Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

November 7, 2019

Current web edition

Faculty and Staff News

Reminder: 2019 winter recess

The University will be closed Dec. 24-26 and Jan. 1, which are University holidays, as well as Dec. 23, 27, 30 and 31, which is the 2019 winter recess. For more information on the winter recess, see the 2019 Winter Recess FAQs.

Things to Do

Benefits enrollment resources available for employees; enroll by 6 p.m. ET Tuesday
Proposals sought for next round of conference competition
Classroom accessibility sessions, peer review tool workshop part of November offerings
Lunch and learn session to target Type 2 diabetes, share information on more comprehensive program

In the Spotlight

pilot plant

How the food science Pilot Plant helps drive Indiana's
economy

A mission of Purdue's Department of Food Science is to support industry in Indiana, thereby strengthening the state economy. Find out how the department's Pilot Plant, a 10,000-square-foot on-campus facility outfitted with industry-grade equipment and technology, is a central part of achieving this goal.

Additional News

Condoleezza Rice

Rice shares viewpoint on
world leaders and
developing leaders

Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. secretary of state, joined President Mitch Daniels for a conversation on Oct. 9 covering myriad topics: from Rice’s upbringing and proficiency on the piano to international relations and California’s Fair Pay to Play Act. A blog post on the event is available here. Purdue faculty, staff and students also may view a recording of the presentation by logging in with BoilerKey, the University’s two-factor authentication system.

augmented reality

Augmented reality
platform shows humans,
robots how to tag-team

When Tesla failed to hit weekly production targets in the first quarter of 2018, chief executive Elon Musk blamed it on “excessive automation.” The robots were slowing things down and “underrated” humans could do better. For manufacturing jobs where humans have an edge, Purdue engineers have introduced “GhostX:” An augmented reality platform that turns the user and robot into “ghosts.” The user can then plan out how to collaborate with the robot.

Research

Purdue Northwest to partner with Argonne National Laboratory, ArcelorMittal for Department of Energy manufacturing research project
Researchers in various studies looking for participants

General

Do I have the flu or not?
Expert: Women veterans’ services, experiences need to be honored

Sports

Wrestling set for two BTN appearances in 2020

Events

This Week's Events
Next Four Weeks
Don't Miss It!
Lectures and Speakers

Other Events

Registration now open for the 15th annual Relationships to Partnerships Conference on Nov. 15

Purdue in the News

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

Indianapolis Business Journal, Racer Online, Performance Racing Industry: Indianapolis Motor Speedway to host high-speed autonomous vehicle race
WFNI (The Fan Morning Show with Jeff and Big Joe): Mitch Daniels thinks Penske will push IndyCar in new directions
WXIN/WTTV: Full Steam Ahead Podcast – Episode 29: How Purdue is addressing the opioid epidemic
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