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December 7, 2020

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Faculty and Staff News

Equity Task Force working groups identify key issues, begin framing strategic plan

Working groups of the Purdue Equity Task Force have completed their identification and review of overarching equity issues that now will form the basis for a strategic plan and implementation as the university aims for broader equity and inclusion across the West Lafayette campus, particularly for Black Boilermakers.

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Update: Student international travel suspended through April 2021
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Nominations sought for Purdue’s Dreamer Award

In the Spotlight

Shreyas Sen and David Yang demonstrate technology enabling information transfer through direct touch

Tech makes it possible to digitally communicate through human touch

Instead of inserting a card or scanning a smartphone to make a payment, what if you could simply touch the machine with your finger? A prototype developed by Purdue engineers would essentially let your body act as the link between your card or smartphone and the reader or scanner, making it possible for you to transmit information just by touching a surface.

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Timothy L. Ratliff

More than 100 Purdue scientists study cancer on the cellular level

When cancer patients ask about the drug that may save their lives, they don’t expect to hear about zebrafish or fruit flies. Yet this is precisely where the life-saving treatments coming out of the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research begin.

Commencement podium

Purdue Global recognizes more than 1,700 graduates at commencement

More than 1,700 Purdue University Global graduates worldwide took part in virtual commencement ceremonies on Saturday (Dec. 5). Three commencements were streamed using a 360-degree camera so participants could feel fully immersed in the ceremony.

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‘For Hire’ program assists Purdue units with special event needs

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Appointments, honors and activities

Bringing Our Best

Purdue adding to space legacy with its first Space Force officer

Ashwin Sivakumar is graduating from Purdue in December with goals beyond finding a job. In fact, the Air Force ROTC member has his sights set on the stars.

Ashwin Sivakumar
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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.

Wall Street Journal: How to build a home on the moon
Becker’s Health IT: Purdue University, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital & more systems join data initiative for COVID-19 drug discovery
StorageCafe: Holiday spending survey: Anxiety over the economy tempers the holiday shopping frenzy for some, others still splurge
WLFI: New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19
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