Faculty and Staff News

PPRI symposium to focus on 'Floods, Tornadoes and Disaster Resilience'

Discovery Park's Purdue Policy Research Institute will bring together disaster resilience experts and Purdue professors and researchers to host a symposium on "Floods, Tornadoes and Disaster Resilience" on Nov. 6. Focusing on the social and policy aspects of disaster resilience, the symposium, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 5:30-8 p.m. in the West Faculty Lounge of Purdue Memorial Union.

Other Stories

• Benefits enrollment walk-in labs and live presentations

• New issue of APSAC's The Sentinel now available

• GM-AIMS grants management system moving; impact should be minimal

In the Spotlight

United Way services make a difference in Purdue community

This week, Purdue Today will offer short profiles on Purdue community members who have benefited from United Way services. Today, Claudine Meilink, associate director of corporate outreach for the Krannert Professional Development Center, shares her story about how the Boys & Girls Club and Big Brothers Big Sisters helped make a difference for her and her son, Caleb.

Additional News

Research

• Purdue researchers seeking to repurpose Blu-ray technology to diagnose early-stage cancer receive federal, state grants

General

• Indiana students to get free FAFSA filing help Nov. 5

• Leading company in Brazil's educational engineering market opens US branch in Indiana

• Ribbon-cutting at new JA BizTown shop scheduled for Thursday

People

• Five honored as Purdue Distinguished Education Alumni

Sports

• Wrestling's 'Practice on the Patio' set for Saturday

• Football's Nov. 4 game against Illinois to kick off at noon

Purdue in the News

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

• Hattiesburg American: Where does a push toward telehealth leave the internetless?

• Inside Indiana Business: Purdue team wins logistics competition

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

• Coppoc One Health Lecture on Nov. 2 to address food at schools

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