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May 12, 2016 |
Faculty and Staff News
Office of the Provost names participants in new Research Refresh program
The Office of the Provost has named seven faculty members who have been approved for the new Research Refresh program, a competitive, campus-wide initiative designed to provide protected time for tenured associate professors and full professors who would benefit from intense focus to advance their scholarship and reinvigorate their careers.
Other Stories
• Email header alerts Purdue users to probable phishing scams
• Office of Engagement honors faculty and staff with annual awards
• Center for Healthy Living health coaches encourage employees to walk with them
• Center for Healthy Living offering $25 sports physicals
• Purdue Today summer schedule
In the Spotlight
Construction of several new buildings, other projects to affect campus travel this summer
Construction is underway on multiple new facilities on Purdue's West Lafayette campus, including the Bechtel Innovation Design Center, the Football Performance Complex and the Flex Lab Facility. In the coming weeks, the amount of construction on campus will increase as the summer construction season begins.
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Additional News
Research
• Pesky squeaks and squeals caused by 3 types of 'stick-slip' behavior
• System harnesses thousands of network cameras for public safety
• 'CardBoardiZer' allows users to create robotic models in minutes
• Researchers in various studies looking for participants
General
• Purdue represented on commission to tackle global food security
• Purdue partners with South Korean university to further commercialization activity
• Purdue seniors enjoy Pizza with the President »
• Summer Stay Scholars program encourages students to take summer classes
• New Purdue teaching graduates honored with pinning ceremony
People
• Plant biologist Dudareva earns Humboldt Research Award
• Commitment to environment leads to Udall Scholarship for Purdue student
Sports
• Enekwechi's 16th weekly award breaks conference record
• Softball set to face Nebraska at Big Ten Tournament
• Softball's Fecho named first-team All-Big Ten
• Volleyball announces stacked 2016 slate
• Two football kickoff times announced
Purdue in the News
Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.
• Chronicle of Higher Education: Colleges help the faculty adapt teaching for foreign students
• USA Today, Des Moines Register: A new way to pay for college: Our view
• BBC: 'Up All Night:' Aeronautics and astronautics professor Alina Alexeenko on hyperloop designs (starting at 42:30 mark)
• BBC: Disgust junkies: The craze for cyst bursting videos
• Phys.org: 'CardBoardiZer' allows users to create robotic models in minutes
Events
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