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News for faculty and staff

June 29, 2009

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Current issue of
Inside Purdue available

The June 25 issue of Inside Purdue is available in pdf format here. Inside you'll find stories on World Food Prize winner Gebisa Ejeta, Purdue's new medical plan administrator for 2010, and work by the Retirement Plan Review Task Force.

To look at past issues, check out the Inside Purdue archive.

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Shredding/recycling program to enhance electronic data security

Beginning July 1, Physical Facilities will offer a new service to University departments for the safe and secure disposal of electronic storage media. "Recycling for the Future" is a collaborative effort between Materials Management and Distribution, University Warehouse and Surplus, and ITaP's Secure Purdue initiative. More

Staff Benefits thanks faculty, staff as dependent verification process ends

About 92 percent of Purdue faculty and staff who cover dependents on their Purdue medical plan stepped up and got the job done when asked to complete the Dependent Eligibility Verification process this spring. More

Tuesday is the deadline to sign up for health coaching

Don't miss your chance to earn the blue apple for Healthy Purdue 2009 by completing health coaching from StayWell. Participants must sign up by Tuesday (June 30) to fulfill the requirements and finish by the Nov. 20 deadline. More

StayWell sending e-mails to Purdue employees

StayWell Health Management, the University's partner in the Healthy Purdue program, is sending e-mail messages to Purdue faculty and staff. StayWell sends the messages occasionally to remind people about what's going on with Healthy Purdue. More

Update: Traffic and parking disruptions

Here are notes on some current and upcoming disruptions on the West Lafayette campus. More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

Long-term apple scab resistance remains elusive, Purdue expert says

**Janna Beckerman**

There are hundreds of choices when picking a crabapple tree from the nursery, but a Purdue expert says only a handful are resistant to a widespread fungus or other serious diseases.

After reviewing 33 years of data, Janna Beckerman, assistant professor of botany and plant pathology, found that only five of 287 crabapple varieties had durable resistance to a serious disease of crabapple trees. The results of her study were published in the June issue of the journal HortScience. More

GENERAL NEWS

Indiana high school students win college tuition vouchers at Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy

**Anthony Rice of Greenwood**

Indiana high school students in top-finishing teams of the third annual Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy competition received college tuition vouchers during a special event Friday (June 26).

The vouchers ranged from $100 to $500 and can be used at all Purdue University and Ivy Tech Community College campuses in Indiana. About 50 juniors and seniors from 21 Indiana counties participated in the program. More

Purdue police investigate bogus checks scam

Purdue police are investigating a scam in which people are being sent bogus checks with overages to be returned to the sender. More

HealthcareTAP project focuses on hospital services during a pandemic flu outbreak

Purdue's Healthcare Technical Assistance Program, Purdue Homeland Security Institute and health workers from three nearby counties on Wednesday (June 24) participated in the first in a series of three exercises to test hospital plans focusing on the continuation of essential health care services during a pandemic flu outbreak. More

PEOPLE

Appointments, honors and activities

Here is a list of recent appointments and honors for faculty and staff. More

Alder to head Purdue College of Technology in Richmond

**Barbara J. Alder**

Barbara J. Alder, director of the Purdue College of Technology at Anderson, also will serve as director of the Purdue College of Technology at Richmond, starting July 1.

In her new role, Alder will replace Brian Alenskis, who plans to take a sabbatical leave during fall semester and return to teaching full time for the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology in Richmond, starting next spring. More