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January 14, 2013
In the Spotlight
Two jazz giants -- saxophonist Jeff Coffin, a three-time Grammy Award winner with Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, and trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis from the jazz world's legendary Marsalis family -- add luster to the 2013 Purdue Jazz Festival, scheduled for Thursday through Saturday (Jan. 17-19).
* Purdue Jazz Festival kicks off with Delfeayo Marsalis Octet
Faculty and staff news
Daniels begins Purdue presidency
Mitch Daniels officially begins his term as Purdue's 12th president today (Jan. 14) at the conclusion of his term as governor of the State of Indiana. Purdue's Board of Trustees unanimously selected Daniels for the position in June after a yearlong search.
Employees will see the value of their 2012 Purdue health care coverage reported on their 2012 W-2 forms. The Affordable Care Act requires employers to report the cost of coverage provided under an employer-sponsored group health plan. For 2012, the amount is being reported to the Internal Revenue Service for informational purposes only.
Purdue will test its emergency notification system, including sirens, at 10 a.m. Thursday (Jan. 17). The test will be used to ensure that the system's various layers are working properly and to simulate a live situation for practice, says Ron Wright, emergency preparedness director.
The Global Policy Research Institute is accepting submissions of policy briefs for its Policy Briefs Incentive Award Solicitation. Details are available in a PDF file, and an information session is scheduled for 11 a.m.-noon on Jan. 17 in Brown Laboratory of Chemistry, Room 3106. For more information, contact Tia Tracy, GPRI project coordinator, at tttracy@purdue.edu.
The Purdue University Research Repository (PURR) helps researchers meet the requirements of funding agencies for data management plans by giving Purdue faculty, graduate students and staff an online hub they can use for collaborating on research and publishing and archiving data sets.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 Eleanor O. Kaplan Award for Exceptional Customer Service.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate students they consider Magic Makers for the April "5 Students Who ..." website. Deadline for nominations is Friday (Jan. 18).
"Thumbs Up" gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done.
* 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.
Research news
A football concussion researcher says the CTE damage discovered in the brain of deceased NFL All-Pro linebacker Junior Seau was likely not caused by concussions, but rather by an accumulation of thousands of subconcussive blows to the head.
People
The Center of Instructional Excellence has awarded Service Learning Faculty Development Grants to five Purdue faculty members to incorporate service-learning projects and curriculum into their 2013 courses.
Here is a list of recent appointments and honors for faculty, staff and students.
General news
The Office of Programs for Study Abroad will hold an all-campus Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday (Jan. 16).
Purdue sports
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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