In the spotlight

TODAY: GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY

Kenya water project adjusts professor's focus

As an environmental engineer, Ernest "Chip" Blatchley has spent his career thinking about water. A year ago, following a trip to Kenya, he expanded his thinking on a global scale, and has since been on a quest to find ways to deliver safe drinking water where it is most needed. Read more...

Stickers promoting energy conservation awareness around campus

Stickers carrying the "Boiler Up, Power Down" slogan are being placed across campus to increase energy conservation awareness, help reduce electric consumption and lower purchased utilities costs. Read more….

Today's events

* "Biocultural Diversity and Hydrodevelopment: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures?" will be presented by Barbara Rose Johnston, senior research fellow at the Center for Political Ecology, at 12:30-1:30 p.m. today in Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building. A PDF file on the presentation is here.

* All of today's events and a list of the week's activities

Nobel Prize winner in the News

3 share Nobel in chemistry for work on synthesizing molecules
New York Times

Nobel-winning work is matchmaker for molecules
ABC News

3 professors share Nobel Prize in chemistry
CNN

Trio shares Nobel Prize for chemistry
Wall Street Journal

Trio wins for finding new ways to bond carbon atoms together
Washington Post

Japan revels in good news: two Nobel Prize winners
Christian Science Monitor

Featured News for Employees

Archived video features informational meeting on 2011 medical plans

A special University Senate meeting focusing on the proposed 2011 Purdue Medical Benefits Plan was held Thursday (Oct. 7). Faculty and staff can view an archived webcast of the meeting here. A Purdue ID and career account login are required to view the archived video. Windows Media Player is needed to watch the video.

Burton D. Morgan Center staff available for grant assistance

Many federal grant programs and foundations either require or prefer that proposed grant activities include a component supporting the translation and commercialization of discoveries. The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship staff is willing to work with researchers to draft sections of proposals and provide appropriate support as needed to implement these components of a funded grant. More details are available in a PDF file.

Additional Fidelity group sessions announced

Fidelity is offering three additional group sessions about Purdue's enhanced retirement plan. Read more...

ITaP activates new research supercomputing cluster; space still available

That rocket engines and pipe organs have something in common may not seem intuitive, but both blow acoustic waves through a tube, which can result in beautiful music or, in the case of an engine, operating inefficiencies, even catastrophe. Charles Merkle, an aeronautics and astronautics and mechanical engineering professor, examines such processes in tiny steps played out over time in computer models. ITaP's new Rossmann supercomputing cluster is helping Merkle's lab meet the considerable computational demands of the research. Read more...

Monthly book club open to new members

The Great Reads in Leadership Book Club always welcomes new participants. The group meets twice monthly during the lunch hour in Freehafer to discuss a preselected book on a leadership topic. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Brain changes found in football players thought to be concussion-free

A study by researchers at Purdue suggests that some high school football players suffer undiagnosed changes in brain function and continue playing even though they are impaired. Read more...

Hydrogen-generating technology might power boats, store energy from wind, solar sources

Researchers have developed a method that uses aluminum and a liquid alloy to extract hydrogen from seawater to run engines in boats and ships, representing a potential replacement for gasoline and diesel fuel in marine applications. Read more...

General News

New online options for emergency student loans

The Office of the Dean of Students and University Collections Office are partnering to launch a new system that will provide direct deposit and online payment options for emergency student loans. Read more...

Events

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• WBAA to kick off fall pledge drive with 'Power Hour'