Faculty and Staff News

Employee feedback sought on benefits enrollment, wellness offerings

For the third year in a row, Human Resources-Benefits is seeking employee input and feedback about the recent benefits open enrollment as well as overall health and wellness offerings at the University.

Other Stories

• University Senate meeting set for today

• Purdue Today schedule for Thanksgiving break

• This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

In the Spotlight

Cancer identity technology makes it easier to find a tumor’s ‘address’

Purdue researchers have developed a technology aimed at making it easier to deliver cancer treatment to the right “address” in the body while also easing the painful side effects of chemotherapy on patients. One of the big issues with chemotherapy is that most treatment approaches focus on the tumor itself without paying significant attention to the microenvironment surrounding the tumor.

Additional News

General

• Purdue project receives landscape architecture design award

• Student trustee callouts begin this week

• Purdue police release results of e-scooter rules enforcement campaign

Teaching and Learning

• Biomedical Engineering embraces accessibility, with help from ITaP

People

• Appointments, honors and activities

Sports

• Boilermakers finish 29th at NCAA Cross Country Championships

Purdue in the News

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

• ESPN: Purdue superfan Tyler Trent gets bobblehead to help cancer fight

• Science Magazine: Ulcers from diabetes? New shoe insole could provide healing on-the-go

• Science Magazine: Purdue cancer identity technology makes it easier to find a cancer tumor's 'address'

• WLFI: Purdue alumna invented one of the most famous Thanksgiving foods

Events

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