Purdue Today

March 30, 2018

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Faculty and Staff News

Beneficiary review and update requested through Benefitfocus

The first open enrollment through the online benefit enrollment tool, Benefitfocus, is complete, and employees are asked now to take a moment to log into the Benefitfocus tool and review their beneficiary information. Benefitfocus is the official record of Purdue life insurance beneficiaries.

In the Spotlight

Larry Murdock harvesting maple sugar water

Photo gallery: A tale of two syrups

Larry Murdock (above), Purdue distinguished professor of entomology, and George Parker, professor emeritus of forestry and natural resources, say there are a few necessities for making maple syrup. Of course, you need a good stand of sugar maple trees to tap into and a steady heat source to boil down the sugar water into syrup. But the main thing you need to make maple syrup is, as Murdock says, “a whole lot of patience.”

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Additional News

Research

Researchers find alternate path for Listeria to sicken people

General

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From the Archives revealed: Baseball on Stuart Field »

Purdue police investigating series of false fire alarms

Women in Engineering inviting high school juniors to campus

Purdue NOW in review: Exercise is Medicine, PIC bags, food donations to Lafayette Transitional Housing Center

Purdue in the News

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

• Washington Post: For military veterans suffering from PTSD, are service dogs good therapy?

• Inside Higher Ed: Hosting diversity or embracing it?

• Fort Wayne News-Sentinel: Process of changing IPFW to Purdue Fort Wayne ramping up gradually

Events

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Panel discussion to focus on 'Realistic Climate: Local to Global Policy'

Purdue Varsity Glee Club to collaborate with Cornell University Glee Club

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