Faculty and Staff News

Purdue community: Adverse winter weather procedures

If adverse weather conditions necessitate that a wind chill, snow or ice emergency be declared for the West Lafayette campus, special procedures pertaining to classes, operations, parking, pay and/or attendance will become effective. Carol Shelby, senior director of environmental health and public safety, describes procedures for adverse winter weather in this memo.

Other Stories

• Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Internship program seeking spring semester proposals

• Seats still available for CSSAC Chicago shopping trip

• Update: Section of Martin Jischke Drive to close, parking to be affected around Meredith Residence Hall starting Thursday

• Purdue Today schedule for Thanksgiving break

In the Spotlight

If at first your diet fails, try again. Your heart will thank you

During the holiday season, it can be difficult for even the most determined of us to stick to a healthy diet. A piece of Halloween candy here, a pumpkin spice latte there, and suddenly we're left feeling like we forgot what vegetables taste like. Our weight isn't the only aspect of our health that can fluctuate during times like these. According to a new article in the journal Nutrients, risk factors for cardiovascular disease closely track with changes in eating patterns, even only after a month or so.

Additional News

Research

• Discovery suggests new route to fight infection, disease

General

• CAPS launches new wellness application

• Fear of public places after mass shootings? Tips to overcome anxiety

• Food protection: Award-winning Purdue technology speeds up the process to detect salmonella, E. coli, other foodborne illnesses

• Startups from Purdue, Notre Dame to compete in business plan competition, receive $30,000 in awards

• Purdue Healthcare Advisors extends lean training to a nationwide market with the launch of its first online, lean process improvement course

Sports

• Half-price football tickets available for faculty, staff for game against Wisconsin

Purdue in the News

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

• Fort Worth Star-Telegram, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kansas City Star: US colleges attracting fewer new students from abroad

• Inside INdiana Business, Times of Northwest Indiana: Study takes stock of climate change's impact on tourism

• Lafayette Journal & Courier: Tyler Trent cancer endowment sees double in donors, breaks $100K mark

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