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Study: Trying to lose weight? Lose the fat substitutes

Fat substitutes used in popular snack foods to help people control weight may have the opposite effect, according to Purdue research. "These substitutes are meant to mimic the taste of fat in foods that are normally high in fat while providing a lower number of calories, but they may end up confusing the body," said Susan Swithers, professor of psychological sciences. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

CIGNA introduces redesigned website today

CIGNA has revamped its myCIGNA.com website with an eye toward improving the user experience. The redesigned site debuts today at www.myCIGNA.com. Read more...

Current tobacco users sought for focus groups

WorkLife Programs is looking for faculty and staff volunteers to take part in focus groups about tobacco messages. Participant input will be used to design a marketing campaign to help people quit tobacco. Read more...

ACE program accepting applications from clerical staff

The Accomplished Clerical Excellence program is accepting applications through June from those interested in enhancing clerical knowledge, skills and abilities. The deadline to apply is July 1. Read more...

Great Reads in Leadership Book Club names selections for summer and fall

The Great Reads in Leadership Book Club has selected the books and set its schedule for the balance of the year. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Cooling system may build eggs' natural defenses against salmonella

Once eggs are laid, their natural resistance to pathogens begins to wear down, but a Purdue scientist believes he knows how to rearm those defenses. Read more...

Genius of Einstein, Fourier key to new humanlike computer vision

Two new techniques for computer-vision technology mimic how humans perceive three-dimensional shapes by instantly recognizing objects no matter how they are twisted or bent, an advance that could help machines see more like people. Read more...

Chair invention could help dentists, doctors in developing countries

Leah Kenttämaa-Squires didn't have much to do while she lay reclined in a dental chair waiting for her dentist, a bib tied around her neck. So the recent Purdue industrial design graduate thought about how a dentist's office could be more comfortable and how would she design a dental office. Read more...

Fungicides may not increase corn yields unless disease develops

Unless a corn crop is at risk of developing fungal diseases, a Purdue study shows, farmers would be smart to skip fungicide treatments that promise increased yields. Read more...

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. Read more...

General News

Purdue's 'Makers, All' campaign wins 2 national honors

Purdue Marketing and Media has won two national awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for its "Makers, All" campaign. Read more...

Gift registry to benefit Purdue Solar Decathlon team

Faculty and staff can support the Purdue Solar Decathlon team's INhome project by making a donation through a gift registry. Read more...

Schwartz Tennis Center now offering memberships

Schwartz Tennis Center is now a membership facility, effective Tuesday (June 21). The tennis center will remain open and available to nonmembers; however, nonmembers playing after Sept. 1 will be subject to a guest fee. Read more...

Team USA selected for International Biology Olympiad at national finals held at Purdue

Four high school students have been selected through a national academic competition at Purdue to represent Team USA at next month's International Biology Olympiad in Taiwan. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Boudia becomes first diver to win Jesse Owens Male Big Ten Athlete of the Year award

Purdue's David Boudia has been voted the Jesse Owens Male Big Ten Athlete of the Year for the 2010-11 school year, becoming the first diver to win the award and only the second Purdue male student-athlete to be honored. Read more...

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