Purdue will test its emergency notification system, including sirens, at 10 a.m. today (Jan. 24). The alert system includes campus-wide emailing, text messaging, Twitter, information posted to the Campus Status page, All Hazards Outdoor Siren activation, Alertus beacons, desktop pop-up, over 200 digital signs, and Boiler TV emergency alert system activation. |
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Venice, Italy, is the most recent vacation hot spot overrun by tourists, prompting the popular destination to implement a “visitor’s tax” on day trips to the historic city, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro recently tweeted. This is of no surprise to Purdue Professor Jonathon Day, a leading researcher on sustainable travel. |
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The story of how Purdue alumna Allissa Battocletti came to NASA began with one small step. Battocletti listened to her father talking about the Apollo missions, including Purdue alum Neil Armstrong’s moon landing. Six-year-old Allissa couldn’t help but get swept up in it. Now, Battocletti works for the Flight Operations Directorate at Houston’s Johnson Space Center. Her area of expertise: spacewalks.
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Some ecologists believe that species richness is positively related to ecosystem productivity, while others conclude that the relationship is bell-shaped or they are unrelated. Using big data, Purdue University scientists now know which theory is correct - all of them.
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Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world. | |
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