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February 5, 2020

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Faculty and Staff News

Deadline to complete employee engagement survey is today

Staff, including continuing lecturers, on the West Lafayette, Fort Wayne and Northwest campuses have until 5 p.m. ET today (Feb. 5) to participate in an employee engagement survey. The survey invites these employees to share their opinion about Purdue as a workplace as well as about what is most important to them. The survey does not include faculty.

Things to Do

Second Annual Conference for Associate Professors set for March 5-6
Research mentors, programs sought to participate in Undergraduate Research Roundtable
Nominations sought for Focus Awards
Mortar Board now accepting nominations for annual awards

In the Spotlight

worker, hose, filling jars with honey

The buzz on Boiler Bee Honey

There are a number of food products produced by groups within the College of Agriculture, from the Department of Food Science’s Boiler Black and Boiler Gold beers to all the proteins supplied at the Boilermaker Butcher Block. Soon, fans of Purdue consumables will have another item to add to their pantries: honey.

* Related: Photo gallery — From flower to freezer to Fish Fry

Additional News

Great Dane with Professor Audrey Ruple

Researchers seek more helping paws for new dog aging study

Almost 80,000 dogs have been nominated to participate in a new nationwide study on dog aging since registration began last fall, but there’s still time for your dog to become part of the pack. The Dog Aging Project will look at dogs from all breeds and mixes from across the nation. This is the first major longitudinal study involving dogs, and it's scheduled to last at least 10 years.

tungara frog next to penny to show equal size

Risky business: Frogs’ mating calls also attract predators

Frogs have been struggling a bit in recent years. Their populations around the world have been declining for decades, and the reasons for their loss come from many fronts. In the túngara frog — a tiny native of Middle, Central and South America — disease, predation and communication are intertwined. Male frogs use mating calls to attract females, but in a catch-22, this also alerts predators of their whereabouts.

Research

Purdue to develop world’s first Mach 8 quiet wind tunnel

General

Animal health care receives boost through Elanco, Purdue strategic alliance
Expectations for improved trade with China sends farmer sentiment soaring

Campus

Department of Nutrition Science to host spring cooking classes

Teaching and Learning

Circuit app harnesses the power of peer review to help students learn

People

School of Information Studies recognizes Library Scholars

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College of Liberal Arts to celebrate fifth Love Liberal Arts week

Purdue in the News

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

New York Post: Russian satellite appears to be stalking US satellite
Bloomberg: Billionaire family buys stake in Brazil agricultural tech firm
Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue’s Karissa McLaughlin bringing classmates to rivalry matchup against Indiana
WTHR, WLFI: Purdue professor set for climate change conversation with Pope Francis
Inside INdiana Business, Lafayette Journal & Courier: Boilers buzzing about bee honey biz
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