Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

January 31, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

What IF we could engineer better health?

Miles O’Brien, science correspondent for “PBS NewsHour,” and Dr. Ali Rezai, director of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University, will discuss “What IF We Can Engineer Better Health?” today (Jan. 31) as part of Purdue's Ideas Festival.

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Things to Know

Purdue classes to resume today
Resources, benefits available to support breastfeeding mothers
Recap of University Senate’s Jan. 28 meeting

Things to Do

UPDATE - CANCELED: Finalist for dean of Libraries and School of Information Studies to make on-campus presentation today

In the Spotlight

Capitol building sketch

When they speak, policymakers listen

At Purdue’s globally top-ranked College of Agriculture, faculty and alumni of the college play a key role in advising decision-makers on agricultural policy and intersecting issues.

Additional News

Design Laboratory

Manufacturing Design Laboratory celebrates opening at Purdue

The “tsunami” of digital manufacturing is here – and Purdue has a major new resource to handle it. Purdue officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Wednesday (Jan. 30) for the Manufacturing Design Laboratory, a research space dedicated to the technology-driven future of manufacturing in Indiana and across the globe.

Viveca Fairbanks-Henderson

Footprints: Viveca
Fairbanks-Henderson

Purdue alumna Viveca
Fairbanks-Henderson graduated from Purdue in electrical engineering and has been leaving footprints ever since. As the senior director for energy optimization at Kellogg and former president of the Purdue Black Alumni Organization, Henderson discusses how attending Purdue led to her giant leaps.

Campus

Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference accepting oral presentation paper submissions through Monday
Space available for S.A.F.E. training for women

Research

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Sports

BTN to air 1999 women’s basketball special today

Events

This Week's Events
Next Four Weeks
Don't Miss It!
Lectures and Guest Speakers

Other Events

Pianist Richard Goode to perform at Purdue University on Feb. 10

Purdue in the News

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

London Guardian: White gold: The unstoppable rise of alternative milks
Inside INdiana Business: Entrepreneur chosen for fellowship to Africa
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