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July 31, 2014 In the Spotlight
Research team pits foodborne bacteria against own worst enemiesFor the past seven years, animal scientist Paul Ebner and his lab have been pelting some of the most infamous pathogens in the food system with a surprising weapon: viruses. Foodborne bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli can cause serious, even deadly, illnesses. But pathogens can get sick, too -- infected by viruses known as bacteriophages, or phages for short. Ebner discusses how he uses bacteriophages to tackle key foodborne pathogens in the summer 2014 issue of Agricultures magazine. Faculty and staff newsRetirement investment help availableFaculty and staff looking for guidance on how to save and invest for their retirement have expert service available to them through Fidelity as part of Purdue's retirement program. Harrison Street Parking Garage to open FridayThe Harrison Street Parking Garage, located at the corner of Harrison Street and South University Street, is opening on Friday (Aug. 1). Office of Institutional Equity names Web Accessibility Award recipientsThe Office of Institutional Equity has announced the 2014 Web Accessibility Award recipients: the Purdue University Calumet home page and the Purdue Extended Campus Web Accessibility Scanner. United Way letters to retirees, Vanguards to be mailedNext week, Purdue's retirees and Vanguard donors will receive mailed pledge packets at their home addresses as part of pacesetter efforts for this year's United Way of Greater Lafayette Campaign. Nominees sought for Purdue's Hovde AwardNominations are now being accepted for this year's Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence, given annually to a member of Purdue's faculty or staff who has displayed outstanding educational service to rural Indiana. The nomination deadline is 8 a.m. ET on Sept. 22. Research newsStudy: Boosting neural pathway from gut to brain could play part in weight controlA Purdue study found that an increase in sensory nerve fibers that send signals from the gut to the brain reduces the time spent eating a meal, which could help regulate body weight. Researchers in various studies looking for participantsHere is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. General news
Ramirez urges Congress to fund research for securing seismically vulnerable aging infrastructurePurdue earthquake engineer Julio Ramirez testified before Congress on Tuesday (July 29) as it debates reauthorizing legislation to reinstate federal research funding devoted to mitigating earthquake damage to the nation's infrastructure. Ramirez, director of the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), headquartered at Purdue, emphasized the crucial value of the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, the federal agency dedicated to reducing fatalities, injury and property loss due to earthquakes. AAU, Purdue's Discovery Learning Research Center partner to launch HUBzero-based website for STEM education initiativeThe Association of American Universities has partnered with Discovery Learning Research Center's STEM-Ed Hub, powered by Purdue's HUBzero, to create a website focused on the quality of undergraduate teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields at its member institutions. Indiana Lt. Gov. Ellspermann to keynote summer commencementIndiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann will return to Purdue on Aug. 9 to deliver the keynote address at her alma mater's summer commencement. Purdue students develop safe-water system for Dominican Republic communityA group of Purdue students and faculty members have completed work on a system that makes safe drinking water available to a community in the Dominican Republic sickened by poor water. Registration open for Technical Management InstituteThe College of Engineering and Krannert School of Management have announced that registration is open for the Technical Management Institute on Oct. 7-10. People
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