Faculty and Staff News

Environmentalist and author will conclude spring Presidential Lecture Series

Danish environmentalist and author Bjorn Lomborg will conclude Purdue’s Spring 2017 Presidential Lecture Series. Lomborg will join President Mitch Daniels for an hourlong conversation and audience Q&A session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 11) in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Other Stories

• Transform Purdue: A look into the Reporting project transformation

• Center for Healthy Living to offer weight management program; register by April 12

• Incentive program for physicals and biometric screenings to encourage employee participation

In the Spotlight

Purdue Profiles: Bruce Kingsbury

As a boy, Bruce Kingsbury, professor of biology, associate dean of arts and sciences and the director of the IPFW Environmental Resources Center, spent most of his time outside trying to catch snakes. As he grew up, he converted a fascination with the slithering reptiles into a career at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Additional News

Research

• Study: Listeria bacteria can hide inside tissue of romaine lettuce

• Researchers in various studies looking for participants

General

• HVAC filter, animal waste odor elimination and high protein food creations win in 2017 soybean innovation contest

• Indianapolis elementary students to experience industrial design

• Supercomputer puts Colombia on fast track to designing new HIV drugs, science and engineering discovery

• Burton D. Morgan fellow advances in cancer research

• Purdue students aim to get moving, prove Exercise is Medicine during HHS Life Inspired Week

Purdue in the News

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

• ESPN Radio: 'Capital Games' features Mitch Daniels

• Inside Higher Ed: Academic minute: Eating red meat

• Medical Xpress: ‘Space pants’ could help people suffering from peripheral artery disease

• Farm Journal AgWeb: Brazil meat scandal could be beneficial to U.S. producers

Events

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

• BCC ensembles prepared for spring performances

• Showcase to highlight writing, research, teaching

• EPICS team event highlights project to translate code videos for deaf

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