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News for faculty and staffFebruary 14, 2008PURDUE ON CAMERA
FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESE-mail scam continues to plague Purdue inboxesThe IT Networks & Security Incident Response group is continuing to warn the Purdue community about reports of an e-mail scam targeting campus e-mail users. The e-mail appears to come from the "Purdue Team" and asks e-mail owners to verify their e-mail usernames and passwords or risk their account being closed. MoreSeminars scheduled for associate vice provost candidatesThe search committee for the position of Associate Vice Provost P-12 Engagement would like to invite Purdue faculty, staff and students to participate in the search process by attending the open seminars that each candidate will present during their visit to Purdue. MoreTraining sessions to assist in hiring, retentionThe Affirmative Action Office and Human Resource Services employment are pleased to offer the University community a series of sessions designed to assist supervisors in refining their hiring skills and employee retention. MoreCAMPUS NEWSPurdue residents help service worker who lost home to floodingStudents in McCutcheon Residence Hall donated the proceeds from their 2008 Royal Ball on Saturday (Feb. 9) to a hall service worker who was made homeless by a flood. MorePurdue Army ROTC to compete for military proficiency badgeMembers of the Purdue Army ROTC Boiler Battalion will participate Friday through Sunday (Feb. 15-17) in a competition that measures their levels of physical fitness and military skills. MoreRESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTSCombined viruses cause more deadly disease in pigs, researchers discover
Purdue scientists, students help create a key piece of one of the world's most powerful cameras
The camera, called a pixel detector, will take snapshots of the smallest known particles in the universe. The detector will be attached to the Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator expected to begin operation later this year. More GENERAL NEWSEight business plans advance in life sciences competitionBiotechnology, life sciences, and pharmaceutical firms in six states have advanced to the final round of the fifth annual Life Sciences Business Plan Competition conducted by the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. More Science Bound students to gain internships, career counselApproximately 100 Science Bound students from Indianapolis Public Schools will explore careers in engineering, life sciences and technology during a Purdue-sponsored career day in Indianapolis. MoreTwo guitar-making workshops created for high school studentsHigh school students interested in discovering how to build their own guitar will have the opportunity to learn the science and art behind the craft at two summer workshops offered at Purdue. MorePEOPLEBeering to receive award from diabetes foundationPurdue President Emeritus Steven C. Beering will receive the 2008 Living and Giving Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation during its annual fundraising gala on April 26. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTSToday's eventsHere is a list of events happening Thursday, Feb. 14, at the West Lafayette campus. More Valentine-themed "Idol" fills Purdue stage with love songsDozens of Purdue University students and staff are belting out love songs in a weeklong competition between would-be pop stars that culminates in a live Valentine's Day finale at 8 p.m. today (Feb. 14). MorePurdue, Ivy Tech experts to discuss immigration issuesCommunity members are invited to attend a Feb. 19 informational forum on immigration that will feature speakers from Purdue and Ivy Tech's Lafayette campus. MoreEndocyte executive to speak to budding entrepreneursRon Ellis, president and CEO of Endocyte Inc., will speak about effective business practices at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Purdue Technology Center in Purdue Research Park. MorePurdue students, staff, administrators to Boiler up for Habitat, other community organizationsStaff and administrators from the Office of the Dean of Students will join students Saturday (Feb. 16) to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and other community projects. More
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