas with colleagues and get practical hints on their craft in a workshop series offered by the Center for Instructional Excellence. Nominations sought for engagement awardsThe Office of Engagement is seeking nominations for the Faculty Engagement Scholar Award, Corps of Engagement Award and Faculty Engagement Fellow Award. Nominations are due Feb. 11. Details about the awards, including purpose, criteria, and general guidelines, are available in a PDF file. Research news
New biochip technology uses tiny whirlpools to corral microbesResearchers have demonstrated a new technology that combines a laser and electric fields to create tiny centrifuge-like whirlpools to separate particles and microbes by size, a potential lab-on-a-chip system for medicine and research. Scientists learning how multiple-genome plants reproduceA study out of Harvard and Purdue universities is starting to unravel the genetic mechanisms that allow some plants to duplicate their entire genomes and continue to reproduce. General newsGrants available to students for service projectsFunds are available to provide grants to students or student organizations for work on community service learning projects. MEP Made in Indiana program registers 124 manufacturersIn less than a year, Purdue's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has registered 124 Indiana companies in its Made in Indiana program. Expert: Japan a leader in disaster preparation and risk reduction; earthquake threat should not rule out Tokyo for 2020 OlympicsTokyo as a possible host for the 2020 Olympics should not be ruled out solely on the basis of earthquake risk, says Julio Ramirez, chief officer of the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES). Purdue Varsity Glee Club to perform in Washington, D.C.The Purdue Varsity Glee Club has accepted an invitation from the Indiana Society of Washington, D.C., to perform during the Indiana Inaugural Ball in the nation's capital on Jan. 20.Purdue sportsBTN to air Indiana-Purdue women's swimming and diving dual meetThe Jan. 26 Indiana-Purdue women's swimming and diving dual meet at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center has been selected to be televised live by the Big Ten Network, marking the second year in a row the two rivals have squared off on live television. For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com. |
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