|
The global pandemic which has altered every previous reality of daily life has, of course, inflicted great harm on the nation’s colleges and universities. American higher education, often criticized for its antiquated ways and its slowness to change them, has improvised and responded with admirable, even amazing alacrity to enable students to finish this semester with the progress they anticipated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
“It’s like an entire beast, but somehow you’ve made it chewable.” Nicole Hands, clinical assistant professor in computer and information technology, uses that analogy to describe her most fulfilling moments as a teacher. “It feels good because that’s the skill of teaching. It’s when a student is stuck on something and you manage to find a way through lots of different paths to get the difficult idea across and you see it click.”
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repetitive hits to the head can cause brain damage without actually leading to a concussion, past studies have suggested. Just a simple change to the starting stance of players on the offensive line in American football might reduce this burden, a study conducted by Purdue University and Stanford University researchers now shows.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) – located in Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine – is working with Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health to start conducting COVID-19 tests for human patients. Purdue's effort to help increase Indiana’s testing capacity for the virus is one of five stories highlighted in today's Top 5 roundup.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Huge thanks to Cassidy (Financial Aid) for putting together a virtual Division of Financial Aid greeting for us to send out to students to let them know we are still hard at work for them even though we might be separated momentarily. View Cassidy's great work here." – Heidi Carl (Financial Aid)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world. | |
|---|
|
|---|
|
|
|
|
| Purdue Today is the official Purdue University communication for faculty and staff |
|
|
|
|
