Purdue Today.

August 5, 2020

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Protect Purdue

Faculty and Staff News

Remote work procedures, resources support campus de-densification

Remote work is part of the campus de-densification efforts approved by the Board of Trustees and outlined in the Protect Purdue Plan, and to support the increased number of employees working remotely, Purdue’s remote work website and procedures have been updated.

Protect Purdue

Protect Purdue updates
Protect Purdue Plan

Things to Know

Board of Trustees meeting set for Friday; agenda available online
Answers to frequently asked questions about new Zoom agreement
Update from Purdue ID Card Office

Things to Do

Conference for assistant professors to focus on navigating academia to achieve promotion; registration now open
Healthy Boiler virtual workshop to focus on food budgeting

In the Spotlight

Doug Brubaker

Computational model could improve success in translating drugs from animal studies to humans

About 50% of people who take the drug infliximab for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease, end up becoming resistant or unresponsive to it. Scientists might be able to catch problems like this one earlier in the drug development process, when drugs move from testing in animals to clinical trials, with a new computational model developed by researchers from Purdue University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Additional News

Meg Sorg and two kids all in masks

Simple steps can ease children’s attitudes about wearing masks

Masks are an important school supply this year, especially if local school districts are planning on having in-person classes and activities this fall. But having children wearing a mask doesn’t have to be a daily battle, says a Purdue nursing expert. Meg Sorg, a clinical assistant professor and a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner, says now is the time for kids to practice wearing a mask, especially if the school district has delayed the start of the school year.

student harvesting at student farm

Purdue Student Farm sees record yields, to bring produce to public

The Purdue Student Farm has started selling to the public. This service will run into the fall until a date to be determined. Customers will be able to pick up a box of seasonal vegetables grown at the farm once a week for $25. Pickups will begin at the student farm, located at 1491 Cherry Lane, West Lafayette, on Aug. 7 and continue each Friday. Times are 4-6 p.m. The farm is unable to accept credit cards at this point, so payments must be made using cash or check.

Research

ITaP-led team awarded NSF grant to create composable campus cloud ecosystem for research
Women’s Global Health Institute continues to seek data, encourage research on sex differences in COVID-19

General

Ag Economy Barometer stable, but farmers less optimistic about future

Campus

Purdue police investigating break-ins to Purdue Village storage units
Purdue police warn of vishing scam targeting international students; tips to avoid scams provided

Bringing Our Best

CNBC ranks Purdue fourth best U.S. public university that pays off the most

Purdue ranks fourth in the nation among public universities in CNBC Make It's “50 Colleges that Pay Off the Most” ranking for 2020. The list highlights 50 schools that provide students the highest average salaries as alumni for their tuition dollars.

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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.

The Conversation: NASA’s big move to search for life on Mars – and to bring rocks home

Briony Horgan, associate professor in earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences, writes about the recently launched mission to Mars with the Perseverance rover.

Additional stories

National Geographic: ‘Murder hornet’ mania highlights dangers of fearing insects and spiders
New York Times: Gymnasts worldwide push back on their sport’s culture of abuse
Inside INdiana Business, WISH-TV: Purdue student farm marks record season
WRTV: Training your kids to keep their masks on
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