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July 25, 2013 In the Spotlight
Purdue Extension at state fair: Education, fun at same timePurdue Extension will provide exhibits and events at the Indiana State Fair that will offer fun learning, celebrate the work of women in agriculture and give a first look at how the Indiana corn and soybean crops are developing. Visitors to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis on Aug. 2-18 will find educational exhibits and games for children and adults, learn about preparing healthy meals and participate in other activities geared toward the entire family. Faculty and staff newsHealthy Living at Work pilot starts Aug. 1A free annual physical and 90 minutes of paid release time are available through the Healthy Living at Work pilot that begins Aug. 1 and runs through Dec. 31. Complete online parking permit renewal before Aug. 5Faculty and staff received their parking permit renewal notification via email this year. Online parking permit renewal forms, found on the Parking Facilities website, should be completed before Aug. 5 in order to receive the new permit before the current permit's expiration date of Aug. 15. Two vendor changes for Purdue LibrariesEBSCO, the vendor for Harvard Business Review, is changing article access for all Business Source customers including Purdue Libraries. Also, Purdue's Lynda.com subscription will expire Aug. 12. Research newsFive Purdue innovations receive more than $200,000 from Trask Innovation FundPurdue researchers received more than $200,000 through the Trask Innovation Fund to help commercialize their innovations in the fields of chemistry; engineering; and speech, language, and hearing sciences. Purdue Center for Cancer Research part of Big Ten Cancer Research ConsortiumRivals on the field are uniting in the laboratory to transform cancer research through a collaboration of Big Ten university cancer centers, including the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research. Discovery of gene function may help prevent kidney stonesThe discovery of a gene's function in E. coli and other bacteria might lead to a probiotic to prevent the most common type of kidney stone, according to a Purdue study. Researchers in various studies looking for participantsHere is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. General newsPurdue ag economist Hurt testifies on biofuels policyPurdue agricultural economist Chris Hurt testified Wednesday (July 24) in Washington before a congressional panel considering whether law requiring production of biofuels should be altered to meet changing conditions. Purdue commercialization official testifies before congressional committee on technology transferThe director of Purdue's Office of Technology and Commercialization (OTC) on Wednesday (July 24) testified before a congressional panel examining ways to improve technology transfer at universities, research institutes and national laboratories. Ahtna youth in Alaska learn about historic copper tools, technology in summer programArchaeologists from Purdue will demonstrate ancient copper working at Culture Camps for Alaska native youth in the Copper River Valley in August. The goal is to teach them about the science and art of making copper tools like their ancestors made 1,000 years ago. Carter cluster supercomputer moves to state-of-the-art modular computer centerPurdue's powerful Carter supercomputer has a new home, a state-of-the-art modular computer center that is secure and cost- and energy-efficient with a speedy fiber-optic link to campus that makes it seem like the Carter cluster never even moved. New speech recognition software outperforms conventional commercial systemsCompanies could improve the results of voice command technology incorporated in their products thanks to a Purdue Research Park-based firm, including work by two Purdue interns, whose innovation exceeds the accuracy of currently available speech recognition systems. Purdue sportsIntercollegiate Athletics strategic plan: 2012-13 recapAs part of its strategic plan, Intercollegiate Athletics releases comprehensive annual updates. Single-game football tickets on saleSingle-game tickets for the 2013 Purdue football season are now on sale. Crossroads Classic agreement extended to 2015 and 2016The highly successful Crossroads Classic will continue through 2016, the athletics directors at the four participating schools announced Monday (July 22). One of college basketball's premier nonconference events, the Crossroads Classic will continue to be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com. |
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