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November 16, 2022

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Faculty and Staff News

Purdue will celebrate President Daniels’ momentous decade during ‘MitchFest’ series of events in December

Purdue will hail President Mitch Daniels and the unprecedented impact of the Daniels Decade through a series of celebratory and stimulating public events during the first week of December.

Things to Know

First provost search listening session set for today; in-person and virtual attendance available
Lauren Ema joins team at Center for Healthy Living as pediatric nurse practitioner, lactation consultant
2022 Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Award winners announced; nominations sought for 2023 recipients
‘Great American Smokeout’ sets stage for quitting tobacco, vaping; resources available to Purdue community

Things to Do

Campus community invited to Violet Haas, Leadership in Action, and Research Project Grant awards reception
Boost behavioral health, more by taking part in November’s ‘The Good Review Challenge’

In the Spotlight

Alina Alexeenko

Saving lives, powering rockets, making snacks: The rocket science of freeze-drying

What do spaceships, strawberries and vaccines have in common? More than you might think. The short answer is that Purdue University engineer Alina Alexeenko is tinkering with ways to make processes involved in each safer, faster and more effective. The longer answer involves fluid dynamics, the fusion of interdisciplinary science, serendipity and Purdue innovation. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Additional News

Gabe Giusti, Massimo Ruzza

Friends in flight at Purdue Global cross the finish line together

Gabe Giusti and Massimo Ruzza don’t encounter many fellow Italian-born pilots during their work flying on U.S. regional airlines. They certainly didn’t expect to meet one when they enrolled in Purdue Global’s professional flight degree program. They quickly bonded and leaned on each other throughout the program, so it felt especially meaningful when they graduated together at Purdue Global’s October 2022 commencement. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Mitch Daniels, Mung Chiang

Purdue dedicates POW-MIA Chair of Honor in Purdue Memorial Union

A commemorative chair honoring service members who are prisoners of war or missing in action was presented to the Purdue West Lafayette campus community during a dedication ceremony on Monday (Nov. 14) in Purdue Memorial Union’s Great Hall. POW-MIA chairs of honor have been installed all over the country and sit empty in recognition of the American service members who are unable to fill them. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

General

Purdue University researchers across all campuses, disciplines receive 26 patents

Campus

College of Liberal Arts ‘Tech Ethics Video Series’ explores the ethical leadership of emerging digital technologies

People

Air ambulance pilot keeps learning on the fly through Purdue Polytechnic online

Events

Purdue University Events Calendar

Bringing Our Best

Hasler takes key role in Purdue’s Indianapolis campus launch

Daniel J. Hasler, former Indiana commerce secretary and Eli Lilly & Company executive who also held several high-level roles for Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation, will return to the university to assist the launch of Purdue University in Indianapolis. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Dan Hasler

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Purdue in the News

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

CNBC: The top 10 most-regretted college majors — and the degrees graduates wish they had pursued instead
The 74: Rethinking high school: Upending traditional subject structure in Indiana
WFYI: Purdue President Mitch Daniels on his decade at the university
Indianapolis Star: ‘We need help’: How virtual nurses help Indiana hospitals as labor shortage continues (subscription required)
Indianapolis Star: Scrub Hub: Are heat pumps better for the environment and my wallet?
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