Purdue Today.

July 22, 2020

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Protect Purdue

Faculty and Staff News

Purdue Recreation & Wellness to begin reopening facilities July 29

Purdue Recreation & Wellness will reopen the Córdova Recreational Sports Center (Co-Rec) in a limited capacity to members on July 29. New de-densifying, distancing, disinfecting and other measures have been implemented in accordance with the Protect Purdue plan to ensure the health and safety of all members.

Protect Purdue

Today: COVID-19 testing, tracing to be addressed in provost’s next ‘Protect Purdue Conversation’
Guidelines set for offering undergraduate research this fall
Protect Purdue updates
Protect Purdue Plan

Things to Do

Healthy Boiler's 'HealthKick' virtual wellness program to return
Academic dishonesty to be focus of presentations for faculty, staff

In the Spotlight

Daniels, Bess in PR Mallory Building

Indianapolis Eastside building transitions from industry to education as new Purdue Polytechnic High School home

The first class of Purdue Polytechnic High School students now has a home to graduate from in May with the opening of a permanent site for the STEM-focused charter school. Speeches by President Mitch Daniels and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, and a message from U.S. Rep. Andre Carson, marked the opening of the PR Mallory Building as the new, renovated home of Purdue Polytechnic High School during an event Monday (July 20).

Additional News

Klein Ileleji with his crop-drying device

Purdue commercialization ecosystem drives 8-year upward trend

Purdue University technologies have generated 300-plus startups, helping millions of people in 100-plus countries and continuing Purdue’s commercialization ecosystem on a fast-paced upward trend to move inventions to the global market, where they can improve lives and advance the economy.

Armstrong, Earhart in podcast promo

New 'This is Purdue' podcast features University legends

"This is Purdue" podcast is highlighting two aviation legends from the Purdue family. The new episode focuses on alumnus Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, and Amelia Earhart, who served as a counselor in the study of careers for women and an advisor in aeronautics at Purdue.

Research

Purdue innovators receive $1.3 million from Department of Defense for research on traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s
'Quantum rainbow' — photons of switching colors allow room-temperature quantum computing

General

Purdue, Ivy Tech pair to offer new addiction studies concentration

Sports

Wrestling's Ersland named NWCA president-elect

Bringing Our Best

Thumbs Up: Campus custodial staff

This "Thumbs Up" is for all the custodians on campus who work hard every day to ensure that Purdue has clean and safe buildings. Throughout these unique times of COVID-19, our custodians come to work every day to clean, disinfect and maintain our facilities. The Purdue custodial staff deserves high recognition from everyone on campus for the outstanding service they continue to provide. Thank you for your professionalism and dedication. -- Michael Lake (Building Services)

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Events

Virtual events this week
Events information

Purdue in the News

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

Fox Business: Purdue University president: Sending self-testing kits to students before returning to campus
New York Times: No bleach and dirty rags: How some janitors are asked to keep you virus-free
Washington Post: Joe Biden wants to be ‘simpatico’ with his running mate. Some fear that rules out most Black women.
Lafayette Journal & Courier, Indianapolis Star, WISH-TV: Purdue Polytechnic High School dedicates new downtown Indianapolis school building
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