Faculty and Staff News

Active-learning classrooms to increase; success depends on matching instructors to spaces

A new report says 29 new active-learning classrooms will reaffirm Purdue's commitment to student-centered teaching. The next challenge is aligning instruction to the rooms' features. A public forum on the topic will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 13) in Lawson Computer Science Building, Room B151.

Other Stories

• Events to help recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month

• Purdue University Early Care and Education Center to celebrate grand opening with open house on Friday

• This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

In the Spotlight

Understanding how plants withstand harsh conditions remains major research challenge

Understanding how plants sense and cope with harsh conditions such as drought, too much salt in the soil or extreme temperatures could help researchers develop tougher crops — an essential step to improving agricultural productivity, environmental sustainability and global food security. But while scientists have made some headway in decoding plants' stress signaling pathways and defense mechanisms, many key questions remain unanswered, says a review by Jian-Kang Zhu, distinguished professor of plant biology.

Additional News

Research

• Purdue research team receives NSF grant for work on data quality

General

• Reduced-cost study abroad program provides international experiences for low-income, first-generation students

• Professor: Many hurdles preventing emergence of online voting

• Elementary teacher's award highlights economics education

People

• Appointments, honors and activities

• Purdue Honors College dean to chair national honors committee

Sports

• Football Performance Complex construction update

• 'In the Arena' video series on men's basketball returns for third season

Purdue in the News

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

• Yahoo! Finance: Purdue announces largest ever startup class based on university innovations

• Car and Driver: Driving the Jet Propulsion Lab's Mars rover. Again.

• Chicago Tribune: Purdue Northwest hosts open houses

• Ag Web: Purdue Ag Barometer shows September improvement

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