November 28, 2017

Faculty and Staff News

Staff and faculty invited to help plan events to honor Vietnam veterans

Faculty and staff are invited to participate on a committee that will plan commemorative events to honor Vietnam veterans in the Purdue and surrounding communities. The events are tentatively planned for spring or summer of 2018 to align with the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.

In the Spotlight

Purdue Profiles: Jan-Anders Mansson

As a teenager in Sweden, Jan-Anders Mansson quit school to become a toolmaker, working in his parents' manufacturing company, but his interests and questions led him back to education. Now, several decades later, he is in his second year at Purdue researching composites as part of the College of Engineering's Advanced Composites Manufacturing preeminent team.

Additional News

Research

• Freezing electrons makes them get in line

General

• Communication key to coping with relationship losses during the holidays

Purdue in the News

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

• Fox News, MSN, London Telegraph: People driving while playing Pokémon Go caused millions in damages in 148 days

• National Defense Magazine: Expert: Loss of U.S. supercomputing edge to China 'worrying'

• Indianapolis Business Journal: After bumpy year, retailers see cause for holiday optimism

• Inside Indiana Business: Purdue@WestGate 'Firestarter' program launches

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

• Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Festival on Friday

• Dance company to present winter concert

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