Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

November 25, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

Email filtering at Purdue is largely effective; here’s why it may not seem like it sometimes

Purdue’s email filters check approximately 30 million messages in a given week and filter out most of the junk mail. Here’s a brief primer on how they work, why they occasionally don’t – or work too well – and what you can do about it.

Things to Know

Purdue Today schedule for Thanksgiving break
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Things to Do

Opportunity opens for faculty to integrate data science into courses through IMPACT Data Science Education project

In the Spotlight

LightSail 2 project

Time magazine recognizes LightSail 2 among year’s top inventions

A solar sail project led by Purdue professor David Spencer was named as one of Time magazine’s Best Inventions 2019. The LightSail 2 project launched into space during the summer, demonstrating the use of reflective sails to harness the momentum of sunlight for propulsion.

Additional News

Christmas tree at Purdue Memorial Union

Holiday season coming at Purdue Memorial Union

Purdue Memorial Union will be decked out for the holiday season beginning Dec. 2 with the arrival around 12:30 p.m. of a freshly cut 30-foot-tall Christmas tree in the Great Hall, kicking off the Holidays at the Union celebration. The annual lighting of the tree ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 3, followed by a performance by the Purdue Acabellas, a student organization.

Thanksgiving meal

Science behind flavors of a Thanksgiving meal

Americans will eat millions of pounds of turkey, cranberries, potatoes, pies and other favorites for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Cordelia Running, an assistant professor in the College of Health and Human Sciences and director of the SPIT Lab at Purdue, researches the science behind the physical and mental processes that influence the flavors of the food we eat.

General

Scams are the one thing on your holiday list that you don’t want

Research

New safety recommendations for culvert repair released

Sports

Men's cross country team's 11th-place finish at NCAA’s is best since 1950

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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.

Scientific American: Office workers may be breathing potentially harmful compounds in cosmetics
Forbes: How to ace college and a career with no student debt: A millennial’s story
WLFI, WXIN: ‘Back a Boiler’ celebrates 1,000th contract
Inside INdiana Business: Exclusive: Solinftec to move global HQ to Indiana
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