Faculty and Staff News

Purdue graduate returns 'home' to lead College of Education

A Boilermaker alumna and first-generation college graduate will be the next dean of the College of Education. Nancy E. Marchand-Martella, a 1985 graduate of Purdue's former School of Humanities, Social Science, and Education, will join Purdue effective July 16.

Discovery Park announces winning research proposals in Integrative Data Science Initiative

Following oral presentations on May 3, a panel of judges selected eight research proposals to be funded in response to Purdue's Integrative Data Science Initiative request for proposals.

Other Stories

• Purdue University Teaching Academy announces 2018 inductees

• Six ways to address accessibility as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day

• University community invited to Council for Manager Development presentations

• APSAC Excellence Award winner lifts students with skill, knowledge, care

• APSAC honors departing members, welcomes new

• Meeting set to begin planning for Homecoming 2018

In the Spotlight

Purdue Able Flight program features Paralympian, hopeful astronaut

A silver medalist from the Rio Paralympics and an aspiring astronaut are just two of the people selected to take part in this year's Able Flight program at Purdue. This is the ninth consecutive year of Able Flight’s partnership with Purdue, the primary training site for the organization.

Additional News

Research

• Method for identifying key regulator genes may speed improvements in fertilizer use and other efficiencies

• Review of common construction practice finds environmental contamination, need for improved oversight and monitoring

General

• Purdue food safety professor to advise the White House

• Purdue team receives NIH grant to create virtual reality training solutions for cryo-EM  »

• MFRI at Purdue releases research and showcases innovative tool to support service members, veterans and families

• Purdue, Dupont, IACMI, Fibrtec conclude Phase 1 thermoplastic composite manufacturing research technology project

• Purdue partners with state, assists international entrepreneurs in obtaining J-1 visas

• Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund invests more than $500,000 to 11 startups to help advance companies

Teaching and Learning

• LON‐CAPA workshop coming to Purdue

Sports

• Women's golf, volleyball receive APR recognition

• IPFW men's and women's golf earn APR recognition

• Boomer Roberts named head coach of Purdue Northwest men's basketball

Purdue in the News

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

• Fox Business: President Mitch Daniels on 'Cavuto: Coast to Coast'

• Washington Post: Will we still be relevant 'when we're 64'?

• Reuters: U.S. grain handler Bartlett to merge with logistics firm

• CNBC: If you want to run a hedge fund that beats the market, keep it small

• Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue Foundry invests over $500K in university startups

Events

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• PPRI and PEGASAS to co-sponsor 'The Future of General Aviation' panel

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