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Faculty and Staff NewsPurdue to test all-hazards outdoor sirens Wednesday during BGRPurdue will conduct evacuation drills and test its all-hazards outdoor emergency warning sirens Wednesday (Aug. 19) during Boiler Gold Rush, the orientation program for new students. New students will be evacuated from Elliott Hall of Music during one of two sessions — at 10:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. — in order to demonstrate the procedures associated with building evacuations. The university's sirens are scheduled to be sounded at approximately 3:15 p.m. Other Stories• Reminder: Traffic safety, preparation encouraged as fall semester nears • Memo: Religious, ethnic and civic observances • Center for Healthy Living to have presence at upcoming Purdue Farmers Market • Protein is focus of upcoming 'Dishing it up Diabetes Style' workshop • ITaP to offer workshops for host of teaching tools: Blackboard, Qualtrics, WebEx, and more • BoilerCast, IMPACT help class focus on active learning • Form to request new supplier setup for Ariba suppliers goes online today • This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients
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The suit's evolutionFew work uniforms have achieved iconic status like the spacesuit. Protecting Earth's most ardent explorers, the suit symbolizes mankind's propensity for discovery as well as the risks inherent in such bold endeavors. Without the suit, a human would die in space within minutes. In its July/August 2015 issue, Purdue Alumnus magazine looks back on the spacesuit's evolution to make sense of what's coming next.
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Additional News |
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General• Tyner: High gasoline prices likely to stay around for a while People• Appointments, honors and activities Sports• Volleyball slated for 21 streamed events • Soccer's TV and webcast schedule announced
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Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world. Profile on Chancellor James DworkinPurdue North Central Chancellor James Dworkin talks about his motivations -- teaching, research and service work -- and the past 15 years as chancellor in a story featured in LaPorte County Life. Other Stories• Miami Herald, Kansas City Star, Charlotte Observer: Purdue seeks partner for financial aid alternative • Popular Science: Your future Fido won't be so furry • WXIN, Indianapolis Star, Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue studies heat damage in all hair types • Indianapolis Star, Lafayette Journal & Courier: High gas prices here for a while
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• 'Shark Tank' star to lead 15th annual Leadership Speakers Series
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