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August 7, 2017 |
Faculty and Staff News
Faculty, staff invited to Campus Resource Fair, featuring offices involved in student support
Jointly organized by Undergraduate Academic Advising and Student Success Programs, this year's Campus Resource Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 29 in Stewart Center, Room 302. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about nearly 50 administrative units -- offices, programs and departments -- involved in student support.
Other Stories
• Purdue trustees approve medical plans for 2018
• Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Internship program now accepting fall semester proposals
• Finalists for assistant director of summer session position to make presentations
• Reminder: Nominations sought for Title IX service award
• Print and Poster Exchange to assist in art enjoyment on campus
• This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients
In the Spotlight
New cancer therapy eliminates toxic delivery vehicles for microRNA
Researchers at Purdue have discovered a mechanism for delivering tumor-suppressing microRNAs that eliminates the need for toxic delivery vehicles. MicroRNAs, or short strands of RNA, play a key role in regulating gene expression. In the lab, they’ve been successful in shrinking tumors; the best of them act like a “multidrug cocktail.” However, getting the microRNA to the tumor hasn’t been easy.
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Additional News
General
• C-SPAN founder, Purdue graduate keynotes summer commencement | Photo gallery
• Purdue professor leads effort to increase cybersecurity for nuclear power plants »
• Preparation key to ready children with disabilities for school year
• Why farmers markets and food safety are here to stay
• Your perfect lawn could be killing pollinators, researchers say
People
• Rickus named associate vice provost for teaching and learning
Sports
• World University Games fact sheet
Purdue in the News
Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.
• Engineering.com, DNA India, EE Times India: A.I. creates 3-D shapes from 2-D images
• Phys.org, Cosmetics Business, Professional Beauty: Soy microbeads are ecofriendly alternative to plastic microbead products
• Journal & Courier: Inside Purdue's new $79M Active Learning center
• WBAA: Purdue researchers developing tech to streamline vineyard decisions
Events
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