Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

October 22, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

Lectures set to celebrate Purdue's most prestigious
research awards

Three Purdue professors -- Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Evgenii Narimanov and Sabre Kais -- will present lectures Monday (Oct. 28) in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall as part of the University's most prestigious research awards -- the Aday, Bement and McCoy, respectively.

Things to Know

Technical issues affect distribution of Monday’s issue of Purdue Today

Things to Do

Workshop to provide education about aging well
Lunch and learn session to target Type 2 diabetes, share information on more comprehensive program

In the Spotlight

three taste testers in lab

Giant Leaps Research: Cori Running

Our physical and mental state influences our eating habits. But scientists are still trying to understand how one biological process affects how we eat. Warning: Learning more could kill your appetite. “For flavor, spit and nasal mucus are the media in which all of those reactions occur, and that’s disgusting. But at the same time, it blows my mind how little we actually know about it,” says Cordelia Running, an assistant professor of nutrition science in College of Health and Human Sciences and director of the SPIT Lab at Purdue.

Additional News

award presentation by former astronaut

Purdue student selected as Astronaut Scholar

A Purdue University student with a dual major in chemistry and chemical engineering has been selected a 2019 Astronaut Scholar. Natalie Kadlubowski, of Lebanon, Ohio, and 51 other awardees from 38 universities were honored at the 2019 Innovators Gala on Aug. 24 in Washington, D.C. The Astronaut Scholar program was founded by a group of early NASA astronauts. Kadlubowski was nominated by a University committee.

glassblowing

Photo gallery: Scientific Glass Blowing Lab

Room 427 in Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry has its torches, lathes, Bunsen burners and ovens. From the doorway, it appears to be the mix between an art studio and scientific lab. For Jordan Smith, Purdue’s scientific glassblower, it is both. Smith works in the Scientific Glass Blowing Lab at Purdue. The lab is hosting an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. today (Oct. 22) in Wetherill, Room 427, for the campus community and private industry.

General

Purdue’s history in flight continues in second edition of ‘Wings of Their Dreams’

Teaching and Learning

Brian Lamb School’s online master’s program accepting APR for credit

Sports

Purdue football to take on Illinois on Saturday

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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.

WPTA Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne choir performs with Hugh Jackman on tour
New York Times: Can colleges police sports betting? Some are trying
NPR: Could this tree be an eco-friendly way to wean Indonesia farmers off palm oil?
Philadelphia Inquirer: Why the flu shot can’t give you the flu
Deccan Chronicle, Asian Age: Deodorant and makeup can elevate pollution level indoors
Chalkbeat: South Bend could embrace innovation school with Purdue charter partnership
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