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Purdue Profiles:
Jesse Moore

Jesse Moore is the first and only director of Purdue's Office of Supplier Diversity. The office was created in 2005 to help minority- and women-owned businesses work with the University. Greater Lafayette Commerce honored the office last month with the Diversity Roundtable 2010 Workforce Diversity Best Practices Award. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

President's Forum to be held today

Faculty and staff are invited to attend a President's Forum from 9 to 10 a.m. today (Oct. 26) in the South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. The topic is "Student Success." President France A. Córdova will open the forum with remarks, and Dale Whittaker, vice provost for undergraduate academic affairs, will discuss progress made over the past year in student success. Timothy Sands, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, will provide introductory remarks. A live webcast of the forum will be available at mms://video.dis.purdue.edu/PresidentsForum.

Piggy Bank Challenge continuing through Friday

Although Money Smart Week is over, Purdue faculty, staff and retirees can still open a Piggy Bank Challenge account at any PEFCU location through Friday (Oct. 29). Read more...

People

Wodicka wins Purdue commercialization award

George Wodicka, head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and a professor of biomedical engineering and electrical and computer engineering, is the recipient of the 2010-11 Outstanding Commercialization Award for Purdue University Faculty. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Purdue gets $4.88 million grant to study LED lighting of plants

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were to tour Purdue greenhouses at 4 p.m. Monday (Oct. 25) to get a preview of the work that will come from a $4.88 million grant for LED lighting research. Read more...

Listeria clever at finding its way into bloodstream, causing sickness

Pathogenic listeria tricks intestinal cells into helping it pass through those cells to make people ill, and, if that doesn't work, the bacteria simply go around the cells, according to a Purdue study. Read more...

Purdue-led research team finds Haiti quake caused by unknown fault

Researchers have found that a previously unmapped fault was responsible for the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti and that the originally blamed fault remains ready to produce a large earthquake. Read more...

$2 million grant will help people with disabilities study science

Students who dream of studying science but face hurdles because of physical impairments may find new options thanks to a $2 million grant awarded to Purdue. Read more...

Rice hulls a sustainable drainage option for greenhouse growers

Greenhouse plant growers can substitute rice hulls for perlite in their media without the need for an increase in growth regulators, according to a Purdue study. Read more...

General News

Krannert international executive MBA ranked among world's best

Purdue's Krannert School of Management international executive MBA degree program placed 21st worldwide in rankings released Monday (Oct. 25) by Financial Times. Read more...

Purdue, Notre Dame, IEDC join efforts on state nanotechnology business plan competition

Purdue and the University of Notre Dame are teaming up with state officials to offer Indiana's first business plan competition targeting startup ventures and emerging companies in nanotechnology. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Cradle of Quarterbacks: Len Dawson

Len Dawson took Purdue quarterback play to a whole new level. He opened his first season as a starter throwing four touchdown passes in a 31-0 victory over Missouri, and then, like Dale Samuels before him, Dawson led his team over No. 1-ranked Notre Dame in South Bend, ending a 13-game Irish win streak. Read more...

Events

• This week's events
• Events for the next four weeks

• Sigma Xi lecturer to elucidate circadian rhythms
• Science on Tap to feature Cook Biotech expert in tissue repair
• Purdue's Native American Center to celebrate heritage month