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August 31, 2020

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Testing and tracing to be covered in the next Protect Purdue Conversation

The provost’s Protect Purdue virtual conversation series will continue at 1-2 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 3). The panel will focus on questions about the Protect Purdue Health Center, testing and tracing processes and general questions that have surfaced with the start of the semester.

Protect Purdue

Protect Purdue eating and drinking guidance
Reminder: Labor Day shifting as University holiday due to alternative academic calendar
Due today: Purdue employees working remotely need to submit related forms

Things to Know

ITaP addresses, continues to monitor access issues
Memo: Religious, ethnic and civic observances
This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

Things to Do

‘Pursuing Racial Justice Together’ series to start Wednesday with author Ibram X. Kendi

In the Spotlight

Drum crew tryout participants

With Protect Purdue guidelines in place, Big Bass Drum tryouts march on

Purdue’s “All-American” Marching Band holds rigorous tryouts each year for positions on the crew that handles the Big Bass Drum, one of the University’s symbols and traditions. This fall, Protect Purdue guidelines added steps to the tryouts to keep everyone safe.

Additional News

Students wearing masks

When we wear our masks, we protect each other

At Purdue, faculty, staff and students are united in protecting the health and safety of every member of campus and the community. Part of this responsibility -- and of the Protect Purdue Pledge -- is to correctly wear a face mask.

Chaney-Hale Hall of Science

ICYMI: 'New year, new spaces' photo gallery

As students returned to the West Lafayette campus for the 2020-21 academic year, they were greeted with several new buildings, renovated spaces and work underway on other major facilities. A new photo and video gallery highlights changes on campus.

General

PNW completes state-of-the-art Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building

Campus

Purdue, West Lafayette to welcome students living off campus

Bringing Our Best

Purdue, Greater Lafayette leaders partner for community health pledges

Purdue has collaborated with West Lafayette, Lafayette and Tippecanoe County leaders to craft Protect Greater Lafayette partner and individual pledges, asking the community to voluntarily join the University’s campus-wide commitment to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

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Events

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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: Why companies were so quick to endorse Black Lives Matter

Eugene Chan, an associate professor in consumer science, writes on how and why companies made the decision to endorse the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd and protests that swept across the U.S.

Additional Stories

Scientific American: Laser-textured metal surfaces kill bacteria faster (Subscription required)
Enrollify.org: Episode 58: How to Transform Random Acts of Marketing into Intentional Marketing: A Conversation with the CMO of Purdue University
WXIN/WTTV: Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 66 – Pursuing Racial Justice Together Series
Inside INdiana Business: $1.5M grows impact for Parkinson’s speech device
Inside INdiana Business: Purdue scientist awarded $1.6M from EPA
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