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PMU herb garden

With a green thumb, love of landscaping and master gardener education, Jim Thomas, a food service worker, transformed a concrete alcove behind Purdue Memorial Union into an herb garden last spring. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Employee Assistance services to move to new campus location

The on-site counseling services provided by WorkLife Programs Employee Assistance will move to the State Street Office Facility (SSOF) at 1601 W. State St. next week. Read more...

Purdue Saves Week: Today's tip on saving for retirement

Saving as little as 1 percent of your pay over a number of years can make a significant difference in reaching your retirement goals. Down the road, it's a lot easier to increase your contribution when you've already made the effort to start. For more information, register for one of the Purdue Saves Week presentations or visit the information tables staffed by WorkLife Programs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the west lobby of Stewart Center. Representatives from Fidelity also will be on hand to answer questions and schedule individual financial counseling appointments for those interested.

National Engineers Week at Purdue, Feb. 21-25

College of Engineering to honor distinguished alumni

The College of Engineering will honor 10 distinguished alumni today (Feb. 25). "These alumni represent the highest ideals of the College of Engineering," said Leah Jamieson, the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering. "They are accomplished and inspiring, and they have taken on the task of improving our world." Read more...

* Events will be held around campus as part of National Engineers Week at Purdue. Events include today's Freezing 5K race and Saturday's local Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. More details on upcoming events are available here.

General News

DoubleTake iPhone app lets students submit video assignments

A mobile application that allows Purdue students to submit videos to fulfill classroom assignments is now available from the Apple iTunes App Store and as a website. Read more...

Purdue Sports

For the latest information on Purdue Sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
* Information about the Big Ten Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships, being hosted Saturday and Sunday by Purdue in Lambert Fieldhouse.

Events

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

• Celebrate Mardi Gras with Purdue Bands and jazz of New Orleans tonight

• IP talk will focus on avoiding pitfalls on research collaborations