Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

October 24, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

Save the date: Benefits open enrollment for 2020
medical plans to begin Oct. 29

Open enrollment provides an annual opportunity for faculty and staff to review benefit offerings and make choices for the upcoming year. Open enrollment on the West Lafayette, Fort Wayne and Northwest campuses will begin Oct. 29 and end at 6 p.m. ET Nov. 12.

Things to Do

Don’t get locked out of benefits open enrollment; sign up for BoilerKey self-recovery
Butler Center Roundtable series to focus on faculty retention
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

Libby Richards

Roll up your sleeve; it’s time for your flu shot

The arrival of fall means flu season is just around the corner, and now is the best time to get an annual vaccination to safeguard yourself and those around you. “Getting the flu shot protects you and your family from getting sick. It also protects your community by reducing the chance the virus can spread,” said Libby Richards, an associate professor of nursing who specializes in public health at the School of Nursing. Faculty and staff have many on-campus options for getting their flu shots.

Additional News

hands only CPR

Free Hands-Only CPR training set for Monday

Hundreds of Purdue students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to learn the lifesaving skill of hands-only CPR on Oct. 28. The American Heart Association and the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation are teaming up to train the public in Hands-Only CPR during a mobile tour that will return to Purdue for a third visit. Purdue students, faculty and staff may pre-register for a training session.

human study

One day, a plane could give you flying lessons

As both air and road travel get more automated features and shift toward highly autonomous systems, people will need more help learning how to use them. A multi-institute team of researchers has recently been formed to develop algorithms that would indicate a human’s skill level and adapt it. In addition, the study will look at human trust in automated features and how that affects interaction.

Research

Unique properties of quantum material explained for first time
Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Campus

Purdue Family Weekend coming Friday through Sunday

General

Purdue Foundry unveils first DDX cohort
Purdue Northwest College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences partners with university in Vietnam

People

Purdue alumna and Olympic gold medalist returns to campus

Sports

Purdue football to take on Illinois on Saturday

Events

This Week's Events
Next Four Weeks
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Lectures and Speakers

Other Events

Purdue Musical Organizations to host Indiana All-State Show Choir

Purdue in the News

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

Medgadget, WTHR, WRTV: Preeclampsia testing now feasible at home
Lakeshore Public Media, WFYI: All IN: Ethics in Tech
Health Tech Insider: A box of tech helps parents detect autism
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