Faculty and Staff News

Purdue Alert test set for today

Purdue will test its emergency notification system, including sirens, at 10 a.m. today (Sept. 28). The alert system includes campus-wide emailing, text messaging, Twitter, information posted to the Campus Status page, all-hazards outdoor siren activation, Alertus beacons, desktop popup alerts on most classroom and lab computers, digital signs, and Boiler TV emergency alert system activation.

Other Stories

• Training continues for Enterprise Asset Management project as deployment nears

• Fidelity to send mailing asking employees to name beneficiaries

• 2017 Title IX Distinguished Service Award recipients to be honored at reception

In the Spotlight

Better beginnings: How innovations in early learning can help set a course for lifelong success

The proud parent of most any high school valedictorian has surely been asked about the secret to his or her educational success. From Mozart in the womb to vocabulary flashcards before kindergarten, that perfect GPA may have been the end road of myriad paths. For several Purdue researchers, the exploration in early learning is about seeking the smarter starts that can pay lifelong dividends. Find out more in the College of Health and Human Sciences' Life 360 magazine.

Additional News

General

• Reading Room at new center named for retiring dean

• Outdoor learning space to help children with communication challenges

• Most students study the wrong way. Here are some tips from a memory prof to start off the semester

• Biweekly gathering initiated by Genomics Core to begin Monday

Research

• Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Sports

• Boiler Books Reading Challenge

Purdue in the News

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

• Phys.org: Move over, Mario: Researchers use Wii games to help Parkinson’s patients

• Inverse.com: Mars colonists could live in lava tubes beneath the surface

• Sidney Herald (Montana): Getting salty: Local chefs dish about different types of salt and how to use them

Events

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• Purdue Galleries to present 'Clearly Confused by Natalie Baxter'

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