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April 5, 2021

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Faculty and Staff News

Waitlist system planned for faculty, staff for excess COVID-19 doses from Purdue vaccination site

The Protect Purdue Health Center is establishing a daily waitlist for faculty and staff for excess doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that will be administered, beginning Tuesday (April 6), at the University’s vaccination site at the Córdova Recreational Sports Center.

Related: Purdue's vaccination site set to open Tuesday

Protect Purdue

Travelers encouraged to make an appointment to get tested for COVID-19 upon return
Reminder: Continue to follow the Protect Purdue Pledge on and off campus
Reading Day coming up April 13
Purdue COVID-19 dashboard

Things to Know

Staff memorial ceremony to be pre-recorded, viewable Friday
This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

Things to Do

Provost continuing conversation about possible J-Term
Everyday Applications Series offering guidance on Steps to Leaps pillars

In the Spotlight

360-degree panorama image taken of Mars landscape

Mars scientist examining the landscape through rover camera she helped design for NASA Perseverance mission

Briony Horgan raised her arms in triumph as the Mars rover Perseverance landed on Feb. 18, a symbolic declaration of mission success. That electric moment was just the beginning for the Purdue scientist. With Perseverance on the ground and moving, Horgan is now focused on analyzing data from the instrument she works with: Mastcam-Z.

Additional News

Purdue graduate and parent

Commencement team releases initial details for May ceremonies

Purdue commencement organizers are releasing initial details for the university’s commencement ceremonies in West Lafayette. The ceremony for all undergraduate and professional candidates and Graduate School master’s degree candidates will be held at 10 a.m. May 15 in Ross-Ade Stadium. The Graduate School will have its PhD ceremony at 10 a.m. May 16 at Elliott Hall of Music.

Two people walking together

Keep pace: Walking with a partner is great but might slow you down

If you walk with your spouse or partner on a regular basis, you might want to speed up. Or tell them to. A new study by Purdue University nursing, health and kinesiology, and human development and family studies researchers shows that couples often decreased their speed when walking together. Speed further decreased if they were holding hands.

General

Audiology and Speech Language Clinic offering social skills group for adults with autism spectrum disorders

Campus

Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference to begin April 12
Second week of April set aside to recognize student employees

People

Appointments, honors and activities

SPORTS

Boilermakers heading to 2020 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships

Events

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Other Events

Latino Cultural Center announces two virtual events for April
Today: Discovery Park to welcome environmental scientist Diana Wall for distinguished lecture

Purdue in the News

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

Washington Post: Opinion: Meet the economist who saw ‘working remotely’ coming in 1979
Washington Post, The Atlantic: Women’s sports can do at least one thing men’s can’t, experts say: Get bigger
Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue graduate engineering program named 4th best overall by U.S. News & World Report
WXIN/WTTV: Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 98 – Jeremy Frank
WLFI: Local expert explains the signs of autism parents should look for
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