Faculty and Staff News

Purdue featured in national council's leadership report

Purdue is featured in a report released Thursday (May 4) by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. The report is titled “Bold Leadership, Real Reform 2.0: Improving Efficiency, Cutting Costs and Expanding College Opportunity.”

Other Stories

• Marsteller Street two-way traffic conversion, Ag Mall directional change to occur week of May 8

• Nighttime closures at State Street and River Road intersection on May 7-11

• Blackboard upgrade includes new icons, drag-and-drop feature

• Wood Street garage, north half of University Street garage to close May 15

• Changes to Glacier international tax documents delivery to Kurz Purdue Technology Center announced

In the Spotlight

Device could provide ultra-sensitive, automated system to detect viruses, disease

An innovation at Purdue could allow highly sensitive detection of an infectious disease such as HIV or whooping cough by using a low-cost, automated, point-of-care test similar in packaging to a pregnancy test. The paper-based test could allow ultra-sensitive detection of pathogens with minimal user interaction and without having to send the test to a lab and wait for results.

Additional News

General

• Purdue project with West Lafayette students ready for liftoff

• Purdue Extension training program to help local schools connect with local farmers

• Purdue Extension’s FoodLink launches new, updated resources for 2017

• Graduation gift guide featuring licensed Purdue items available online

Sports

• Men's golf earns No. 7 seed in NCAA Regional

• Tennis teams receive Academic Progress Rate recognition

• Three Fort Wayne programs receive Academic Progress Rate public recognition

• Spots still open for Kerrigan Golf Outing

• Big Ten Network adds 2 games of Purdue baseball's series at Minnesota

Purdue in the News

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

• The Atlantic: ‘Big Pork’ wants to get in on organ transplants

• Greensburg Daily News: Creators of augmented reality classroom technology win Boiler Business Competition

• LaPorte Herald-Argus: Donor generosity helps PNW have a record Day of Giving

Events

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