Purdue Today.

October 21, 2020

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Faculty and Staff News

Purdue approves addition of Reading Day to fall calendar

Purdue approved establishing Nov. 4 as an optional Reading Day, giving instructors and students the chance for a brief respite from classes, and supporting the recommendation the University Senate passed during its meeting Monday (Oct. 19). Senators also approved extension of the deadlines for students to withdraw from a course or to switch from receiving a letter grade to pass/not pass for fall courses.

Protect Purdue

Dean of Students letter to the community
Flu shots, documentation due by Oct. 31
Purdue COVID-19 dashboard

Things to Know

Counseling services available through Purdue’s Employee Assistance Program

Things to Do

Healthy Boiler workshop to focus on retirement plan target-date investments
Register now to join IMPACT X+ for spring course preparation

In the Spotlight

Birck Nanotechnology Center

Purdue to lead national workforce development project on trusted microelectronics

Purdue University will lead a national initiative sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to address the urgent need for engineering graduates to develop defense technologies, especially in the area of microelectronics. The Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement Microelectronics Workforce Development program (SCALE) is a $19.2 million multi-university public-private-academic partnership that will be used for workforce development across engineering universities across the nation.

Additional News

podcast title with band, Reamer Club

'This is Purdue' podcast goes 'On the Move'

The latest episode of "This is Purdue" podcast focuses on the Purdue "All-American" Marching Band and Purdue Reamer Club, charged with caring for and maintaining the official mascot of Purdue, the Boilermaker Special.

Boiler Up PPE video title

Video: How we stack up layers of protection

To protect ourselves and others from COVID-19, no single action can work on its own. Check out how Purdue faculty, staff and students can stack up layers of protection in this video.

Research

Plant defense layer has unexpected effect on volatile compounds, study finds

General

Indiana students to get virtual FAFSA filing help Sunday

Campus

Black Cultural Center offering virtual programs on Puerto Rico’s musical, dance heritage
Verbal De-escalation training available online in November

Sports

Boilermaker football this weekend: How to watch | Game day info

Bringing Our Best

$11 million gift to expand IU-Purdue bioinformatics collaboration

The Walther Cancer Foundation will invest $11 million to advance collaborative cancer research at Indiana University and Purdue University by supporting scientists through bioinformatics — an increasingly critical aspect of their work.

professor working in computational bioinformatics

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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.

CNN, National Cybersecurity News: Is that video real?
MSN: ‘Nose art’ from two Mercury astronauts’ capsules resurfaces at auction
Intelligent Aerospace: Purdue hypersonics receives boost from Northrop Grumman shock tunnel donation
Los Angeles Times: Hydrogen fuel could revolutionize airlines. Here’s how that could look.
New York Post, UPI, Archaeology News Network: Study finds ‘good’ governments fall harder than dictatorships
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