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December 12, 2013 In the Spotlight
University facilities to offer reduced winter break hoursCampus offices and services will have reduced hours of operation during winter break at Purdue Memorial Union, Purdue University Libraries, and the Córdova Recreational Sports Center. Faculty and staff newsBoard of Trustees meeting set for SaturdayThe Purdue Board of Trustees will hold its meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 14) in Stewart Center, Room 326. The agenda is available here. News from the meeting will be included in Monday's issue of Purdue Today. Combination medical and prescription drug ID cards for 2014 to begin arriving this weekEmployees who will be covered by a Purdue medical plan in 2014 should watch their home mail for their insurance identification (ID) cards. Anthem will begin sending cards this week. Full distribution of the cards will take several days. Purdue police warn of scam seeking tutoring servicesThe Purdue University Police Department is alerting faculty, graduate students and any prospective tutors of a scam involving their services and large amounts of money. ITaP Web page helps guide faculty on Blackboard add-onsTo help faculty leverage third-party extensions and add-ons not currently installed in Purdue's Blackboard environment, ITaP has created a Web page outlining factors to consider before submitting a request for adoption. Confluence upgrade to bring simplified user experience to wikisA more modern look and feel is coming to Purdue's Web-based wiki software, Confluence, as part of an upgrade to Confluence 5.2.5 scheduled for Wednesday (Dec. 18). The service will be unavailable during business hours on this day. To Purdue community: Call for nominations for Dreamer AwardThis memo regarding the call for nominations for the 2014 Purdue University Dreamer Award is from Carolyn Johnson, director of the Diversity Resource Office. Nominations are due Jan. 10. Eleanor O. Kaplan Award accepting nominationsNominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Eleanor O. Kaplan Award for Exceptional Customer Service. Registration open for provost's A/P staff recognition luncheonRegistration is now open for the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost's Administrative and Professional Staff Recognition Luncheon on Jan. 16. To register, go to www.conf.purdue.edu/hrevents. The website includes a listing of honorees and other event information, including how faculty, staff and others can show appreciation for an honoree by attending. Winter walking: Tips to avoid slip and fall injuriesEach winter Purdue employees experience slips and falls due to snowy and icy conditions. Some injuries may be severe and have a long-term physical impact on the employee. Applications sought for HS-STEM Career Development ProgramPurdue graduate students conducting research related to visualization and data sciences with applicability to homeland security may apply for funding awards from the Homeland Security -- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (HS-STEM) Career Development Program. The deadline to apply for spring 2014 is Monday (Dec. 16), and the deadline for fall 2014 is March 3. PeoplePurdue professors named fellows of inventors' organizationTwo Purdue professors -- Rakesh Agrawal and Michael Ladisch -- have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Research newsNew findings reveal protein structure in rubella virusResearchers have determined the structure of the rubella virus capsid protein, which is central to the virus's ability to assemble into an infectious particle and to infect humans. Researchers in various studies looking for participantsHere is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. General newsPurdue's Science Express to partner with Gary schoolsPurdue's Science Express, a high school outreach program, will partner with the Gary Community School Corp. to help northwest Indiana science teachers and their students learn how to conduct experiments using modern analytical technologies and methods. 
Purdue, Duke Energy expand STEM-focused program for high school students, secondary school teachersThe Purdue University Energy Center is expanding its annual, free summer program to more high school students and teachers with support from Indiana's largest electric supplier. New database system could aid research in science, engineeringResearchers at Purdue have developed a system that makes it easier to collect, share, explore and reuse data related to the impacts of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. Purdue sportsPurdue volleyball to face Illinois in Sweet 16 match on FridayPurdue will take on Illinois in the NCAA Volleyball Regional at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT on Friday (Dec. 13) in Champaign, Ill. Match notes are available here, and ticket information is here. 63 Purdue student-athletes named fall Academic All-Big TenSixty-three Purdue student-athletes received Academic All-Big Ten recognition when the conference office announced its lists of fall honorees on Wednesday (Dec. 11). For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com. |
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