In the spotlight

Purdue Police Department tackles energy conservation with new efforts

The Purdue Police Department is taking the necessary steps to promote Purdue's sustainability initiatives. By simply switching from an eight-cylinder Ford Crown Victoria to six-cylinder Dodge Chargers during its most recent routine vehicle changeover, the PUPD saved 666.7 gallons of fuel in a six-month period. In addition, a recent roofing project at PUPD headquarters allowed PUPD to make more energy-efficient modifications. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Feedback sought on policy revisions

Faculty and staff are invited to comment on drafts of revisions to two policies. Individual Financial Conflicts of Interest (X.1.2) and Conflicts of Commitment and Outside Activities (X.1.3) will supersede existing Executive Memoranda C-1 and C-39. They are available online for review and comment. Read more...

Daylight-saving time begins Sunday

Daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday (March 14) this year, meaning campus clocks will have to "spring forward" this weekend. Read more...

ITaP makes connecting to VPN service easier

Accessing Purdue campus resources from home just got easier. Purdue students, faculty and staff who use ITaP's VPN service now have a more convenient way to connect. By visiting AnyConnect -- ITaP's new Web portal for VPN service -- users simply log in and the VPN software is automatically downloaded, installed and configured. Read more...

ITaP to offer training during spring break

On March 16-18, ITaP trainers will offer full-day and half-day sessions for faculty and staff members to learn how to create a distance learning course, collaborate using Microsoft SharePoint or develop a Web site with Dreamweaver. Read more...

Purdue Today schedule for spring break

General News

Purdue on track to reach goals in national sustainability competition

So far this school year, Purdue has beaten Indiana in football, basketball, soccer and volleyball. Now, the Boilermakers are running away from the Hoosiers in Recyclemania, too. Read more...

Interest in milk pricing system could help dairy industry

The recovery the dairy industry hoped for in 2010 hasn't looked as good as producers hoped, but interest in the dairy industry and initiatives to change it could spur some momentum, according to a Purdue Extension dairy specialist. Read more...

2010 Winter Paralympic Games inspire design students

The 2010 Winter Paralympic Games inspired a class of Purdue students to consider how sports equipment could be improved to help athletes with disabilities. Read more...

Purdue to lead global conference on building resilience, rehabilitation

In the wake of global disasters such as the devastating Haiti earthquake, Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, scholars from around the world will gather at Purdue to share advances and discoveries in the field of resilience, postcrisis rehabilitation and rebuilding. Read more...

New zipTrips program available for seventh-graders this fall

This fall, seventh-grade students will learn how to investigate animal diseases in the new Purdue University zipTrips program "Disease Detectives." Read more...

Birck center plans NanoDays activities for area K-12 schools, general public

Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center next month will offer NanoDays, an interactive learning experience, for students, teachers and the general public to learn more about nanoscale science and engineering and its potential impact. Read more...

High school juniors invited to learn about Purdue engineering

High school juniors, their parents and teachers are invited to Juniors Exploring Engineering at Purdue, a daylong event sponsored by Purdue's Women in Engineering Program, on April 12. Read more...