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Profiles: 5 Students Who Study Abroad

Whether it's for a week or an entire academic year, more Purdue students than ever are taking advantage of study abroad opportunities. Purdue's Office of International Programs offers more than 200 courses overseas that cover every college and every continent except Antarctica.

Profiles of five students who jumped at the chance to combine their desire to travel with their desire to learn are at www.purdue.edu/fivestudents. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Sustaining New Synergies Forum set for today

The next Sustaining New Synergies Forum will be held 1-2 p.m. today (Jan. 21) in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. Speaking at the forum will be President France A. Córdova and Al Diaz, executive vice president for business and finance, treasurer. For faculty and staff unable to attend the forum in Fowler Hall, a live webcast will be available at this URL: mms://video.dis.purdue.edu/sustaining. Read more...

Wellness screenings available on West Lafayette campus

Update: Mackey Project construction traffic

Beginning Friday, some Mackey Arena construction traffic will be routed through the entrance to the F Lot, located on Northwestern Avenue adjacent to the Mollenkopf Athletic Center. The current north entrance to the construction site will be closed for six weeks, making it necessary to route construction-related traffic through the entrance to the F Lot. Parking spaces will not be affected, but there will be an increase in large vehicles in the F Lot.

PEAP sets shopping trip

The Purdue Employees Activity Program, a subcommittee of the Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee, has planned a bus trip April 10 for a shopping excursion to Schaumburg, Ill. Read more...

myPurdue downtime scheduled for February

The myPurdue portal will be down from 6 p.m. Feb. 10 through 7 a.m. Feb. 15. To keep Banner software current, this scheduled downtime is needed to install an upgrade to the Banner student system. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Study: Animals populated Madagascar by rafting there

How did the lemurs, flying foxes and narrow-striped mongooses get to the large, isolated island of Madagascar sometime after 65 million years ago? A pair of scientists say their research confirms the longstanding idea that the animals hitched rides on natural rafts blown out to sea. Read more...

Research Studies

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for study participants. Read more...

Tell Your Students

Applications, nominations sought for BGR team leaders

Boiler Gold Rush is looking for students who want to share their enthusiasm about Purdue to apply for a "team leader" position. Read more...

On the Web

A feature-length documentary called "Black Purdue," which chronicles the experiences of African-American students at Purdue University since the 1890s, can be viewed online at www.purdue.edu/blackpurdue.

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