Faculty and Staff News

Purdue Today special issue to offer Board of Trustees news

A special Board of Trustees issue of Purdue Today will be sent today (Feb. 26) at the conclusion of the board's scheduled meeting. The agenda for the meeting, which is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in Stewart Center, Room 326, is available on the Board of Trustees website.

Other Stories

• Deadline to apply for APSAC grants is Tuesday

• Global collaboration topic of next WebEx Users Group meeting

• Building loss prevention audits to occur next week

In the Spotlight

Did You Know?: Purdue pre-astronauts

Amid all the famous Purdue graduates stand three alumni who became pre-astronauts before Project Mercury, the NASA program that put the first American astronauts in space. Those three are balloonist Malcolm Ross, test pilot "Mr. Space" Iven Kincheloe and eventual astronaut Neil Armstrong — all storied record setters and all Boilermakers.

Additional News

General

• Daniels calls on leaders to counter anti-GMO falsehoods

• New information security concentration to be offered

• Purdue Polytechnic students earn national program honors

People

• 11 in Purdue Ag's distinguished alumni class of 2016

Sports

• Wrestling announces summer camps

• Track and field heads to Big Ten indoor meet

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

• NPR: Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X: A Broken Friendship, An Enduring Legacy

• Inside INdiana Business: Indiana researchers land presidential honor

Events

	Don't Miss It! Lectures and Guest Speakers This week's events Events for the next four weeks Ongoing series and opportunities Deadlines for faculty and staff

• Sears Lecture Series to present lecture Thursday by Dara Cohen

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