September 26, 2017

Faculty and Staff News

Purdue alum and World Food Prize laureate to speak at Presidential Lecture Series

The most recent World Food Prize laureate will join President Mitch Daniels on Oct. 23 as part of the fall 2017 Presidential Lecture Series. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, a Purdue alumnus and president of the African Development Bank Group, will speak with Daniels at 6:30 p.m. in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse.

In the Spotlight

Dawn or Doom '17 kicks off today

Dawn or Doom '17, a free conference examining risks and rewards of emerging technologies, takes place Tuesday and Wednesday (Sept. 26-27) with presentations from leading national authorities and Purdue researchers.

The conference highlights aspects of designing the world we live in, including bioengineering and human design, "smart" cities and autonomous vehicles, plant engineering and gene editing, "fake news" and virtual reality, and artificial intelligence and robotics.

Additional News

Research

• Move over, Mario: Purdue researchers use Wii games to help Parkinson's patients

General

• $18.5 million Purdue design facility creates 'magnet space' for collaborative creativity, prototyping

• Honor Tracks monument commemorates honor pledge

• Summit to focus on STEM education research, best practices, resources

• Purdue 'newcomers' invited to community networking event

• Submissions needed for PSUB Christmas tree at the Union

• Indiana high school students can learn about digital media careers at Purdue

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: Innovators: Innovation keeps wine fresh for weeks

• WLFI: Girls in Aviation Day helps inspire future female aviators

• Indianapolis Business Journal: Hoosier firms helping NASA chase lofty goal to send astronauts to Mars

• Minneapolis Star Tribune: Scientists hope machine will make DNA editing safer

Events


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