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News for faculty and staffApril 30, 2009 UPDATE: SWINE FLUWatch Web site for informationFaculty and staff are reminded that updated information on swine flu (Influenza A (H1N1)-North American/Human flu) is available online. Callers requesting information should be referred to this site. Ag economist: Pork industry taking hit from 'swine' fluIt could take weeks -- or longer -- before U.S. pork producers recover from export restrictions tied to a worldwide influenza outbreak, said a Purdue agricultural economist. More
FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESOpen forums for College of Science dean candidates start FridayPublic forums will begin Friday (May 1) for the four finalists for the dean of the College of Science. Jeffrey T. Roberts, chair and Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota, will speak at 9:30 a.m. in Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building. MoreSpring Fling activity registrations open; event policies assist participationSpring Fling, the annual appreciation event for faculty, staff, graduate student staff, and retirees, is set for 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 21. MoreWellness screenings available on WL campusWellness screening appointments are available from StayWell. These are the last scheduled screening events for the spring semester. More Financial Focus Series offers additional workshopsThe Financial Focus Series created by HRS Staff Benefits and WorkLife Programs is offering new workshops for those whose personal finances have been affected by the current economic times. More Purdue Today schedule for summer breakPurdue Today will reduce its publishing schedule from May 11 through Aug. 14. Regular publishing days during the summer will be Monday and Thursday. Daily publication will resume Aug. 17. RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTSFish may actually feel pain and react to it much like humansFish don't make noises or contort their faces to show that it hurts when hooks are pulled from their mouths, but a Purdue researcher believes they feel that pain all the same. MoreGENERAL NEWSPurdue alumni to judge, engineering seniors to showcase, project innovationsAbout 25 teams of mechanical engineering students will showcase their semester's work of creativity, design, prototyping and testing in senior design classes Thursday (April 30), from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the ground floor of the Mechanical Engineering Building. MoreTwitter, laser pointers engage conference attendees
Purdue students, alumnus win national new media and learning competition with Digital Democracy ContestA team of three Purdue students led by a 2008 graduate won the young innovator division of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Competition. MorePurdue preschools hosting artist-in-residenceLocal artist Sunny Miller will be in residence through the end of April with Purdue University's Child Development Lab School and during May with the Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center. MorePEOPLEPurdue senior named to national all-academic teamAmanda Sheffield, a Purdue senior majoring in atmospheric science and minoring in physics, has been selected to the third team of USA Today's All USA-College Academic Team. Read the USA Today announcement here. College of Science recognizes 12 as distinguished alumniThe College of Science honored 12 distinguished science alumni during a ceremony earlier this month. MoreCoast Guard to name ship for Purdue's first dean of womenThe U.S. Coast Guard is honoring Dorothy C. Stratton, Purdue's first full-time dean of women, by naming a ship for her. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTSToday's eventsHere is a list of events happening Thursday, April 30, at the West Lafayette campus. More Events this weekHere is a list of events happening April 27-May 3 at the West Lafayette campus. More Purdue students to debut children's exercise video on Mother's DayA children's exercise video produced by Purdue students and starring the Purdue Pete mascot will be shown to the public on May 10. More
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