In the spotlight

Purdue's Nobel
laureate receives
Order of the Griffin

Ei-ichi Negishi, the Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and 2010 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, has received the Order of the Griffin from President France A. Córdova. The Order of the Griffin, one of Purdue's highest honors, is given to individuals whose commitment and service to the University go well beyond the call of duty, and whose strength and vision have greatly benefited the institution. Read more...

Negishi to lead new research institute

Ei-ichi Negishi, winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, will lead a new research institute at Purdue focused on catalytic organometallic chemistry. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Fidelity is Purdue's only endorsed source for retirement education and guidance

Purdue Benefits advises employees that they are not obligated to answer phone calls or e-mails from businesses offering financial assistance for retirement investing and planning. Read more...

Caution urged due to ice, snow on surfaces and roofs

Grounds Department personnel are working to address snow-covered and icy roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks on campus. Warming air and surface temperatures are contributing to falling sheets of snow from building rooftops. The Grounds Department asks that everyone use caution while driving and walking. Read more...

Purdue set to enter second year of Recyclemania

Purdue is participating in its second year of Recyclemania, an eight-week competition (Feb. 6-April 2) in which more than 600 colleges and universities are reporting recycling and trash data to determine who collects the most recyclable items per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables and the least amount of trash per capita. Read more...

Purdue Today special issue

A special Board of Trustees issue of Purdue Today will be sent today (Feb. 4) at the conclusion of the board’s scheduled meeting. The agenda for the meeting is available on the Board of Trustees website.

ITaP, faculty partnership looks at Lake Michigan in depth

ITaP data visualization specialists are helping provide some illuminating 3-D animations of environmental fluid mechanics processes affecting the Great Lakes. The project is an example of what ITaP's Envision Center for Data Perceptualization and audio-visual services unit can do for Purdue faculty and staff wishing to visualize and display data, both for research and teaching. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Future surgeons may use robotic nurse, 'gesture recognition'

Surgeons of the future might use a system that recognizes hand gestures as commands to control a robotic scrub nurse or tell a computer to display medical images of the patient during an operation. Read more...

General News

College of Health and Human Sciences to hold study abroad fair

The College of Health and Human Sciences is hosting a study abroad fair from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 9) in the HTM Cafe in Stone Hall. Read more...

Purdue institute awards $9,400 to student veteran organizations

The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue awarded more than $9,400 to six Indiana student veterans' organizations, including one that replicated a football rivalry event that raised more than $2,700 for a veterans' charity. Read more...

Events

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• Purdue performers to offer singing Valentines

• Civics lessons come to life in new musical revue at Purdue