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February 13, 2014 In the Spotlight
Did You Know?: 'Washington Crossing the Delaware' painting"Washington Crossing the Delaware," the famous painting at the center of a Presidents Day celebration Monday (Feb. 17) on Purdue's West Lafayette campus, has a history nearly as fascinating as the event it depicts. Faculty and staff newsEmergency preparedness training to help campus community react to major emergencies continuesPurdue's Office of Emergency Preparedness is offering its emergency preparedness training six more times this month to remind the campus community how to prepare for and react to potentially dangerous events. Latest issue of HR Connect e-newsletter now availableThe new issue of HR Connect is available now online at www.purdue.edu/hr/newsletter/Connect. Provost search committee seeking faculty, staff inputThe provost search committee would like to remind the Purdue community to submit nominations of individuals they think should be considered for the position of executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. Nominations should be directed to Timothy Zwier, search committee chair, at zwier@purdue.edu, or to search committee members, who are listed here. Nominations and comments also may be sent through a confidential email account at provostsearch@purdue.edu. General newsPurdue, Chrysler forge partnershipPurdue University and automaker Chrysler Group are partnering in a program that will share research and development efforts and provide learning opportunities for Purdue students and Chrysler Group employees. PRF Emerging Innovations Fund invests $150,000 in two startupsTwo companies that have licensed Purdue innovations have received $150,000 from the Emerging Innovations Fund, an evergreen fund of the Purdue Research Foundation created to accelerate the commercialization of early-stage discoveries. Agreement to foster technology commercialization, startup creation in Southern Indiana, Northern KentuckyAn agreement among Purdue Foundry, Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana and Boiling Point LLC will add another avenue to commercialize Purdue innovations. Finalists selected for Purdue's 27th annual Burton Morgan Business Plan CompetitionFive Purdue teams have been selected as finalists in separate divisions for undergraduate and graduate students to make formal pitches next week during the $100,000 Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition. Research newsLaser tool speeds up detection of Salmonella in food productsPurdue researchers have developed a laser sensor that can identify Salmonella bacteria grown from food samples about three times faster than conventional detection methods. Researchers in various studies looking for participantsHere is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. Purdue sportsCarroll to be honored at Purdue-Indiana gameJoe Barry Carroll, an All-American on the Boilermaker men's basketball team that reached the Final Four in 1980, will be honored Saturday (Feb. 15) at the Purdue-Indiana men's basketball game. For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com. |
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Purdue in the News Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue by media across the nation and world. Sites of Interest Purdue Today links
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