Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

December 16, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

Various WL campus facilities announce reduced hours for winter break

Reduced hours of operation will be in effect during winter break at a number of campus offices and services on the West Lafayette campus. Some have begun adjusted hours, and some of the changes will last through Jan. 12. Spring semester will begin Jan. 13.

Things to Know

Lewis receives Martin Award
University vehicles and safe driving practices
This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

Things to Do

Registration open for A/P staff recognition luncheon
Purdue Global’s School of General Education accepting proposals for annual conference

In the Spotlight

Graduate walking across stage

Photo gallery: 2019 winter commencement

Purdue alumna, distinguished professor and researcher Rita Colwell keynoted two commencement ceremonies Sunday (Dec. 15) at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. The winter commencement ceremonies took place in Purdue’s Elliott Hall of Music. Students in Agriculture, Education, Engineering and Liberal Arts graduated during a morning ceremony. Those in Health and Human Sciences, Management, Pharmacy, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Science and Veterinary Medicine received their degrees during an afternoon ceremony.

Additional News

Intersection on State Street

State Street project wins prestigious complete streets best project award

The Institute of Transportation Engineers, an international professional organization, named Purdue and the city of West Lafayette’s collaborative State Street Redevelopment Project as the winner of the 2019 Complete Streets Council Best Project Award. The distinction recognizes innovative design solutions that benefit the profession and the public related to complete streets – those that enable access for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists.

Computer chip

Transistors can now both process and store
information

A computer chip processes and stores information using two different devices. If engineers could combine these devices into one or put them next to each other, then there would be more space on a chip, making it faster and more powerful. Purdue engineers have developed a way that the millions of tiny switches used to process information – called transistors – could also store that information as one device.

Research

Site search: A digital approach to targeting proteins in disease

General

Purdue Engineering Open Bytes to provide free access to educational resources in first-of-its-kind offering

Teaching and Learning

Learn how to evaluate online course design at Quality Matters rubric workshop

Campus

Purdue police urge students to be aware of new WL snow emergency route city ordinance
Purdue University Police Department is reaccredited for maintaining professional practices and policies
Sagamore Restaurant to have new hours

People

Four Purdue entrepreneurs named to Forbes 2020 ‘30 Under 30’ list
Appointments, honors and activities

Sports

Football's Hopkins named USA Today second-team All-America
Hummel named USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year

Events

This Week's Events
Next Four Weeks
Don't Miss It!
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.

USA Today: News from around our 50 states
Ann Arbor News: Michigan uses road warranties on nearly every project. Are they worth it?
WTHR: Purdue professor behind one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2019
Inside INdiana Business: Purdue engineering dean to serve U.S. State Department
WFYI, Indiana Public Media, Lakeshore Public Media: Higher yields than originally expected raises farmer sentiment in November
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