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January 22, 2020

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Faculty and Staff News

Employee engagement survey to invite feedback

On Jan. 29, staff on the West Lafayette, Fort Wayne and Northwest campuses will receive an email invitation to participate in an employee engagement survey. The survey invites staff to share their opinion about Purdue as a workplace as well as what is most important to them.

Things to Do

Today: Loretta Lynch, Jeff Flake to headline MLK events at Purdue
Growth mindset to be topic of January Steps to Leaps' Lunch and Learn

In the Spotlight

pharmaceutical pill's security tag

Edible ‘security tag’ to protect drugs from counterfeiting

Manufacturing prescription drugs with distinct markings, colors, shapes or packaging isn’t enough to protect them from counterfeiting, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reports have shown. Purdue researchers are aiming to stump counterfeiters with an edible “security tag” embedded into medicine. To imitate the drug, a counterfeiter would have to uncrack a complicated puzzle of patterns not fully visible to the naked eye.

Additional News

fastest-spinning nanoparticle illustration

Light powers world's fastest-spinning object

A dumbbell-shaped nanoparticle powered just by the force and torque of light has become the world's fastest-spinning object. Purdue scientists created the object, which revolves at 300 billion revolutions per minute. Or, put another way, half a million times faster than a dentist's drill.

composite of three taste testers reacting

People are complicated,
but their spit is
‘shockingly complex’

Our physical and mental state influences our eating habits. But scientists are still trying to understand how one biological process affects how we eat. Warning: Learning more could kill your appetite.

People

Purdue students receive Gilman Scholarships from State Department

Campus

Purdue to host AEESP Distinguished Lecturer Conference; poster submissions sought
Student-authored submissions sought for service-learning and international engagement journal

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Boilermaker Ball is ‘Full Steam Ahead' on Feb. 29

Purdue in the News

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

Washington Post, CNN, Houston Chronicle: National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump
Hechinger Report: Think universities are making lots of money from inventions? Think again
National Geographic: Mayfly numbers drop by half since 2012, threatening food chain
Big Ten Network: Purdue vets look to curb equine asthma: BTN LiveBig
WXIN/WTTV: Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 38 – Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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