November 27, 2018

Faculty and Staff News

Human Resources announces IRS retirement contribution limits for 2019

Annually, the IRS determines retirement plan contribution limits for the upcoming year. Recently released 2019 limits will allow employees to set aside more to their tax-favored retirement plans in 2019.

In the Spotlight

Giant Leaps Research: Jeff Dukes

While some may see climate change as a distant problem, Professor Jeff Dukes is leading an effort to show just how close the problem is. Many people around the country have already been affected by climate change, for example through droughts, flooding or wildfires that have been made more likely or more intense by the changed climate. If you have not yet been directly affected, you will be soon, Dukes suggests.

Additional News

General

• Women in HPC Group, ITaP hosting NVIDIA speaker on using graphics chips in diagnostic imaging for health care

Purdue in the News

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

• Wall Street Journal Marketplace, NPR: Why are E. coli outbreaks so hard to trace?

• Wall Street Journal: Your chance to own a piece of the moon (subscription required to view full article)

• Chicago Tribune: Will picky eating habits be the end of prized chinook salmon in Lake Michigan?

• The Atlantic: Moneyball for turkeys

• Smithsonian: The ten best STEM toys to give as gifts this year

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

• Discovery Park Distinguished Lecture Series welcoming National University of Singapore professor

• Science on Tap to discuss combating eye diseases in old age

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