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April 3, 2014
In the Spotlight
The bronze bust sculptures that sit in Purdue Memorial Union have a history that's nearly as storied as the people they depict. In all, the sculptures represent Purdue's 11 past presidents as well as David Ross -- the former trustee known, in part, for his status as benefactor of Ross-Ade Stadium -- and Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president. Lincoln signed the Morrill Land-Grant Act, which allowed for the creation of Purdue and many other universities across the nation.
Faculty and staff news
Value Your Health Week continues today (April 3) with a number of events.
ITaP's Tech Tuesdays event series continues in April with new educational technology topics covering applications that can help faculty and staff enhance course content and engage students in learning.
Whether it is continental-scale hydrologic modeling or simulating electron flow inside a material, Purdue faculty members are employing the Conte cluster supercomputer as a primary tool. With high marks from researchers using it already, Conte, the most powerful Purdue research supercomputer yet, has capacity to accommodate still more faculty partners.
Purdue now has a rate agreement with Fast Park & Relax, the new owner of a parking facility near Indianapolis International Airport.
Research news
SpeechVive Inc. announced Wednesday (April 2) the completion of nearly $700,000 in funding to move a speech aid innovation for people with Parkinson's disease to the public.
Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants.
General news
Purdue is launching an online Master of Science program from the University's Brian Lamb School of Communication.
Agribusiness leaders nationwide can use results from a new Purdue study to help them become more successful by understanding their farmer customers better.
Purdue sports
The John Purdue Club has announced the launch of its Young Professionals program. Current Purdue seniors and Boilermaker fans who have graduated within the last five years now have the opportunity to join the John Purdue Club at a significantly discounted rate.
The Purdue track and field and cross country programs will offer a June summer camp. The four-day camp will run June 18-21 at the Dave Rankin Track and Field and the Boilermaker Cross Country Course.
A new photo gallery shows the latest work on the new Boilermaker Softball Stadium, which will be near Alexander Field in the Northwest Athletics Complex.
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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