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Purdue Pride airs on Big Ten Network, YouTube Purdue Pride, a program about people and campus activities, is airing on the Big Ten Network and on the University's YouTube channel. More |
FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES
Change in network, name coming July 1 for PPO, 500 medical plans
Staff Benefits wants to make participants in the Incentive PPO and Purdue 500 medical plans aware of two upcoming changes.
On July 1, UnitedHealthcare Options will become the provider network for both medical plans, and medical plan administrator Fiserv Health will change its name to UMR. More
On-campus forums will present 2009 undergraduate admission changes
Several significant changes to processes and deadlines for undergraduate admission and enrollment will affect students who will apply to Purdue for 2009. MoreCórdova addresses graduates at Westville Correctional Facility
President France A. Córdova spoke yesterday (May 21) to a graduating class of 45 men from the Westville Correctional Facility when they received degrees or certificates from Purdue North Central. More
Police: Be cautious in construction areas
The Purdue Police Department reminds faculty and staff to be cautious and obey all stop signs and traffic control devices on the West Lafayette campus, particularly along Harrison Street between South Russell Drive and South Martin Jischke Drive. More
Plan ahead for IT service outages in July
Students, faculty, and staff who are accustomed to working on weekends won’t have access to central computing resources on two Saturday evenings in July. More
Symposium to highlight Purdue's regional, international role in analytical instrumentation
A daylong symposium focused on Purdue University's growing regional and international role in analytical instrumentation is planned Wednesday, June 18, at Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. MoreAbstracts due July 1 for symposium on audible acoustics in medicine and technology
Graduate students and faculty are invited to submit paper and poster abstracts for the first International Symposium on Audible Acoustics in Medicine and Technology. The symposium is bringing to campus research leaders from around the world. Deadline for abstracts is July 1, and deadline for registration to attend is July 15.ITNS cybersecurity presentation today on host hardening
ITNS will host a presentation, Best Practices for Hardening a Host, today (Thursday, May 22) from noon until 1:30 p.m. in Room 214A, STEW. Co-presenters will be ITNS Security and Privacy Analyst Nathan Heck and ITNS Security and Privacy Analyst Doug Couch. MoreRESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS
Historian wants people to remember Memorial Day's beginnings
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"If Confederate men would have organized memorials to honor their fallen soldiers in 1866, a year after the Civil War ended, it would have been considered treason against the United States," says Caroline Janney, an assistant professor of history. More
Purdue group modifies machine to help feed Africans
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The machine, called an amaranth popper, works something like a popcorn popper. Amaranth grain has been shown to be high in vitamins, minerals and protein. Many believe the ancient grain used by the Aztecs -- which can be used either in flour or in its popped state and can be eaten alone as porridge or in combination with other grains -- could go a long way toward boosting nutrition and combating hunger in countries such as Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe, where starvation, disease and HIV infections are common. More
GENERAL NEWS
Purdue to offer cars, vans for sale
The public is invited to purchase used vehicles from Purdue University's Transportation Service. Transportation Service has scheduled a sealed-bid sale to dispose of cars and vans that have been replaced by newer vehicles. MoreFree screenings at Purdue to test hearing, speech and language
The M.D. Steer Audiology and Speech-Language clinics are offering free screenings on May 28 as part of Better Hearing and Speech Month. MoreTwenty-first Century Scholars deadline draws near
Seventh- and eighth-graders have until June 30 to apply for the Twenty-first Century Scholarship Program. More'PRF DataStation' provides secure, expanded network of information technology services
Purdue Research Foundation officials announced Tuesday (May 20) a high-security "PRF DataStation" that will provide the necessary network of information technology needs for new and growing companies. MorePurdue Union Commons restaurant complex wins national award
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Purdue named partner in FBI's Cyber Crime Task Force
Purdue will play an official role in a newly created FBI task force that focuses on computer-related crime. MorePEOPLE
Purdue purchasing director named minority business 'Champion'
Purchasing Services director Larry Pherson has received the Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award from the Indiana Small Business Administration. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTS
Events this week
Here is a list of events happening May 19-25 at the West Lafayette campus. Included is a summertime feature "Who's on campus this week?" listing some conferences and camps of interest. More
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