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December 3, 2015 |
Faculty and Staff News
Freeman Hrabowski to speak at Purdue's Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
Freeman Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, on Jan. 19 will keynote Purdue's celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The theme of the 2016 celebration is "The Fierce Urgency of Now."
Other Stories
• Washington Post columnist George Will to take part in Presidential Lecture Series on Monday
• Workshop to focus on modeling kindness for children
• Creating group projects in online courses topic at next Blackboard Users Group meeting
In the Spotlight
Did You Know?: First planes on campus
Seven and a half years after the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, a large crowd at Purdue welcomed two planes as they made the first aircraft landings on the campus.
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Additional News
Research
• Viscous nanopores collapse according to universal law
• Researchers in various studies looking for participants
General
• Exemplary community partner award nominations invited
• Season of Sharing program to continue through Dec. 11
• Dec. 10 is sign-up deadline for Host-A-Boiler during winter break
Sports
• Unifying Purdue Northwest campuses select future nickname and mascot
Purdue in the News
Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.
• Wired: Cove's Journal app lets you process your emotions with music
• The US Daily: Smart camera could change driving safety
• San Francisco Chronicle, Greenwich Time, WXIX (Cincinnati): Purdue gets $500,000 donation for plant research building
• Washington Times, First Bell: Purdue University offering new engineering degrees
Events
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• Renowned researcher in women's health to give lecture
• Purdue Memorial Union ushers in holiday season
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