November 18, 2014

Faculty and Staff News

Undergraduate research website launches

Purdue has launched a new website designed to help undergraduate students engage in research activities. Created by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships, the site includes searchable lists of opportunities, learning resources for students and faculty, an option for faculty members to add new research opportunities, and information about the annual undergraduate research symposium.

In the Spotlight

Purdue Profiles:
Mingji Dai

Through his lab and his teaching, Mingji Dai helps create and tweak some of the universe's tiniest building blocks: molecules. Dai, who is an assistant professor of chemistry, works with his postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduate students to develop new methods and strategies to create and edit important organic molecules, particularly those with therapeutic potential for treating various human diseases.

Additional News

General

Report ranks Purdue as leader in global student body, campus experience

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack speaks as part of Presidential Lecture Series »

Union Club Hotel can help holiday guests' comfort at a discount

Sports

Football game notes: Purdue vs. Northwestern on Senior Day

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

Cleveland Plain-Dealer: Internships are valuable, but must be relevant, college graduate survey says

Chronicle of Higher Education, Wall Street Journal: International-student numbers continue record-breaking growth

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Holiday spending: Does it really matter?

Fox Business News, Seattle Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Paltry poultry: US turkey numbers at 28-year low; record wholesale prices precede Thanksgiving

Green Car Congress: Purdue team demonstrates proof-of-concept of H2Bioil process; liquid fuel range hydrocarbons from biomass

Events


	Don't Miss It! This week's events Events for the next four weeks Ongoing series and opportunities Deadlines for faculty and staff

Science on Tap talk to focus on the health benefits of promoting beige adipocytes

The Klezmatics to perform on Dec. 13 at Purdue

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