Summer 2015 E-Newsletter

Join Science's Women for Purdue Giving Circle
7/20/2015
Help enhance female College of Science students' academic and research experience.

Negishi turns 80
7/16/2015
But the Nobel laureate shows no signs of slowing down as he hosted his eighth annual Negishi-Brown Lectures and continues organic chemistry research.

Meet new Statistics department head Hao Zhang
7/13/2015
Professor Zhang is only the fourth head of the department, which was founded in 1968.

Meet an incoming first-year Science student
7/8/2015
A Chemistry Education major, Thalia Pearce will be part of the biggest incoming freshman class in recent memory. More than 1,000 first-year students will start classes on Aug. 24

Biochemistry junior excels in lab, links
7/7/2015
August Kim is gaining experience in the Biochemistry lab while helping lead the Purdue women's golf team to a strong national showing.

Physics Outreach puts a physics spin on bicycles
7/1/2015
Physics and Astronomy Prof. Rafael Lang presented physics demonstrations during a recent spin class in the France A. Cordova Recreational Sports Center.

Chemistry Discovery Day reaches out to Indiana Girl Scouts
7/1/2015
Forty middle school girls got to conduct hands-on experiments as part of Chemistry Discovery Day.

Memory of Bio legend Prof. Lindsey honored with portrait
7/1/2015
The painting currently hangs in Lilly Hall and will be transferred to Ross Reserve, the living lab Lindsey established more than 60 years ago.