Faculty and Staff News

Plaut chosen to lead College of Agriculture

Karen Plaut is the new Glenn W. Sample Dean of the College of Agriculture at Purdue. Plaut was selected from a group of three finalists after a national search. She succeeds Jay T. Akridge, who became Purdue provost and chief diversity officer in November 2017, following an interim role in that position that began in July.

Other Stories

• Spring Fling set for Thursday

• Mail delivery, pickup changes for Spring Fling

• There's still time to register for preventive mammogram screenings

• Northwestern Avenue Parking Garage closures; new traffic flows begin today

• Purdue police provide exit strategies from University Street Parking Garage during construction

• Purdue to honor fallen military members with flag retirement ceremony on Thursday

• Seats still available for May 23 Skills for Performance Visual Management class

• Stadium Avenue closed from McCormick Road to west of Northwestern Avenue

• This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

In the Spotlight

Technology turns smartphones into detectors for foodborne illnesses

Purdue researchers have developed detection technology that allows a typical smartphone to analyze produce for foodborne pathogens such as E. coli O157:H7, which has been linked to a deadly outbreak in romaine lettuce. The technology involves both hardware -- a smartphone cradle -- and software in the form of an application that is downloaded on the phone. The combination allows the smartphone to be used as an on-site luminometer, an instrument used to measure light.

Additional News

General

• IPFW senior wins prestigious Fulbright Scholarship

• Climate change impacts reports: Warmer, wetter weather will alter Indiana’s forests, urban greenspaces

• 1869 Tap Room announces summer hours

Teaching and Learning

• Help implementing new ideas for improving a course is only an email away

People

• Appointments, honors and activities

Sports

• Track and field advances 31 entries to NCAA regionals

• Purdue baseball will be No. 2 seed in Big Ten Tournament

• Boilermakers on the Road event to feature coaches

Purdue in the News

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

• Weather Channel: Plastic trash used to improve batteries

• Lonely Planet: Discover the five things you need to do to help make your vacation a success

• WMAQ Chicago, Seattle Times, Inside Indiana Business: Purdue team wins NASA award for designing flying cars city

• Indianapolis Star: James Hinchcliffe and insider Jim Ayello interview astronauts

• The Star (Malaysia): Should people know they're talking to an algorithm? After a controversial debut, Google now says yes

Events

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