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August 15, 2018 |
Faculty and Staff News
Purdue to activate the all-hazards outdoor sirens, conduct evacuation drills during BGR
Purdue will conduct evacuation drills and test its all-hazards outdoor emergency warning sirens this week during Boiler Gold Rush, the orientation program for new students. New students will be evacuated from Elliott Hall of Music during each of two sessions -- at approximately 10 a.m. and noon Friday (Aug. 17). The University's seven sirens, placed strategically around campus, are scheduled to be activated at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Other Stories
• Weather forces cancellation of one Guinness world record attempt
• Office phones may look different after summer break
• Four new gravel lots open for parking
In the Spotlight
Transistor technology may improve speed, battery life for computers, mobile phones and other electronics
Purdue researchers have developed transistor technology that shows potential for improving computers and mobile phones. The researchers created a new technology design for field effect transistors, which are basic switching devices in computers and other electronic devices. Those types of transistors also are promising candidates for next-generation nanodevices.
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Additional News
General
• Purdue University Global confers degrees for 250 graduates at ceremony in Indianapolis
Purdue in the News
Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.
• Times of India: Wearable 'microbrewery' can protect humans from radiation damage: Scientists
• Vancouver (Wash.) Columbian: Dog DNA tests raise some experts' hackles
• Phys.org: Forecasting model could predict which bills get passed
Events
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