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March 14, 2014
In the Spotlight
Purdue and Houston Methodist Research Institute plan to collaborate on research and educational initiatives, including clinical trials of drugs developed
at Purdue.
The partnership helps to advance the Purdue Moves drug discovery initiative to translate basic research into
life-changing treatments.
Faculty and staff news
As part of Indiana's Severe Weather Preparedness Week, Purdue's Office of Emergency Preparedness and Planning will coordinate a campus-wide tornado drill on Thursday (March 20).
This is part of series of articles discussing safety and security for Purdue's West Lafayette campus.
Risk Management has enhanced its International Travel Insurance Program, which provides students, faculty and staff traveling abroad on University business with international medical and evacuation assistance as well as other related benefits. Enhancements include the availability to print an ID card and provide a spouse, dependent child under the age of 19 or same-sex domestic partner the same coverage as the covered participant at no additional cost.
Contractors will be on campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday (March 17, 20-21), using binoculars to observe masonry work on Lambert Fieldhouse.
This is an approved inspection activity conducted by Arsee Engineers Inc., and the observers will be wearing hats and jackets that display their company logo for easy identification.
Purdue Today schedule for spring break
Purdue Today will reduce its publishing schedule during spring break. It will be published Monday (March 17) and Thursday (March 20). Purdue Today will resume daily publication on March 24.
General news
SPEAK MODalities LLC is working to advance and commercialize a Purdue-developed technology to improve communication for children and families affected by severe, nonverbal autism.
The Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) will hold a reception on April 2 to celebrate interdisciplinary graduate student research.
An undergraduate student research poster session and reception on April 3 will highlight the achievements of students in a host of interdisciplinary internship programs affiliated with Discovery Park.
People news
The U.S. Senate has confirmed France A. Córdova, president emerita of Purdue, as director of the National Science Foundation.
Ali Shakouri, the Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center, is the 2014 recipient of the prestigious THERMI Award for his contributions to the field of semiconductor thermal management.
Purdue sports
A trio of Purdue grapplers -- Cashé Quiroga, Danny Sabatello and Braden Atwood -- have qualified for the 2014 NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 20-22 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.
Led by the individual invitations earned by Lyam Dias and Guillermo Blanco, six Purdue men swimmers will represent the Boilermakers at the NCAA Championships on March 27-29.
Four Boilermakers head to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend in Albuquerque, N.M. Purdue had two men and two women qualify for a total of seven events.
No. 15 Purdue Calumet claimed its first NAIA Tournament victory in program history, knocking off No. 18 Oregon Tech, 83-75, in Wednesday's opening-round game. Purdue Calumet will take on Davenport in the NAIA Tournament Sweet Sixteen at 3:30 p.m. today (March 14).
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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