Faculty and Staff News

Faculty, staff input sought to explore new data science initiative

Faculty and staff are being invited to take part in a campus-wide discussion on a new data science initiative being led by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships. Tomás Diáz de la Rubia, Discovery Park's chief scientist and executive director, and Jenna Rickus, associate vice provost for teaching and learning, will lead the campus conversations.

Other Stories

• Purdue NewU webinar now online

• Free flu shots available at Center for Healthy Living; additional events scheduled for campus

• University Senate meeting set for Monday

• APSAC accepting applications for professional development grants; spring recipients listed

In the Spotlight

Purdue football welcoming Ohio for home opener

Purdue football, in its home opener, takes on Ohio University at 8 p.m. today (Sept. 8) in Ross-Ade Stadium. The game is the first Friday night home game in program history and the first under the new permanent Ross-Ade Stadium lights.

Additional News

Research

• Understanding ground conditions before storms helps scientists predict heavy rains in monsoon regions

General

• Purdue sends support, encourages donations for those affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma

• Pulitzer Prize winner, art unveiling kick off Presidential Lecture Series at Purdue  »

• Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, Indiana-based universities partner to unlock life sciences discoveries

• Smart phone student engagement platform seeks to bridge gap between lecturers and students, boost academic integrity

• Cooking demonstrations available for faculty, staff, students
at Co-Rec

• More than $10,000 in cash prizes for media tech contest; Purdue student registration deadline Nov. 22

Sports

• Big Ten announces 10-game women's basketball TV slate

• Purdue Northwest Athletics to sell all-sports passes for 2017-18

Purdue in the News

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

• Phys.org: First measurements of iodine in the Arctic reveal questions about air pollution

• The Future of Things: Robotic space travel with spidernaut

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

• State official to discuss Indiana's opioid crisis as part of Discovery Park Distinguished Lecture Series

• Get up to speed on cutting-edge genetics and genomics research at Purdue symposium

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