February 13, 2015

Faculty and Staff News

Phishing scam with dangerous attachment commandeers Purdue email addresses

A wave of emails from legitimate purdue.edu email addresses to other individuals at Purdue -- and including a .zip attachment file -- is a "phishing" scam designed to pass on the infected file. People receiving these emails, which include the subject line "Your document," should not open them and especially should not open the .zip attachment.

In the Spotlight

Professor takes closer look at financial life of those in impoverished households

Some families in the world's poorest countries may spend half of their yearly income on a funeral for a loved one. Those families struggle to develop plans to meet these expenses, particularly since they have limited access to loans and other financial services. But thanks to research by Jonathan Bauchet, assistant professor of consumer science, families in that situation may now be better able to manage their financial needs and make the best of limited resources.

Additional News

Sports

Videos: Purdue's new soccer coaching staff

Purdue in the News

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

Philadelphia Inquirer: Your deli sandwich may come with a side of Listeria, study finds

Phys.org: Researchers create Soybots, mobile micro-garden, to be on the go

Lafayette Journal & Courier: Students share why they chose Purdue

Events


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

Women in Engineering to hold open house for grades K-8

Purdue Symphony Orchestra to perform at Long Center

Purdue Winter Wind Works band concerts Feb. 21-22

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