Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

October 31, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

Resources are available to assist faculty, staff with benefits enrollment 2020

The deadline to enroll in 2020 benefits is 6 p.m. ET Nov. 12, and Human Resources – Benefits encourages faculty and staff at the West Lafayette, Fort Wayne and Northwest campuses to enroll as early as possible. Enrolling sooner rather than later will allow employees to avoid high traffic on Benefitfocus, the online enrollment system, resulting in faster service.

Things to Do

Honors College accepting proposals for Fall 2020 Visiting Scholars program
Date changed for Center for Healthy Living’s ‘Products to Quit Now' workshop

In the Spotlight

Mung Chiang, Colombian official signing document

Purdue Engineering visit launches ‘new chapter’ of Colombia collaboration

A four-city visit to Colombia by a top-level Purdue Engineering delegation strengthened the long-standing and growing strategic partnership between the Purdue College of Engineering and Colombia’s people and institutions. On Oct. 20-23, Mung Chiang, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, and Purdue colleagues hosted 12 events that enabled them to broaden and deepen relationships with hundreds of university, government, corporate and philanthropy leaders and students, alumni and friends.

Additional News

dog standing outdoors

Your dog might be hiding its true colors

If you have a purebred dog, it’s likely that he or she looks fairly similar to other dogs of the same breed, especially when it comes to the color of their coats. But what happens if a purebred puppy doesn’t look exactly like its siblings when it’s born? Chances are, it might not be a flaw — but rather a hidden gene variant that decided to show itself.

John Norberg at John Purdue statue

Tuesday Tour: A chat with 'John Purdue'

In honor of John Purdue's 217th birthday today (Oct. 31), Purdue Alumni Association's Tuesday Tour video series chats with the man himself — as dramatized by author and historian John Norberg. Through Norberg, John Purdue provides a little history about why and how Purdue began and also does a little myth-busting.

Research

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

General

There’s still time to get a flu shot

Sports

Faculty-staff tickets available at discount for Green Bay, Northwestern
Wrestling set to open 2019-20 at MSU
Photo gallery: Halloween at Alexander Field

Events

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Lectures and Speakers

Purdue in the News

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

CNN: US teens use screens more than seven hours a day on average – and that’s not including school work
Colorado Public Radio: The VA doesn’t cover service dogs to help with PTSD, but Congress could change that
Super Awesome Science Show: The Science of Fear (begin at 23:49)
Design News: Electronic glove gives prosthetic hands human-like features
WXIN/WTTV: Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 28 – How Purdue is addressing an antibiotic shortage
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