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What are the limitations of the disease model of addiction and what are its benefits? How does this affect our understanding of the roots of the opioid crisis and potential remedies? Author and psychiatrist Dr. Sally Satel will address the question “What IF We Went Beyond a Disease Model of Addiction?” on Oct. 29.
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Pluto is out there, really out there, but Alan Stern, who led NASA’s New Horizons mission, which included the famous fly-by of Pluto, is on good enough terms with it to engage the question “What IF We Return to Pluto?” Some may say that notion is way out there too, but one characteristic of Purdue’s Ideas Festival is to contemplate possibilities that seem to be on the edge of reality. Don’t Miss It!
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Just by breathing or wearing deodorant, you have more influence over your office space than you might think, a growing body of evidence shows. But could these basic acts of existence also be polluting the air in the office room where you work? To find out, a team of engineers at Purdue has been conducting one of the largest studies of its kind in the office spaces of a building equipped with thousands of sensors. |
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As a second-generation business owner, Matt Folk leveraged his Purdue degree to grow his family business while giving back to his community through serving as president of the Indianapolis Boiler Business Exchange organization. Folk, who earned his degree in electrical engineering in 1991, is chief executive officer and president of Technology Marketing Corp.
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If you have already claimed tickets for “An Evening with Condoleezza Rice” on Wednesday (Oct. 9), you will need to make advance arrangements to pick up tickets with a valid photo ID. Local residents should visit the Loeb Box Office in Stewart Center before Wednesday (Oct. 9) to avoid long lines. The box office is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 7-8). |
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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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