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September 10, 2021

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Arm Yourself Against COVID-19

Faculty and Staff News

ITaP status page offers information about service disruptions and scheduled maintenance

Not sure if there is a problem with your computer or if there is a widespread network or software issue occurring? ITaP’s "service status" page provides up-to-date information related to service disruptions, scheduled maintenance, and other issues affecting IT-related service offerings for the West Lafayette and regional campuses.

Protect Purdue

84 Purdue students face disciplinary action for failing twice to comply with required COVID-19 test
What to do if you feel ill or were exposed to COVID-19

Things to Know

Self-identification audit set to begin
University Senate meeting set for Monday
Purdue obituaries

Things to Do

Research mentors, programs sought to participate in virtual Undergraduate Research Roundtable

In the Spotlight

Heather Penney

Fighter pilot, a Purdue alumna, was prepared to sacrifice her life on 9/11

For years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, only a few people outside of Heather Penney’s immediate family were aware of the sacrifice the fighter pilot intended to make that morning to prevent any additional tragedy.

Additional News

contact lens

Enhancing ordinary items for addressing health outcomes

As a child, Chi Hwan Lee always had Lego sets on his birthday list. Lee, who loves math and physics, would spend hours building the sets – following the instructions as well as his imagination. That imagination and those Lego pieces became the building blocks of Lee’s Purdue research, which focuses on converting items like contact lenses and prosthetic hands into smart devices with specially designed electronic stickers to measure vision loss or simulate the sense of feeling.

Boiler Gold Rush

'This Is Purdue' goes behind the scenes at Boiler Gold Rush

The latest episode of "This Is Purdue" podcast goes behind the scenes at Purdue’s largest Boiler Gold Rush event yet. Craig Johnson, director of orientation programs at Purdue, talks about how BGR – formerly known as CORN Camp – originated and how the team continues to evolve this massive event year after year. Also, hear from students experiencing BGR for the first time. Listen in on Apple, Spotify or the Purdue website. Related: BGR photo and video gallery

Research

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Sports

Big Ten releases men’s basketball conference schedule
18-game Big Ten slate unveiled for women's basketball

Bringing Our Best

Thumbs Up: Card Services staff

I wanted to thank Samantha Fee and the Card Services staff for getting our nursing clinical badges to us so quickly. They were able to get them to us quickly even while doing the 10,000 incoming freshman badges. Thank you again. You all are amazing! – Susan Kauffman

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Speaker to consider implications of limiting free speech on social media

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: This must be what it felt like to be a Loyalist in 1770
Smithsonian, New York Times: Federally protected black vultures may be ‘eating cows alive’ in the Midwest
Salon: 3 ways to prevent the next mass power outage
Government Technology: Purdue to make Discovery Park a testing ground for 6G tech
WRTV: Netflix documentary ‘Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali’ based on Purdue professor’s book
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