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Did You Know?: Sculpture stands as tribute to Beering

Near the east entrance of Steven C. Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, an unnamed sculpture stands 9 feet tall in honor of President Emeritus Steven Beering. The sculpture was installed in 2003 as a gift to the University from Spanish artist Faustino Aizkorbe. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Today's benefit enrollment events

Today (Nov. 10), a walk-in lab will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. in Physics Building, Room 026, and Flexible Spending Accounts presentations will be held at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. at Stewart Center, Room 322. For a schedule of remaining live sessions and additional help during benefits open enrollment, visit the open enrollment home page at www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/enroll.html. Open enrollment ends at midnight on Nov. 24.

WorkLife Programs offering Cancer and Nutrition webinar next week

To meet the needs of staff in remote locations and those unable to leave their desks to attend a presentation, WorkLife Programs is offering webinars this fall. The next scheduled webinar is Cancer and Nutrition, which will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Nov. 17. Registered dietitian Linda Monahan will be the host. Read more...

South River Road traffic shift announced

Traffic on South River Road will shift onto the newly constructed lanes at or after 1 p.m. today (Nov. 10), the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced. The traffic shift also will entail turning off the traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. 231 and South River Road. Traffic on South River Road will be controlled with a stop sign.

Research News & Special Reports

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

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

General News

Great American Smokeout to provide smoking cessation aid on campus

As part of the Nov. 17 Great American Smokeout, Purdue students and campus organizations will combine with community efforts to talk to people about living smoke-free. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Mackey celebration

Boilermaker All-Access takes a look at Mackey Arena from the player's perspective, including a behind-the-scenes look beyond the tunnel, in this new video.

* Mackey Celebration Week details.
* Open houses are scheduled for Nov. 14, 15 and 16. Read more...

Boiler Crunch Cereal Drive begins today

The Purdue women's basketball team is doing its part to help alleviate childhood hunger in Greater Lafayette by coordinating a food drive for donations of breakfast cereal to benefit the Food Finders Backpack Program. Read more...

For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.

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