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December 6, 2010

In the spotlight

Purdue community can watch Nobel Prize winner via webcasts

Students, colleagues and fans can watch Purdue's Nobel laureate Ei-Ichi Negishi via live webcast as he delivers his Nobel Lecture and receives the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry in Stockholm, Sweden.

At 5 a.m. ET Wednesday (Dec. 8), Negishi, Richard Heck and Akira Suzuki, co-recipients of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, will give the Nobel Lectures in Chemistry. At 10:30 a.m. ET Friday (Dec. 10), Negishi will be part of the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall.

Both events will stream live in high definition on Nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Prize, and will be available as video on-demand 24 hours after the events.

* Nobel Prize website

* Journal and Courier website featuring coverage of Negishi's Nobel win and Nobel Week

 

Featured News for Employees

University Senate minutes available

The minutes for the Nov. 15 University Senate meeting are now available in a PDF file.

Update: Traffic, parking disruptions

Here are notes on some current and upcoming disruptions on the West Lafayette campus. Read more...

Purdue obituaries

A list of obituaries of recent and retired Purdue faculty and staff is available as a PDF file.

This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

"Thumbs Up" gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done. Read more...

Purdue Today schedule for semester break

Purdue Today will reduce its publishing schedule during semester break. It will be published daily through Dec. 10, and then Dec. 13, 16 and 20. Purdue Today will resume daily publication on Jan. 3.

 

General News

Purdue Libraries extending hours as students prep for finals

Purdue University Libraries is extending hours at four facilities to help students prepare for final exams. Read more...

College of Technology food drive exceeds goal

Students at the Lafayette and West Lafayette College of Technology locations collected 2,481 pounds of food and personal care items for the college's second annual food drive, surpassing the goal of 1,000 pounds. Read more...

 

People

Appointments, honors and activities

Here is a list of recent appointments and honors for faculty, staff and students. Read more...

 

Purdue Sports

Purdue volleyball heading to Sweet 16

The Boilermaker volleyball team punched its ticket to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the third time in the last six years with a 3-1 win over Louisville on Saturday night. Purdue won the match 26-24, 25-23, 18-25, 25-15 to earn a date with No. 1 Florida in Austin, Texas, on Friday (Dec. 10). Read more...

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