In the spotlight

Lights, camera, education

Behind the scenes of the Purdue Musical Organizations Christmas Show, Purdue football and men's and women's basketball games and commencement exercises, film and video studies students work closely with Hall of Music Productions professionals to learn the ropes of the video production industry. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Violent Behavior policy finalized

The finalized version of the system-wide policy on Violent Behavior (IV.A.3) was approved by the Executive Policy Review Group and is effective today (Dec. 8). Read more...

New hours for University fueling station

Extended hours are now in place for self-service fuel pumps used for University-owned vehicles. The new hours for the fueling site, located near the intersection of South Russell Street and Ahlers Drive, are 7 a.m.- 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m.-11 a.m. on Saturday. Read more...

General News

Purdue's INhome solar house on cover of Architect

Purdue's INhome solar house is featured on the cover of the November issue of Architect, the magazine of the American Institute of Architects. The home, designed and built by Purdue students, finished second in the Solar Decathlon 2011, a solar house competition in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. More about Purdue's home and the entire Architect story on the competition can be found here.

Purdue Cyber Center joins multi-university team on
$3 million NSF data security research effort

For centuries, experts have tested the authenticity of famous paintings and literature to spot forgeries. Cyber security researchers at Purdue, the universities of Texas at San Antonio and Texas at Dallas are looking to apply those same principles to data. Read more...

Military Family Research Institute caps year with awards to student veterans' groups

The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue awarded a total of $7,000 to four Indiana student veterans' organizations that are helping student service members and veterans successfully transition to higher education settings. Read more...

Purdue police urge students to secure personal belongings over break

Purdue police are urging students to take extra precautions in securing their belongings as they prepare to leave campus for the winter break. Read more...

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...

Purdue Sports

Fifty-nine Purdue student-athletes earn fall Academic All-Big Ten recognition

Fifty-nine Purdue student-athletes received Academic All-Big Ten recognition when the conference office announced its fall honorees Wednesday (Dec. 7). Read more...

Bowl game excitement: 20 days to kickoff

Purdue football head coach Danny Hope stresses the "student" in student-athlete. Under Hope, the team cumulative grade-point average has risen from 2.64 in the fall of 2007 to 2.85 in the spring of 2011. The goal is 3.0. This season, a school-record 20 football players will be named Academic All-Big Ten. Read more...

Santa Claus coming to Mackey Arena

This Saturday before the men's and women's basketball games, Santa will be available for pictures with young Boilermaker fans at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the new West Club. Read more...

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

Events

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• Purdue Convocations and Purdue Theatre to partner on National Theatre of Scotland performance

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