Inexpensive, highly accurate gamma radiation dosimeter technologies developed at Purdue’s College of Engineering could lower the costs of medical device sterilization, radiation cancer therapy, food irradiation and packaging sterilization, and enhance nuclear power reactor safety. Rusi Taleyarkhan, a Purdue nuclear engineer, leads a team that has created and validated two patent-pending innovations composed of beads made from polylactic acid. PLA is a renewable, bio-based polymer widely used in medical applications, in the food packaging industry and as an adhesive.
Libby Richards, a professor in the School of Nursing, explains how cold weather makes people more vulnerable to illness and what can be done to stay healthy this winter.
Elliott Hall of Music will welcome the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on Saturday (Jan. 31). Led by trumpeter and artistic director Wynton Marsalis, the world-renowned ensemble is dedicated to preserving and advancing the legacy of jazz. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are available here.
As winter weather moved through the area, snow removal at the West Lafayette location took planning and persistence. From Saturday evening through Monday evening, Purdue’s Grounds Department worked to clear lots, sidewalks and streets. The infographic breaks down the scale of that effort. Building Services and Operations and Maintenance staff also played a key role in winter response through shoveling around buildings and other services not reflected in the data.
Purdue is ensuring students in Indianapolis get a head start on their professional path through the newly established Indianapolis Career Council. Formed this past year and headed by Patrick Francis, director of career relations for Indianapolis, the council aligns key units and academic departments — including the Center for Career Opportunities, Office of Professional Practice, Office of Experiential Education, The Data Mine, Office of Student and Community Engagement, University Residences, and academic unit representatives — to create a coordinated approach to early career readiness.
