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April 2, 2014 In the Spotlight
Value Your Health: 5 tips on talking to providers about costsWhen it comes to health care, it can be difficult to determine services' exact costs. That doesn't mean, however, that Purdue employees should ignore the issue of cost when they receive health care. Rather, employees should talk to their health care providers about the importance of managing their health care expenses responsibly, and they should be proactive in suggesting that care options be evaluated in terms of affordability, says Pam Aaltonen, associate professor of public health nursing and associate head of the School of Nursing. * Value Your Health Information Fair continues today; expert to present People
Freeman named Exceptional Early Career Award winnerJennifer Freeman, assistant professor of toxicology, has been named a recipient of the 2014 Exceptional Early Career Award. Freeman was surprised with the news on Tuesday (April 1). Purdue named Cary Troy, assistant professor of civil engineering, a recipient of the award in a surprise announcement last week. The Exceptional Early Career Award was created by the Office of the Provost and the Murphy Award selection committee to recognize outstanding undergraduate teaching among Purdue's early career, tenure-track faculty. Recipients of the award will receive a $5,000 award with additional funds for a department business account. Faculty and staff newsPurdue's first-ever Day of Giving set for April 30Purdue has set aside April 30 to celebrate its first-ever Day of Giving, encouraging students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and friends from all campuses to contribute to the University. ITaP has teaching and learning tech tips on tap for AprilDemonstrations of Purdue-supported tools such as Adobe Connect, Confluence, Qualtrics, Blackboard Learn and mobile technology are on tap when ITaP's users group meetings continue in April for faculty and staff who want to hear about the latest developments in educational technology. CMD presentations on April 16 open to campusThe 2014 Council for Manager Development (CMD) graduating class is scheduled to present results of its project work from 10 a.m. to noon April 16 in Stewart Center, Fowler Hall. Interested Purdue faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend. PEAP to sponsor first Go On Your Own tripThe Purdue Employees Activity Program, a subcommittee of the Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee, is sponsoring its first Go On Your Own (GOYO) trip, a Wine and Canvas event with cocktails, on May 2. Board of Trustees meeting to take place at Purdue North CentralThe Board of Trustees will meet at 9 a.m. (CT) Friday (April 4) at Purdue University North Central's Library-Student-Faculty Building, Room 002. The agenda for the meeting is available on the Board of Trustees website. Research newsPhage 'cocktail' wipes out 99 percent of E. coli in meat, spinachTreating food products with select bacteriophages -- viruses that target and kill bacteria -- could significantly reduce concentrations of E. coli, a Purdue study shows. Swimming pool urine combines with chlorine to pose health risksA new study shows how uric acid in urine generates potentially hazardous "volatile disinfection byproducts" in swimming pools by interacting with chlorine, and researchers are advising swimmers to observe "improved hygiene habits." General newsNew Discovery Park research center will focus on open digital innovation effortsA new Discovery Park center affiliated with the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship will focus on equipping future systems designers, managers and leaders with new guidelines and database tools to solve complex problems in areas such as health care, regional development, financial services and smart manufacturing. Purdue team wins state clean energy business plan competitionFor the second year in a row, a team from Purdue won a statewide business plan competition for clean energy startups and will compete in a regional competition in Chicago. Purdue sportsPurdue football to hold annual spring gameThe Purdue football team will hold its annual spring game on April 12. The Ross-Ade Stadium gates will open at noon, and kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Admission is free. For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com. |
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