Purdue Today.

May 12, 2020

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Faculty and Staff News

Center for Healthy Living plans transition to in-person appointments via a phased approach

The Center for Healthy Living (CHL) on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus plans to reopen for in-person medical appointments via a phased approach. As always, the health and wellness of the Purdue community’s faculty, staff and students remains the priority.

Things to Know

Senate chair Cooky adds new role
Recap of University Senate’s April meeting
Things you need to know about COVID-19

Things to Do

Feeling cooped up? Healthy Boiler workshop to provide virtual assistance to get outdoors, be active
Purdue University Global's School of Health Sciences to hold virtual conference on Wednesday

In the Spotlight

gloved hand holding fingertip-size hardware

Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry. New hardware could curb its appetite.

Just to solve a puzzle or play a game, artificial intelligence can require software running on thousands of computers. That could be the energy that three nuclear plants produce in one hour. A team of engineers has created hardware that can learn skills using a type of AI that currently runs on software platforms. Sharing intelligence features between hardware and software would offset the energy needed for using AI in more advanced applications such as self-driving cars or discovering drugs.

Additional News

Kyle Dahlin by campus sculpture

Expanding opportunities, access, support key parts of graduate partnership

When Kyle Dahlin started his master’s degree at Purdue in August 2013, he knew he would need a network to help support him far away from his home in Hawaii. Dahlin found the network he needed by becoming a Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP) Scholar. Now, Dahlin, a first-generation college student in his family, is graduating this spring from Purdue with a doctorate in mathematical biology.

illustration of molecule on perovskite surface

Team makes a promising material stable enough for use in solar cells

Soft and flexible materials called halide perovskites could make solar cells more efficient at significantly less cost, but they’re too unstable to use. A Purdue University-led research team has found a way to make halide perovskites stable enough by inhibiting the ion movement that makes them rapidly degrade, unlocking their use for solar panels as well as electronic devices.

General

Purdue seeking citizen scientists with time to track down ticks

Sports

Purdue Day set for Thursday on BTN

Bringing Our Best

Thumbs Up: Tarkington service staff

"A big thank you to Tarkington service staff who have been working at Hilltop to help turn rooms. They have been a great help to Hilltop service staff. We appreciate the continued amazing teamwork!" – Mark Dailey (Hilltop Apartments)

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Events

Virtual events this week
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Purdue in the News

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

Vox, MSN Money: America’s meat shortage is more serious than your missing hamburgers
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune: How hotels are doubling down on hygiene – and what that means for your next stay
Washington Post, Science News: Humidity and heat extremes are on the verge of exceeding limits of human survivability, study finds
SyFy Wire: What is the ultimate moon habitat made of?
Mining News: New technology promises to be game changer in the extraction of rare earths
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