Faculty and Staff News

APSAC elects vice chair, 4 emeritus members

Annual elections for vice chair and emeritus members of APSAC, the Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee, took place at the committee's April 12 meeting. Brittany Vale, health information administrator at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, was elected vice chair for 2017-18.

In the Spotlight

2017 Murphy Award recipients: Erica Carlson, Signe Kastberg and Carl Wassgren

Five exceptional teachers have been selected as recipients of the 2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy. Today's Q&A's will focus on Erica Carlson, professor of physics; Signe Kastberg, associate professor of mathematics education; and Carl Wassgren, professor of mechanical engineering.

Additional News

Research

• SPEAK MODalities named finalist for prestigious national business plan competition, best new product award

General

• Money Smart Week seminars to share financial insights

• Purdue receives Tree Campus USA award at Earth Week tree planting

• Purdue graduate’s startup launches product to help increase children's physical activity

People

• Alumnus to head Purdue’s School of Nuclear Engineering

• Sigma Xi presents research and poster awards, inducts new members

• Alumni to be honored in Purdue Polytechnic Institute ceremonies

Sports

• Women's golf chasing title at Big Ten Championships

Purdue in the News

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

• Phys.org: Newly developed insecticide and fungus combination could more effectively control, eliminate termites

• Daily Mail UK: What would happen if that massive asteroid zipping by actually hit us? Study reveals exactly how many would die

• CNN Money: Climate change is hurting U.S. corn farmers – and your wallet

• Times of Northwest Indiana: Big Sell contestants have ideas for apps, space, alpaca fur

• Journal & Courier: Op-Ed: Focus at Purdue always on #ScienceForYou

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

• Holocaust conference to look at refugees then and now

• Workshop to focus on 'making Indiana a jobs magnet'

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