Purdue Today.

September 9, 2020

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Faculty and Staff News

Spring 2021 academic calendar, online option announced

Purdue University released Tuesday (Sept. 8) a modified academic calendar for the Spring 2021 semester and announced that a fully online option will again be offered for students who cannot or choose not to come to campus for the Spring 2021 semester.

Protect Purdue

Due Friday: Required Protect Purdue Pledge training must be completed by WL faculty, staff
Call the Protect Purdue Health Center if you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19

Things to Do

Register by Thursday for Center for Healthy Living program on taking control of Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes

Things to Know

Purdue obituaries

In the Spotlight

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Today is Purdue Day of Giving

Members of the entire Purdue community are encouraged to "Meet the Challenge" during today's (Sept. 9) Purdue Day of Giving. The 24-hour online, social media-driven fundraising effort invites students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, retirees and friends to grant opportunities to support the University and its programs. For more information and to make a gift, visit DayofGiving.Purdue.edu.

Additional News

Stacey Baisden on Memorial Mall

MaPSAC chair Q&A: Stacey Baisden

Stacey Baisden took office June 1 as the 2020-21 chair of the Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee. She joined MaPSAC in 2018 as an at-large representative and served as vice chair in 2019-20. Here, she answers questions from Purdue Today about her perspectives and plans in leading MaPSAC.

student in mask in image from video

Video: Together we will Protect Purdue

Every day we are reminded of what we are missing, and every day we work to get closer to how it used to be. Together we can make a difference — by correctly wearing face masks, by practicing social distancing and by pledging to take responsibility for our own health and the protection of others.

General

Purdue executive vice president to testify at congressional hearing

Research

New evidence that the quantum world is even stranger than we thought
Fall allergies can trigger horses’ asthma, impact performance

Campus

Grants available to students for community service projects
Purdue West Lafayette instructors can now point students to new resource widget

Bringing Our Best

A graduation 30-plus years in the making

Monica Bryant-Chapman (BS Industrial Engineering Technology ’20) believes in finishing what she starts, something that motivated her to finally complete the college education she began 36 years ago.

Bryant-Chapman and son

* Submit a "Thumbs Up" or send a story idea for "Bringing Our Best" to PurdueToday@purdue.edu to share how Purdue University is a community that is persistent in its pursuit to build a better world together.

Events

Virtual events this week
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Other Events

New York Times reporter to give virtual discussion on sex, gender and COVID-19

Purdue in the News

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

Smithsonian: With a simple piece of paper, engineers create self-powered, wireless keyboard
BBC: Coronavirus: What’s the risk on transport?
Earth.com: Scientists turn to elephant trails for a new approach to conservation
WFYI: Purdue, Indiana University get grants to study PFAS in rural water
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