September 13, 2017

Faculty and Staff News

Purdue to initiate dean search for College of Health and Human Sciences

Jay Akridge, interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity, has announced the start of a national search for the next dean of Purdue's College of Health and Human Sciences.

In the Spotlight

NSF-funded center at Purdue could help power U.S. for next century

The National Science Foundation has chosen Purdue to lead an engineering research center, which will develop new technologies to produce fuels from U.S. shale-gas deposits that could inject $20 billion annually into the economy.

Additional News

Research

• What makes West Lafayette smile? Students taking happiness study to Austria

General

• Student to join innovators, astronauts in Washington, D.C.

• New documentary zooms in on Purdue's diverse World War II experiences

• Survey of incoming students aiming to learn about pre-college writing experience

• Purdue Alumni Association encourages alumni to help fellow Boilermakers affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma

• Purdue Women's Club to hold annual Fall Luncheon and Interest Group Fair

• Women in Engineering inviting high school seniors to campus

Purdue in the News

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

• Inside INdiana Business, Seattle Times, Houston Chronicle: Purdue research could better unlock domestic energy resource

• WLFI, WISH: Purdue sets record for total student enrollment

• Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue, West Lafayette remain special to Jim Schaus

Events


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• Live longer with biotechnology – if you can afford to pay for it

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