Faculty and Staff News

2019 benefits open enrollment ends today

Benefits-eligible faculty and staff at the West Lafayette, Purdue Fort Wayne and Purdue Northwest campuses have until 6 p.m. ET today (Nov. 5) to enroll for 2019 benefits. There is still an opportunity to visit a walk-in lab today for assistance.

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• A message from President Daniels

• Today: Discovery Park to host Sandia National Labs speaker

• Thursday: Symposium to focus on teaching with Open Educational Resources

• This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

In the Spotlight

Don't Miss It!

Purdue's fifth Dawn or Doom conference will hear from Jaron Lanier, a well-known author and pioneer in virtual reality, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 6). Lanier’s talk and Dawn or Doom are part of the Ideas Festival theme “Giant Leaps in Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and Automation: Balancing Humanity and Technology.” Offering two additional Ideas Festival events touching on questions of what kind of world this will be, it's a stimulating week. Don't Miss It!

Events Wednesday and Thursday in the Ideas Festival

* "What IF You Could Disappear From the Internet?" student debate

* "What IF We Find Intelligent Life Beyond Earth?" with Bill Nye

Additional News

General

• What is the significance of election results? Visit Purdue’s Election Night Watch Party to find out

• Veterans Success Center to host daily events as part of Veterans Appreciation Week

• AARP Indiana, Purdue will conduct survey in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne to assess community age-friendliness

• Professor: Electronic voting offers easy target for today’s technology

People

• Appointments, honors and activities

Purdue in the News

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

• Houston Chronicle: Long trip: Psychedelic advocate nears goal of legal ecstasy

• Forbes: These kid-approved holiday gifts will actually help your kids learn something

• Scientific American: Vitamin vaping raises wariness among scientists

• Inside INdiana Business: Indiana wine grape growers see fruitful season

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

• Purdue Theatre addresses mental health, grief in rock musical ‘Next to Normal’

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