Faculty and Staff News

Registration deadline for preventive mammogram screening extended to Friday

There's still time to schedule a preventive mammogram. The deadline to register for a preventive mammogram screening offered through the partnership between Purdue, the Center for Healthy Living and Franciscan Health Lafayette Breast Center has been extended to Friday (June 1).

Other Stories

• Photo gallery: 2018 Spring Fling

• University community invited to Council for Manager Development presentations on Wednesday

• Nightly parking garage restrictions begin in early June

• This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

In the Spotlight

Simulations show how beta-amyloid may kill neural cells

Beta-amyloid peptides, protein fragments that form naturally in the brain and clump into plaques in Alzheimer’s disease patients, are thought to be responsible for neuron death, but it hasn’t been clear how the substances kill cells. Now, a Purdue scientist has shown through computer simulations that beta-amyloid may accumulate to kill neural cells by boring holes into them.

Additional News

Research

• Rare element to provide better material for high-speed electronics

• To manage weight, it may matter when protein supplements are consumed

General

• Keating Supercars launches motor spectacle as it opens carmaker space for Viperia Berus at Purdue’s Discovery Park District

• More than 100 years later, what does the pardon mean for Jack Johnson’s legacy?

• Hurricane season begins June 1; what are you doing to prepare?

• New device uses DC voltage cold plasma technology for a safer, more cost-effective approach to sterilize medical tools

Sports

• Purdue baseball earns No. 2 seed in North Carolina's NCAA Regional

• Track and field earns 12 entries at NCAA Championships

People

• Appointments, honors and activities

Purdue in the News

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

• MarketWatch: Opinion: Tesla's space-cruising Roadster is carrying a huge load of Earth's germs

• USA Today: This app could help pregnant women predict whether they'll develop preeclampsia

• Wired: Batteries still suck, but researchers are working on it

• CNN: White House lawn troubles sink in

• Journal & Courier, WLFI: Purdue celebrates the arrival of Keating Supercars USA showroom

Events

	Lectures and Guest Speakers This week's events Events for the next four weeks Ongoing series and opportunities Deadlines for faculty and staff

• Vintage Indiana festival to showcase the state's flourishing wine Industry

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