September 27, 2018

Faculty and Staff News

Purdue community working together to provide flu shots via designated locations, flu shot events

Through a multi-facility collaboration, employees and students have even more access to flu vaccines this year. The Center for Healthy Living, Purdue Pharmacy, the Nursing Center for Family Health and the Purdue University Student Health Center -- all on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus -- will be providing flu shots. Shots also will be available Oct. 9-26 at various times and locations around campus.

In the Spotlight

Millions of birds die in collisions each year, but lights could change that

Millions of birds die each year in collisions with planes, and airports have used everything from fireworks to herding dogs to scare them away. Some methods have been relatively successful, but they’re useless after the plane takes off. Researchers at Purdue University may have just found a solution. In the photo: Esteban Fernandez-Juricic, professor of biological sciences at Purdue who led the study.

Additional News

General

• Political commentators Ben Domenech, Ezra Klein speak at Purdue for 150th Giant Leaps event »

• Tickets still available for Bush women lecture

• Purdue Global celebrates first ExcelTrack graduates

Research

• Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Purdue in the News

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

• Inside Higher Ed: The power of academic friendship

• Times of India: This drug may curb alcoholism and depression

• Science Magazine: Astronomers may have spotted the birth of a neutron star

Events


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