News for faculty and staff
June 1, 2009FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES
WorkLife Programs offers by-invitation workshops
Haven't been able to make it to a class? Need some different programming for a meeting or event? WorkLife Programs will come to you. More
Space remaining in Financial Focus Series workshops
Additional opportunities to earn a red apple for Healthy Purdue 2009 are coming up as part of the Financial Focus Series created by HRS Staff Benefits and WorkLife Programs. More
Local organizations offer summer camp options
HRS WorkLife Programs encourages faculty and staff to learn about the opportunities more than 50 local organizations offer for summer camp. More
Farmers market opens Thursday
Thursday is opening day for a farmers market on the West Lafayette campus. Local Indiana growers and merchants will be on hand from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at the corner of Sheetz and Wood streets, just west of the Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center. The market is sponsored by Purdue Physical Facilities. More
Update: Traffic, parking disruptions
Here are notes on some current and upcoming disruptions on the West Lafayette campus. MoreBOARD OF TRUSTEES
Purdue names first Dane O. Kildsig Chair in Industrial and Physical Pharmacy
Purdue's Board of Trustees on Friday (May 29) approved the appointment of the first Dane O. Kildsig Chair in Industrial and Physical Pharmacy. MorePurdue taps UMass Dartmouth dean as first endowed chair in information literacy
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Purdue trustees OK contract to renovate Lilly Hall's west wing
The Board of Trustees on Friday (May 29) approved a $5.27 million construction contract for the fifth phase of renovations to the west wing of Lilly Hall of Life Sciences. The board also approved a $4.7 million annual contract with CIGNA to administer medical insurance coverage and services for faculty and staff. MoreTrustees approve faculty appointments, new degree programs
The Board of Trustees on Friday (May 29) ratified the appointments of a distinguished professorship, two deans and a named professorship, and approved three new degree programs. MorePEOPLE
Memo: Appointment in College of Science
This memo from Jon Harbor, interim dean of science, is regarding the appointment of Richard Couch as director of strategic relations. Memo
CALENDAR AND EVENTS
Events this week
Here is a list of events happening June 1-7 at the West Lafayette campus. More
Catalyst Award presentation scheduled for June 3
The Catalyst Award Reception and Ceremony will be held Wednesday (June 3) to honor excellence in enhancing diversity and promoting an inclusive work environment. More
PURDUE IN THE NEWSFarms downsize with miniature cows Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, UPI, Snopes.com (College of Agriculture) -- Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali and Kenny Petersen were like two Gullivers on a Lilliputian roundup. The half-sized cows barely reached Kenny's waist. The ranch's border collie stared eye-to-eye with wandering calves. These animals are genetically engineered to be small, says a Purdue University agricultural expert. MoreHistorian: Memorial Day rooted in SouthUPI.com (College of Liberal Arts) -- A historian from Indiana's Purdue University says the origins of Memorial Day come from the fallout in the South from the Civil War. MoreSafeguarding potbellied pigsPhiladelphia Inquirer (College of Agriculture) -- The year is full of pig-centric events at Ross Mill Farm, from a springtime memorial service for the departed to a fall festival where guests with snouts get the star treatment. The swine are getting a bad rap these days, says a Purdue expert. MoreCloaking made simpler, but invisible humans not yet a reality Scientific American (College of Engineering, Discovery Park) -- In recent years, optics researchers have come up with numerous concepts for invisibility cloaks—camouflaging that would effectively reroute light so as to conceal an object within. Most of those approaches have relied on so-called metamaterials, carefully engineered structures designed to have bizarre optical properties. But a team that includes Purdue University researchers has now designed a much simpler cloaking apparatus that does away with the need for metamaterials entirely. Even if a Harry Potter–style invisibility cloak never materializes, the simplification of such extreme light manipulation may have more immediate applications in communications and computing. MoreAg economist anticipates possible hike in corn pricesInside Edge (College of Agriculture) -- A Purdue agricultural economist believes further delays in planting corn could lead to higher prices and a possible suspension of the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. Chris Hurt tells Hoosier Ag Today that move would reduce the amount of corn made into ethanol. Corn planting in many areas is already approximately three weeks behind a normal schedule due to the wet spring. MoreIndiana scores big with emphasis on science, mathMuncie Star Press By Victor L. Lechtenberg, Vice Provost for Engagement (Office of the Vice Provost for Engagement) -- The recent honor awarded to Indiana's top young scientist is a major step toward a better future for our state. More Waxy plant substance key for absorption of water, nutrientsScience Centric (College of Agriculture) -- While proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a Purdue University scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to better feed plants. MoreHot times ahead for the wild West Naturenews.com (College of Science) -- Extreme temperatures are expected to become more common in the western United States by 2040 if greenhouse gases continue to rise, researchers say. Noah Diffenbaugh, a climate scientist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and his colleagues simulated climate change for the United States in decade-long periods from 2000 to 2039 using a climate model that divided the land into areas just 25 kilometers square. It is the first time that the region's temperature extremes have been modeled at such high resolution. More
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