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Purdue Profile:
Rick Mislan

From classrooms to crime scenes, Rick Mislan, assistant professor of computer technology specializing in cyber forensics, sheds light on the techniques and technologies used in this relatively new science. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Fall 2011 International Programs grant proposals invited

Proposals are now being accepted by International Programs for its Study Abroad and International Learning (SAIL) and Global Strategic Partners (GSP) grant programs for fall 2011. The due date for proposals for both programs is Sept. 14. Information about submitting proposals to both programs is here.

PurduEBoard upgrade to ease publicizing student news, events

Broadcasting of student news and events just became easier for faculty and staff, and more usable in reaching students where they are, thanks to a major upgrade release this month of PurduEBoard. Read more...

OIE sessions to equip those working on faculty searches

The Office of Institutional Equity is pleased to announce its 2011 fall semester Faculty Search and Screen Procedures series. Faculty and support staff may register for the session(s) that best suits their needs by clicking on the links provided on the event dates below. Read more...

Blackboard Users Group to meet Sept. 6; new clickers on agenda

The cross-campus Blackboard Users Group (BUG) will meet from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 6, in Stewart Center, Room 313. ITaP educational technologists will demonstrate the new classroom clickers and discuss how the move from Blackboard Vista to Blackboard Learn 9.1 will evolve over the school year. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

Two Purdue faculty receive top U.S. Defense Department award

Two Purdue faculty members have received Army Research Laboratory Director's Challenge Coin awards from the U.S. Department of Defense for developing technologies credited with saving lives on the battlefield. Read more...

E. coli, Salmonella may lurk in unwashable places in produce

Sanitizing the outside of produce may not be enough to remove harmful food pathogens, according to a Purdue study that demonstrated that Salmonella and E. coli can live inside plant tissues. Read more...

People

Alumnus to lead new NASA human spaceflight unit

William H. Gerstenmaier, a Purdue graduate, has been appointed to lead NASA's new Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate. The unit will oversee human spaceflight, which is intended to include travel to the moon, asteroids and Mars. At Purdue, Gerstenmaier earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering in 1977, has completed doctoral coursework and has received the Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award. Read NASA's news release.

General News

History prof: A decade of memories, remembering the 10th anniversary of 9/11

How the United States remembers and marks the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, says a lot about the experiences and events during the past decade, says a Purdue expert who studies history and memory. Read more...

WBAA makes apps available on iTunes

WBAA listeners can now add free smartphone apps that are available for the Android at the Android Marketplace and for the iPhone or iPad from iTunes. Read more...

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