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May 14, 2015 |
Faculty and Staff News
Quality of Work Environment Initiative continues with second employee survey
Next week, all nonfaculty Purdue staff will be invited to participate in a second survey as part of the ongoing Quality of Work Environment Initiative.
Other Stories
Governor names appointees to Purdue Board of Trustees
Purdue Today special issue to offer Board of Trustees news
Center for Healthy Living to offer workshop on seasonal allergies
In the Spotlight
Immersion techniques: Working with the indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon
Each year, Laura Zanotti, associate professor of anthropology, leads a group of seven to 10 undergraduate students on an ethnographic field methods study abroad trip to learn from and work with indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon. Find out how students gain an understanding of the complex issues of indigenous rights, conservation and development in the College of Liberal Arts' THiNK magazine.
In the photo: Kayapó women painted the face of CLA student Rosy Garibay. The paint, called jenipapo, is applied depending on an individual's role in society and her phase in life.
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Additional News
General
IPFW announces 50 new endowments, $2.5 million investment in future
Purdue commencement webcasts to include live captions
National report details expected job openings in ag, related fields
College of Education plans first-ever pinning ceremony
Purdue pharmacy students create scholarship in memory of friend
Purdue accepting nominations for Inspiring Families and Building Communities Award
People
Office of Engagement honors 3 faculty members, team from Agriculture
IPFW names director of HR and institutional equity
Research
Studies: Science-based response lacking in chemical disasters
Researchers in various studies looking for participants
Purdue in the News
Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.
Huffington Post:
Mitch Daniels says NCAA needs dramatic reform to head off Congress and courts
Washington Post:
No, genetically modified pet fish are not going to wreak ecological havoc
ABC News Radio:
Japan in Focus: Supporting Japanese historians, a UNESCO bid annoys Korea and the population of children hits a record low (podcast; 0:58 to 7:49)
New York Times, Gulf News:
Invite some germs to dinner
HPC Wire:
Purdue lights up eighth cluster in eight years
Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette:
Study warns of MCHM toxicity
Events
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Vintage Indiana festival to offer taste of award-winning wines
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