In the spotlight

Fans gather to send off men's basketball team

Chris Kramer signs a young fan’s poster Wednesday at the Purdue Airport terminal. Boilermaker fans were gathered at the airport to cheer on the men's basketball team as it departed for Houston for its second straight Sweet 16 appearance. The Boilermakers will face top-seeded Duke on Friday at Reliant Stadium. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

CSSAC to hold forum on Sustaining New Synergies

CSSAC is sponsoring a forum on Sustaining New Synergies from 9 to 10 a.m. March 30 in Room 206, Stewart Center. Speaking at the forum will be Al Diaz, executive vice president for business and finance, treasurer, and Ken Sandel, project manager, who will discuss and answer questions about proposed changes under the Sustaining New Synergies plan. Clerical and service staff are invited, but the forum is open to all Purdue employees. A live video stream of the forum will be at mms://video.dis.purdue.edu/sustaining. Read more...

Local organizations to offer summer camp options

Human Resources WorkLife Programs encourages faculty and staff to learn about the summer camp opportunities offered by more than 50 local organizations. A list of local camps is available online. Read more...

Forums scheduled for Disability Resource Center candidates

The Disability Resource Center, in its search for a new assistant dean/director, has scheduled open forums for three candidates. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Genome mapping technique speeds process of finding specific genes

A Purdue scientist was part of a global team that has demonstrated a specialized mapping technique that could speed work in genomic fields by quickly finding genetic associations that shape an organism's observable characteristics. Read more...

General News

Harvard tumor biologist to give ChemE's Kelly Lectures

Rakesh K. Jain of Harvard Medical School will present two Kelly Lectures next week, sponsored by the School of Chemical Engineering. Jain is regarded as a pioneer in the fields of tumor biology, drug delivery, in vivo imaging and bioengineering. Read more...

Campus News

Purdue's disability services for the deaf and hard of hearing attract more students

The number of students who are deaf or hard of hearing and chose Purdue for their college education has more than doubled since 2007. In 2007-2008, the dean of students' Disability Resource Center (DRC) registered three deaf students and 19 who were hard of hearing. This school year, the DRC registered 13 deaf students and 26 who are hard of hearing. Read more...

Students learn about Earhart on campus tour

Sisters Fiona (left) and Maryanne Gillen, of the H.O.M.E. home-schooled group, joined other home-schooled students, Faith Christian School students and Girl Scout troops Tuesday in a tour of campus featuring the Amelia Earhart exhibit in the Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center. The tour also included a presentation on the life and character of Earhart by Robin Jensen, assistant professor of communication, and stops at the Purdue Airport, Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, and the Amelia Earhart statue in front of Earhart Hall. Guides from Purdue's Visitor Information Center led the tour. More on the Earhart exhibit, which runs through May 28, is at www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol.