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News for faculty and staffMay 8, 2009ENROLLMENT DEADLINEToday is the final day of open enrollment in Purdue’s new life insurance programToday is the deadline for enrolling in Purdue's new life insurance program. To enroll, get your user name and password from the packet you received at home from Minnesota Life. Then enroll online at www.lifebenefits.com. More FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESAction required by May 13 to avoid losing medical coverage on dependentsFaculty and staff members who cover dependents on their Purdue medical plan have until May 13 to provide required dependent information and verification documents. Dependents will be dropped from medical coverage if employees do not submit the required documentation by the due date. More Clerical and service staff need to use personal holiday by June 21Clerical and service employees need to use their 2008-09 paid personal holiday on or before June 21. Paid personal holidays do not carry over into the new fiscal year, so use by the June 21 deadline will ensure that clerical and service staff are able to take advantage of this University-provided benefit. More Final open forum for College of Science dean candidates to be held MondayThe forum for the final candidate for dean of the College of Science will be held Monday (May 11). Pierre V. Sokolsky, dean of the College of Science and professor of physics at the University of Utah, will speak at 2:30 p.m. in Room 206, Stewart Center. More RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTSPurdue researcher starts work on 2009 H1N1 flu vaccineUsing a method he developed for the H5N1 bird flu, Purdue researcher Suresh Mittal believes he will be able to create a vaccine that will work against the 2009 H1N1 flu strain and its variants. More Purdue to find game-changing way to produce biofuelsThe U.S. Department of Energy plans to fund a $20 million effort to create an Energy Frontier Research Center to advance work in biofuels at Purdue. More GENERAL NEWSSchool of Veterinary Medicine marks 50th anniversaryOn Sept. 9, 1959, 50 students were welcomed to campus as the first class to attend Purdue's new School of Veterinary Medicine. Forty-four of these students would go on to shake hands with President Frederick Hovde and Dean Erskine Morse as they received their diplomas four years later. Today, more than 2,700 doctors of veterinary medicine and more than 800 veterinary technicians have graduated from the school, which is in the midst of celebrating its 50th anniversary. More Etiquette expert: Mind your P's and Q's when there is threat of fluPracticing traditional business etiquette in the midst of today's H1N1 (swine flu) concerns just takes a little common sense, caution and grace, says a Purdue etiquette expert. MoreFree screenings at Purdue to test hearing, speech and languagePurdue's M. D. Steer Audiology and Speech-Language clinics are offering free hearing, speech and language screenings on May 27 as part of Better Hearing and Speech Month. MoreElectronic field trip brings science education to studentsThis fall, sixth-grade students across Indiana can take a field trip without ever leaving their classrooms. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTSEvents today, this weekendHere is a list of events happening May 8-10 at the West Lafayette campus. More Purdue-sponsored informational session targets laid-off workersThe Purdue College of Technology at Lafayette is holding a workshop May 16 to provide job search, financial and educational resources for those in the community who have recently lost their jobs. MoreAcademic Super Bowl draws brainpower from throughout IndianaMore than 700 students from 96 Indiana high schools will participate Saturday (May 9) in the Indiana Association of School Principals Academic Super Bowl competition at Purdue. More How to submit items to Purdue Today Problems? Purdue Today: (765) 494-9573; purduetoday@purdue.edu |
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