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November 19, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Purdue community warned of e-mail scam

The IT Networks & Security Incident Response group is warning the Purdue community about reports of a targeted e-mail scam. More

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Purdue to renovate in residence halls, streamline renovation financing

The Board of Trustees on Friday (Nov. 16) approved planning for a $16.2 million renovation to Harrison Residence Hall and a resolution that would allow authorized university officials to temporarily borrow up to $50 million to advance future physical facilities improvements. More

Purdue trustees honor 6 faculty members

The Board of Trustees on Friday (Nov. 16) approved designated professorships for six faculty, three at the West Lafayette campus and three at Purdue Calumet. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Gas leak leads to evacuation of nanotechnology center

A gas leak on Friday (Nov. 16) forced the evacuation of Birck Nanotechnology Center for more than an hour. More

Contest gives Purdue students chance to show entrepreneurial skills

Registration is now open to Purdue students to use their business ideas to compete for $100,000 in prize money on April 8 in the 21st annual Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition. More

PEOPLE

Faculty and staff honors:

— Mark J. Jackson, associate professor of mechanical engineering technology, has recently been elected a life fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society at the University of Cambridge in England.
— Kenneth Morris, associate head of the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and director of graduate programs, has been elected a fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
— Rebecca Doerge, Sabre Kais and Richard Kuhn have been awarded the distinction of fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
— Thomas Hodges, a Purdue professor emeritus, has been named an inaugural fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists.

More honors

Purdue Agriculture students debate rural economy

Team Penner, a group of students from agricultural education and agricultural communication, won the Nov. 8 Townsend Outstanding Communicator in Agriculture Debate Competition at Purdue. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events this week at Purdue

Here is a list of events happening Nov. 19-25 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Today's DLC seminar canceled

The seminar for a candidate for director of Discovery Learning Center that was scheduled for Monday, Nov. 19, has been canceled. Information about the other candidates, and dates and times for their seminars is here.

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