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Purdue Faculty Writing Groups will kick off on Jan. 27. The small groups, which include faculty of all ranks and from many units, meet weekly so that members can read, edit and critique each other’s writing projects.
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Once again, the Purdue Jazz Festival will jump-start the spring semester with concerts, clinics and competitions. The festival, from Purdue Bands and Orchestras, will occur Jan. 16-18. It is headlined by jazz supergroup Artemis (shown), presented Friday (Jan. 17) by Purdue Convocations. The opening of the semester also brings the opening of three exhibitions on campus. It’s an artful time. Don’t Miss It!
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Americans discard as much as 40% of their food, worth about $200 billion a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A simple new method from Purdue scientists could help cut down that amount of waste – and provide another renewable source of clean energy. The Purdue scientists developed a method to improve the production of hydrogen from food waste using yeast.
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A new product may assist infants with Down syndrome to eat and speak sooner by strengthening their jaw and tongue muscles. Children with Down syndrome may be born with low muscle tone and a protruding tongue, which makes it more challenging to speak and eat. Hannah Ferrill, a Purdue alumna in industrial design from the College of Liberal Arts, has developed a jaw-strengthening teether.
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Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world. | |
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As algorithms become more powerful and are incorporated into more parts of life, a new world, one with a different balance between machine and human intelligence, will be the norm. We must remain vigilant that any decisions made by algorithms are fair.
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