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March 4, 2011

In the spotlight

Did You Know?: Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning

More than five years ago, a Purdue interest group with a focus on teaching practice initiated the idea of creating an academic journal -- the Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning -- as a cross-disciplinary outlet for scholarly research on problem-based learning. Read more...

* To offer ideas or suggestions for "Did You Know?" future editions, contact Mackenzie Greenwell at mrgreenw@purdue.edu or 49-61325.

 

Featured News for Employees

Focus Awards for disability advocacy presented

At Purdue's 11th Annual Focus Awards, four recipients were honored for outstanding contributions to furthering the University's commitment to disability accessibility and diversity. Read more...

Upcoming WorkLife Programs classes to center on health and wellness

WorkLife Programs classes coming up in the next few weeks will focus on disease management, stress relief and reduction, raising children to be healthy eaters and many other topics. Read more...

 

People


Egyptian prime minister spent
7 years at Purdue

Essam Abdel-Aziz Sharaf, the new prime minister of Egypt, is a good and honest man, says the Purdue civil engineering professor who mentored him for seven years. Sharaf came to Purdue in 1978. He earned master's and doctoral degrees in civil engineering and did postdoctoral work at Purdue. Read more...

 

Research News & Special Reports

Stigma weighs heavily on obese people, contributing to greater health problems

The discrimination that obese people feel, whether it is poor service at a restaurant or being treated differently in the workplace, may have a direct impact on their physical health, according to new research from Purdue. Read more...

 

General News

Purdue participating in 'Reading Extravaganza'

Purdue leaders including professors, Indianapolis 500 princesses, ROTC members, a standout athlete and Purdue's Homecoming queen will read to 200 Tippecanoe County area elementary school students Monday (March 7) as part of an annual national literacy awareness campaign. Read more...

 

Purdue Sports

Women's basketball team advances in tournament

Purdue's women's basketball team defeated Indiana 66-62 on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. The Boilermakers, seeded No. 7, will play No. 2 seed Penn State at 11:30 a.m. today in the quarterfinals. Read more...

Big Ten wrestling championship preview

The Purdue wrestling team heads to Northwestern University this weekend for its 82nd appearance at the Big Ten Championships, set to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Old Gold and Black are in search of their first individual Big Ten champion since 2004 and have six grapplers with preliminary seeds. Read more...

BTN's 'The Journey' bids farewell to seniors

This week's episode of "The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2011," presented by GMC, celebrates Senior Night around the Big Ten. The show airs at 3 p.m. ET Sunday on the Big Ten Network and will feature Purdue seniors JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore. Read more...

Mackey reseating online chat set for Tuesday

Following three in-person Q&A sessions, Intercollegiate Athletics will conduct an online chat Tuesday (March 8) for fans to talk about the upcoming Mackey Arena reseating process. Read more...

For the latest information on Purdue Sports, go to www.purduesports.com.

 

Events

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