Faculty and Staff News

Advisory Committee on Diversity releases update report for fall semester

The Advisory Committee on Diversity progress update for the fall semester is available online. Provost Deba Dutta established the ACD in Fall 2015 to help improve Purdue's student, faculty and staff diversity.

Other Stories

• COACHE town hall meeting recording and work group summaries online

• Reminder: Register now for Discovery Park's 'Global Security and Defense Innovation' symposium

• Say thank you with a 'Thumbs Up' submission

In the Spotlight

Purdue United Way Campaign surpasses goal

Purdue faculty, staff, retirees and students accepted the challenge of meeting the 2016 Purdue United Way goal by raising more than $778,647 for the campaign. Purdue volunteers and community leaders of the local United Way campaign gathered Wednesday (Nov. 16) at Purdue Memorial Union to celebrate raising $778,647, or 101.11 percent of the $770,134 goal.

Additional News

Research

• Biomedical 'skin-like bandage' is stretchy, durable and long-lasting

• Survey reports the social, cultural and spiritual life of college students from China

• Researchers in various studies looking for participants

General

• Purdue-related startup develops low-cost, easy-to-use app to help clinicians collect, analyze human movement data

• Army veteran, Purdue entrepreneurial boot camp graduate wins national pitch competition

Sports

• Women's basketball to host USC Upstate for home opener

• Mascot of the PNW Pride has a new name

Purdue in the News

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

• EIN News, Phys.org: Nanopolymer-modified protein array can pinpoint hard-to-find cancer biomarker

Events

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