Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

April 10, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

Trailblazer Award recipients named

Two associate professors -- Cheryl Cooky and Sébastien Hélie -- have received Trailblazer Awards for mid-career excellence and impact in research and scholarship. The Trailblazer Award was launched by the Provost's Office as an annual award for mid-career faculty members whose recent research, scholarship or creative work has made a significant impact in their disciplines in the colleges of Education, Liberal Arts, and Health and Human Sciences, or Purdue University Libraries.

Things to Do

Spring Fling registration now open
Skin cancer awareness is focus of upcoming Center for Healthy Living workshop
Registration due Monday for workshop on problem behavior

Things to Know

Purdue obituaries

In the Spotlight

day of giving graphic

‘What is a Boilermaker?’ video promoting Purdue Day of Giving on April 24

Members of the Purdue community are encouraged to take the next giant leap for the University on April 24 during the sixth annual Purdue Day of Giving. The 24-hour online, social media-driven fundraising effort invites students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, retirees and friends to grant opportunities to support the University and its programs. Last year, the Purdue community raised a record-breaking $37.6 million through 18,663 individual gifts. “What is a Boilermaker?”-- the full-length Purdue Day of Giving 2019 video -- has been released on social media this week and is viewable at DayofGiving.Purdue.edu.

Additional News

Elizabeth Thompson

Footprints video:
Elizabeth Thompson

Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Elizabeth Thompson decided to take a giant leap in grad school and launch her startup company, Greater Innovations. "For my company, it's really important that I'm able to listen and understand different technologies and what is happening across industries over time, and the Brian Lamb School gave me those tools," Thompson says.

rocket launch

New hybrid energy
method could fuel future
of rockets, spacecraft

Graphene, a new material with applications in biomedical technology, electronics, composites, energy and sensors, may soon help send rockets to space. A new propellant formulation method to use graphene foams to power spacecraft is being developed in Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories.

Research

NASA picks Purdue for new institute researching space habitats

General

House science hearing: Purdue MEP highlighted as exceptional, tackling skills gap
Purdue experts provide spring climate outlook
Career assessment services to be offered for high schoolers

People

Five alumni recognized at College of Health and Human Sciences annual awards banquet

Events

This Week's Events
Next Four Weeks
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Lectures and Guest Speakers

Other Events

Pulitzer Prize-winning author to appear at Purdue Literary Awards, give public reading

Purdue in the News

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

Toronto Globe and Mail: Being neighborly might save you some money on your mortgage
Inside INdiana Business: Purdue partners with U.N. network
WEHT (Evansville): Students seek solutions for vacant Evansville building
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