Faculty and Staff News

Wilbur honored with Purdue's 2015 Research and Scholarship Distinction Award

Professor Ronnie Wilbur, recognized as a pioneer for her interdisciplinary work in linguistics and speech, language and hearing sciences, is the recipient of the 2015 Purdue University Research and Scholarship Distinction Award.

Other Stories

• New myPurdue system upgrades coming this weekend

• Registration still open for new Weight Management workshop

• Register today to attend workshop focused on breast cancer

• Faculty search committee workshop set for Nov. 12

• Reminder: Purdue's United Way campaign holding Live United Week

• Temporary Bursar's Office location

In the Spotlight

Technology's role in society to be discussed
at Dawn or Doom2

More than 20 speakers will address the role of technologies in our lives at "Dawn or Doom2: The Risks and Rewards of Emerging Technologies" on Thursday and Friday (Sept. 24 and 25) in Purdue's Stewart Center.

Purdue faculty experts and leading national authorities will present their perspectives on the current technology explosion, explore conditions that will foster innovation and investment into the next generation of technology, and address the big-picture issues where both excitement and alarm are appropriate responses.

Additional News

Research

• Sodium-ion batteries are potential power technology of future

General

• I-STEM Resource Network garners $442,956 grant

• Startup commercializes Purdue technology to cut titanium, steel at lower cost, greater efficiency

People

• Two Krannert alumni receive Influential Leaders Award

Sports

• Women's basketball set for five BTN games in 2015-16

Purdue in the News

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

• WOIO-TV (Cleveland), WVUE-TV (New Orleans), KUSI-TV (San Diego): New study of animal assisted interventions in trauma treatment finds reduced depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress

• TwinCities.com: Relationships: What constitutes a 'service animal' these days?

• Food & Nutrition: How fat became the 'sixth taste'

• Inside INdiana Business: Federal grant boosts Purdue startup

Events

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

• Mitch Daniels, Lee Hamilton and Brian Lamb to discuss 'The Future of Democracy'

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory director to discuss functional materials, energy conversion at Discovery Lecture

• Overseas professor to speak at geotechnical lectures

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