March 9, 2017

Faculty and Staff News

Discovery Park announces Big Idea Challenge winners

Following oral presentations on Feb. 23, a panel of judges and Discovery Park administration have reviewed the proposals and determined the winners of the Big Idea Challenge, a program that will provide resources to interdisciplinary teams of Purdue faculty and students pursuing bold proposals that address global challenges.

In the Spotlight

Inventors and Innovators: Lillian Gilbreth

Purdue graduates continue to develop innovations and breakthroughs that help move the world forward. Purdue Today will highlight the alumni featured on the Inventors & Innovators website each month, continuing today Lillian Gilbreth, who in 1935 became the first female professor in the College of Engineering.

Additional News

Research

• Rising CO2 due to climate change may not improve agriculture, model shows

• Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Sports

• Men's basketball to begin Big Ten tournament journey Friday

• Men's Swimming and Diving: Amaltdinov qualifies for NCAAs again

• Mount to be inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Purdue in the News

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

• CNN: Want to chat securely? Here’s what to look for in an app

• Futurity: Clues in plasma could lead to cancer blood test

• New York Times: Years of ethics charges, but star cancer researcher gets a pass

• My San Antonio: Book review: Roxane Gay’s ‘Difficult Women’ is compulsively readable

Events


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