Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

August 16, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

Purdue seeks comments as part of accreditation process

Faculty, staff and students are invited to take part as Purdue continues preparation for accreditation review. Once every 10 years, the University is asked to take a comprehensive look at itself — to assess its programs and operations in preparation for a review for reaccreditation by the Higher Learning Commission. Purdue, which has been accredited continually since 1913, was last reviewed and fully accredited during 2009-10.

Things to Know

Today: Purdue to activate the all-hazards outdoor sirens, conduct evacuation drills
First Street restrictions west of Martin Jischke Drive on Monday
Print and Poster Exchange postponed indefinitely
Change to bus charter reservation process coming Sept. 3

Things to Do

Instructional tools, accessibility and video workshops scheduled for August and September

In the Spotlight

Happiness study

The sad truth about happiness scales

You might feel sad after looking closer at studies about happiness. That’s because an emotion that’s easy to experience is immensely difficult to measure, says Purdue University economist Timothy Bond.

Additional News

ultrasound

The power of 4D
technology advances care for heart patients

Purdue heart imaging researchers are developing novel strategies to study cardiovascular disease with 4D ultrasound – using 3D space and time. The researchers are working to extract more comprehensive information from the 4D data that will not only allow better understanding of cardiovascular disease, but also identify improved metrics that can enhance patient care.

anthropod collection

Purdue leading effort to digitize North American parasite collections

Parasites play significant roles in human health, wildlife conservation and livestock productivity. But getting an accurate picture of their distributions and associations with hosts is difficult because the specimens and their location data are often hidden away in vials and on microscope slides in research collections all over the country. Purdue entomologists are leading the effort to change that.

Research

Electronic merge: Expanded ion beams light new way for next-generation electronic devices, energy storage, smart homes

General

Purdue Northwest bolsters ‘innovation economy’ in Northwest Indiana through federal grant

Campus

Purdue College of Liberal Arts asks students to ‘leave your footprint’ at 150th event
Purdue’s national champion twirlers to perform Saturday with marching band in End-of-Camp show

Sports

Video boards installed at Holloway Gymnasium

Events

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Purdue in the News

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

U.S. News and World Report, WTHR, WRTV: Purdue announces $10 million food safety grant
USA Today: Too many fish, hot rocks, gun insurance: News from around our 50 states
Jackson (Miss.) Free Press: Amber Johnson
Inside INdiana Business: Purdue Extension prepares for rural emergencies
WRTV: Hiring Hoosiers: Purdue’s ‘Pixel Play Arcade’ sparks interest in science careers
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