In the spotlight

A transportation engineer's quest
to improve
global planning

Some years ago, Kumares Sinha found himself in a remote corner of Bangladesh contemplating the challenge of building roads in areas with alluvial soils and abundant rivers prone to frequent flooding. It was one of many remote roads that Sinha, the Edgar B. and Hedwig M. Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, has traveled in more than four decades of his professional career, a good part of which involved consulting for the World Bank and other organizations. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Wellness screening dates available in September

Wellness screening appointments with the School of Nursing are available throughout September. Annual screenings are an important part of prevention. Read more...

Common Reading Program invites book suggestions for 2012-13

Faculty, staff, students, and community members are invited to suggest a book to be considered for all 2012-13 incoming undergraduate students to read before beginning their studies at Purdue. This book will be the fourth selected in Purdue's Common Reading Program. The submission form will be available until Oct. 7. Read more...

ITaP migrating to faster, more efficient campus Ethernet service

ITaP is migrating all users to 100 megabit (Mb) network connections to enhance performance of the campus network and accommodate network traffic in the future. Now the common connection speed, 100Mb connections are 10 times faster than original-speed Ethernet. To ease the transition, users with 10Mb lines at the time of migration will be grandfathered in at the same price for two years. Read more...

CSSAC, Athletics teaming for employee discounts to games

Purdue employees can purchase main-stands seating for two Boilermaker football games at a discount arranged by CSSAC and Intercollegiate Athletics. Read more...

This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

"Thumbs Up" gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done. Read more...

* Purdue Today would like to hear about those people whose hard work and commitment contribute to the success of the University as well as make Purdue a wonderful environment within which to work. To submit an item for "Thumbs Up," click here.

General News

Latino Cultural Center events to celebrate Heritage Month

Purdue's Latino Cultural Center will observe Latino Heritage Month from Sept. 15 through Oct. 12 with several events surrounding the theme of "The African Presence in the Americas." Read more...

Lessons learned from Japan's earthquake applicable for hurricanes, other natural disasters

The importance of knowing your neighbors and taking warnings seriously are just two of the life-saving lessons that can be learned from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan six months ago, says a Purdue political science professor. Read more...

Police release images of two men sought for questioning
in graffiti case

Purdue police have released video images of two men they want to question in connection with graffiti found at more than 20 locations around campus. Read more...

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Events

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

• Top U.S. fire administrator to give keynote at VACCINE homeland security meeting

• Luke Bryan to perform at Purdue during Homecoming weekend