Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

April 3, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb to interview news photography legend Doug Mills

Today (April 3), Brian Lamb, C-SPAN founder and Purdue alumnus, will interview Doug Mills, the award-winning news photographer who has captured dozens of iconic images that people think of when it comes to modern historical events or sports. This Giant Leaps Series event is at 6 p.m. in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall.

Things to Know

Purdue Federal Credit Union opens doors to Purdue Global faculty, staff and students
ITaP refines PAL filtering to address initial issues; feedback welcome

Things to Do

Proposals sought for new Teaching Leadership Award
Discovery Park to host Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Transportation workshop

In the Spotlight

virtual reality test at Envision Center

Envision Center celebrating 15th anniversary with open house, new virtual reality environment

ITaP’s Envision Center will celebrate its 15th anniversary by unveiling “The Forge,” its new collaborative environment that allows multiple people to share a virtual or augmented reality experience, at an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. on April 17. The center will highlight other recent projects as well, and the event is free and open to the public.

Additional News

Wozniak event graphic

Steve Wozniak on
‘What IF We Lose Control
of Technology?’

Apple co-founder and computer pioneer Steve Wozniak will speak at Purdue on April 17. Wozniak will join Mung Chiang, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, for a wide-ranging discussion on the founding of Apple and on artificial intelligence and his personal vision for the future of technology. The event is part of Purdue's Ideas Festival.

Terese Mailhot

Best-selling author
Terese Mailhot selected
for 2019 Whiting Award

Terese Mailhot, a visiting assistant professor of English at Purdue and author of the New York Times best-seller “Heart Berries,” recently received a 2019 Whiting Award. Mailhot, who was nominated in the field of nonfiction writing, is among a group of 10 fiction and nonfiction writers, poets and playwrights selected for the prestigious award.

General

Purdue startup takes first place in Army’s xTechSearch for newest technology to meet defense modernization needs
Brazil and Purdue launch new graduate fellowship program in agriculture
Farms showing financial stress, producers express concern about future conditions

Sports

Men's basketball's Edwards named a consensus second-team
All-American
Volleyball’s Mohler selected for U.S. Collegiate Team

Events

Purdue Galleries to host
panel talk with space suit
designer, artists

Purdue Galleries will host NASA spacesuit designer Amy Ross, visiting assistant professor Jennifer Scheuer, and artists Frances Gallardo and Michael Oatman for a panel talk on the subject “What if Artists Helped Us Get to Space?”

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