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News for faculty and staff

September 6, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Faculty, researchers' emergency plans should address data, lab assets, staffing

Fires, floods, tornadoes and any number of other disasters could strike and affect everything we do on campus -- but an emergency plan can prevent many complications. More

CSSAC chair looks for input from clerical, service staff

Gary Carter is pleased that he already has had two chances to meet with President France A. Córdova. As chair of the Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee, Carter is determined to help clerical and service staff have a voice at Purdue, and he has high hopes that Córdova and the Purdue administration will be listening. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Silent auction today to benefit Purdue dance marathon

A silent auction benefiting the Purdue Dance Marathon will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today (Sept. 6) at the Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center, 403 W. Wood St. More

Actors From The London Stage to present Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

Renowned theater company Actors From The London Stage will bring William Shakespeare's supernatural thriller "Macbeth" to Loeb Playhouse for two performances at 8 p.m. Sept. 21-22. More

Rueff Galleries announce upcoming exhibits

The Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries at Purdue will open the fall season with a variety of exhibits, including shows that feature sculptures, furniture and photographs. More

Nanotechnology Seminar Series

Thursday, Sept. 6. 10:30 a.m. Room 1001, Birck Nanotechnology Center. "Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at Monash University." Speakers: Abid Khan, director; Paul Webley, professor of chemical engineering and associate dean of research. More

Physics Department General Colloquium

Thursday, Sept. 6. 4 p.m. Speaker: Ed Blucher, Title: “Using Nuclear Reactors to Search for the Last Neutrino Mixing Angle.” More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

New CPR promises better results by compressing abdomen, not chest

A biomedical engineer at Purdue has developed a new method to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation that promises to be more effective than standard CPR because it increases nourishing blood flow through the heart by 25 percent over the current method. More

Engineers rescue aging satellites, saving millions

Researchers have used a new technique to save $60 million for broadcasters by extending the service life of two communications satellites. More

GENERAL NEWS

Students can convert beans to bucks in soybean contest

The Student Soybean Product Innovation Competition is gearing up, giving students the opportunity to invent new products, create industry contacts and earn a little extra cash. More

Purdue veterinarian: Know signs of rabies, measures to take:

Despite effective control of rabies among domestic cats and dogs in the United States, the disease continues to spill over from wild animals carrying the virus. Because of the interaction among wild animals, people and pets, people should know what course of action to take if they suspect they've had exposure to the virus. More

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