Faculty and Staff News

Employees encouraged to review their progress as Healthy Boiler 2018 comes to a close

The 2018 Healthy Boiler Wellness Program, introduced to promote wellness within the University community, will come to an end on Sept. 30. Employees are encouraged to input any remaining completed objectives and review their progress on the Healthy Boiler Portal by the Sept. 30 completion deadline.

Other Stories

• Drug discovery symposium to explore giant leaps in treatment of disease

• Graduate students, postdocs invited to submit abstracts and register for Life Science Career Event

• Purdue seeking nominations for Jefferson Awards

• Recap of University Senate's Sept. 10 meeting

• This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

In the Spotlight

Photo gallery: Homecoming 2018

This year's Homecoming festivities included the Boilermaker Night Train Parade and family-friendly activities on Stadium Mall. The Purdue football team defeated Boston College, and the game ball was presented to the College of Science’s Nobel Prize winner Ei-ichi Negishi.

Also during Homecoming

* Former trustee provides $30 million; gift will transform Union Club Hotel
* SEL Purdue breaks ground at Purdue Discovery Park District, to create 300-plus jobs

Additional News

General

• Purdue and Infosys partner to offer best-in-class cybersecurity training for business professionals

• Students plan problem-solving weekend to build teams, dreams

People

• Appointments, honors and activities

Sports

• Wrestling sets date for Practice on the Patio

Purdue in the News

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

• Washington Post: Liberal arts shouldn't be an afterthought at large research universities

• MedIndia: Simulations of breast tissue may address delay on enhanced MRL cancer detection: Study

• WLFI: Purdue creating technology to treat alcoholism, depression

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

Don't Miss It!

Purdue Theatre's "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark" continues its run. A maid becomes a film star in Lynn Nottage's critically acclaimed play, which skips through 1933, 1973 and 2003. Nottage brings a satire on racism, identity, and legacy in the entertainment industry. Don't Miss It!

• Center on Aging and the Life Course to host symposium on ‘Technological Innovations for Optimal Aging'

• Krannert’s Dauch Center to hold fall manufacturing conference

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